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SHIRELY Ballas has risked a feud with one of her co-stars on Netflix show Celebrity Bear Hunt.

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley, 64, is one of the famous faces taking part in Celebrity Bear Hunt, hosted by Bear Grylls and Holly Willoughby.

Undated Handout Photo from Celebrity Bear Hunt. Pictured: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Lottie Moss, Danny Cipriani, Leomie Anderson, Boris Becker, Una Healy, Kola Bokinni, Joe Thomas, Big Zuu, Mel B, Steph McGovern and Shirley Ballas. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Celebrity Bear Hunt. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Celebrity Bear Hunt. PA Photo. Picture credit should read: Tom Dymond/Netflix. NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Celebrity Bear Hunt.Undated Handout Photo from Celebrity Bear Hunt. Pictured: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Lottie Moss, Danny Cipriani, Leomie Anderson, Boris Becker, Una Healy, Kola Bokinni, Joe Thomas, Big Zuu, Mel B, Steph McGovern and Shirley Ballas. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Celebrity Bear Hunt. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Celebrity Bear Hunt. PA Photo. Picture credit should read: Tom Dymond/Netflix. NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Celebrity Bear Hunt.
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Lottie Moss, Danny Cipriani, Una Healy and Mel B join Shirley in the new showCredit: PA
Undated handout artwork issued by Netflix of Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls for Celebrity Bear Hunt, which launches on Netflix on February 5. Issue date: Tuesday January 14, 2025. PA Photo. The series will feature cleebrity contestants Leonie Anderson, Mel B, Shirley Ballas, Boris Becker, Kola Bokinni, Danny Cipriani, Zuhair Hassan (AKA Big Zuu), Una Healy, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Steph McGovern, Lottie Moss, and Joe Thomas. See PA Story SHOWBIZ CelebrityBearHunt. Photo credit should read: Netflix/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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It's hosted by Holly WIlloughby and Bear GryllsCredit: PA
EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY JANUARY 27 Undated handout photo issued by Netflix of Shirley Ballas, one of the contestants in Celebrity Bear Hunt, which launches on Netflix on February 5. Issue date: Monday January 27, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ CelebrityBearHunt. Photo credit should read: Ray Burmiston/Netflix/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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Shirley has hit out at one of her co-stars, branding them a 'diva' and 'entitled'Credit: PA

She's joined by the likes of Lottie Moss, Mel B, Danny Cipriani and Boris Becker.

And Shirley has slammed one of her "entited" co-stars as she opened up about filming the show.

She said: "There’s always somebody in a group that thinks they’re more entitled than the rest."

Speaking to the , Shirley added: "If they tell me my bus will be ready at 9am then I’m there at quarter to nine, I am that person.

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"When you have to hang around waiting for divas, that doesn’t work well with me, I wouldn’t say it was all plain sailing."

Another person taking part in the show in Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen - and it was recently reported he "almost died" while filming.

During a challenge that saw him leap from a boat into water, the Changing Rooms legend became tangled in a bungee cord that nearly cost him his life as he battled to free himself before passing out.

A source told the Mail: "Laurence was very shaken as was everyone. He said that he thought he was a goner.

"It was a very serious situation and at the time we thought that maybe Netflix wouldn’t show what happened because it was that bad, but now it looks as if it will be in the programme.

"Netflix were very very apologetic about it afterwards."

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There was big drama behind the scenes as well as during filming.

We revealed how rugby ace Danny Cipriani came close to throwing in the towel over the "special treatment" he believed host Holly was receiving.

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