When is Celebrity Fat Fighters 2017 on TV, who’s appearing and what’s it about?
A BRAND new television show where celebrities battle it out to lose weight is coming in 2017, but what is Celebrity Fat Fights and who will appear on the show?
Contestants on the show will live off of just 400 calories a day and work out for eight hours a day for the TLC TV series as they aim to lose the most amount of weight (we do not recommend you try this at home).
Here is everything you need to know about next year's show...
When is Celebrity Fat Fighters 2017 on TV?
Celebrity fat Fighters starts on January 2, 2017 and 9pm on TLC.
As the celebrities compete to lose weight, January might be a timely reminder for others battling the bulge after Christmas to start their own weight loss regime.
The show will run to three parts and will see a roster of celebs enter the boot camp and undergo a strict training regime.
Who is appearing in Celebrity Fat Fighters 2017?
Seven celebrities have signed up for the first round of the reality TV series.
The celebrities will be under the control of boot camp owner Galia Grainger, who is described as an "outspoken Russian taskmaster with an uncompromising, straight-talking" style.
The full line up is:
Riley Millington
The 21-year-old was the first transgender actor to play a transgender TV soap role, in EastEnders.
He hails from Manchester and an online acting profile states that Riley has blue eyes, brown hair and is skilled in French, German, Russian, US, Australian and cockney accents,
Stevi Ritchie
Stevi is an English singer and songwrite known for his appearances on The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.
Since first appearing on The X Factor in 2014, he has made several other appearances on TV, including Good Morning Britain and This Morning.
Lateysha Grace
4Former Big Brother star Lateysha Grace will appear on the showCredit: PA:Press Association
Lateysha is a Welsh television personality and aspiring singer.
She is best known for appearing in all three seasons of MTV reality series The Valleys and this year she appeared in the seventeenth series of Big Brother.
Sandi Bogle
Sandi is known for her role on Channel 4s Gogglebox.
She released her first single in September this year and has announced a second festive album is on the way for Christmas.
She will be teaming up with 15-year-old Jack Rose from Kent to release the single, who wants to use the single to raise money for a good cause.
James Bennewirth
James is a well known ex-Towie star who is no stranger to contraversy.
Earlier this year bayliffs from Newlyn – a debt enforcement agency tackling unpaid fines and council tax – visited his Essex home where he lives with Fran Parman and brought along hefty chain to buckle down their small black vehicle.
Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer is an English actor and former glamour model.
She is most famous for her role as Emily Shadwick in sopa opera Brookside until 2003 and as Meg Giry in the 2004 adaption of Phantom of the Opera.
Danny Miles
Danny is a comedian that will be joining his fellow celebrities in the fat fighting challenge.
TLC's Clare Laycock said: "Our seven brave celebrities are in for a very unique brand of shock therapy as they bid to take back control of their body and mind.
"Each one has a personal or professional goal that they are hoping to achieve with the help of Galia's always punishing, sometimes unorthodox and ultimately rewarding regime.
"Expect sweat, tears, hunger pangs and unlikely friendships but no treats at this retreat for the rich and famous."
What is the format of the show?
The show will run to three parts and will see a roster of celebs enter the boot camp and undergo a strict training regime.
The three part series will see the seven celebrities try and turn flab into abs.
Over the three episodes the celebrities will be put through their paces while you get to watch from the comfort of your own home.
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