The Real Full Monty line up confirmed as Gemma Collins, Towie and Coronation Street stars strip NAKED
GEMMA Collins has joined the star-studded line-up for The Real Full Monty and will strip naked on telly to raise awareness of life-saving cancer checks.
The star will bravely get her kit off for the ITV reality series when it returns to screens later this year.
She'll go in the buff alongside Dancing On Ice star Vanessa Bauer who tragically lost her dad to cancer in 2021.
Corrie and Death in Paradise actress Victoria Ekanoye, former royal butler Paul Burrell - who was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year - and Towie star Pete Wicks are also gearing up to shed their uniforms on telly.
The Sun exclusively revealed ex England rugby international Ben Cohen had signed up in tribute to his ex-wife Abby.
They split after he fell in love with his pro partner Kristina Rihanoff on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013.
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But in a touching move of solidarity with his ex, ITV has confirmed that Ben, 44, will now join Ashley Banjo's men in the dancing show - all while recreating the famous striptease from the classic British film.
A source told The Sun: "Ben has been inspired by Abby's fight and wants to do this for her and their kids.
"Everyone in their family has been touched by this dreadful disease, and he's happy to bare all if it encourages even just one person to get their symptoms checked."
Meanwhile, ex-footballer and TV personality Ashley Cain will take to the dancefloor in honour of his late daughter Azaylia who bravely fought leukaemia.
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Actress Sherrie Hewson, TV presenter Julia Bradbury, who underwent a single mastectomy in October 2021, and actor Nick Collier - better known as Ella Vaday from RuPauls Drag Race - will also peel off the layers on the stripping spectacular.
Former Corrie star Sherrie, 72, was rocked by the sudden death of her brother from brain cancer in 2020.
The prolific TV actress, who has also had roles in Benidorm and Emmerdale, spoke about Brett's unexpected passing after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour and said she "couldn't stop crying".
Loose Women star Coleen Nolan, 48, - whose family has been devastated by cancer - will return to lead the troupe of women and hold their hands as they undress in front of the nation.
