Boxer Anthony Ogogo reveals reason he threatened to throw Celeb SAS: Who Dares Wins crew member ‘off mountain’
CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins is as tough as ever – pushing its famous contestants to the limit with gruelling tasks.
But for Anthony Ogogo , it wasn’t scaling a mountain or carrying heavy equipment that saw him lose his rag — instead it was a trip to the toilet.
I previously revealed how the former boxer had a meltdown on the side of a mountain, where he threatened to throw a crew member over the side.
Sources on the Channel 4 show, set in New Zealand, told me at the time: “He’s a big bloke and because he’s a boxer, everyone was terrified.”
But now the former Strictly star has admitted the heated exchange, during filming last year, was all down to needing the loo.
He explained: “I had an argument with a cameraman and I didn’t keep my cool.
“We’d been in the car for two hours to a challenge, and I was desperate for a wee.
“They said, ‘You can go for a wee before we start’, but we got there, and the task started straight away.
“I had no idea if it was a 100m sprint or a ten-hour trek.
“I wanted the cameraman to help me unclip something, so I could go for a wee, and he wouldn’t, he kept getting in my way — and I’d carried all my stuff up the mountain.
“He only made me p* myself – that was emasculating.
“I was on the mountain by myself, I was in a bad mood, the cameraman was being a dk, I had to be angry at someone.”
After the altercation, Anthony was handed punishments by instructors Rudy Reyes, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, Jason Fox and Chris Oliver.
He continued: “I got back to the base and because of the row with the fella, I was at the bottom of the leaderboard and while everyone got food, I got beasted around the parade square.
“They smashed me on my own for ages, they wanted me to quit.
“I was going through a divorce – I was under a lot of emotional pressure,.
“I thought I was mentally and physically resilient, and that I was never going to cry, but it got to me, it really got to me and I cried all the time!”
BIANCA’S SO BALLSY
HER footie legend father Paul was known for his world-class ball skills, but he didn’t shy away from a crunching tackle.
And Bianca Gascoigne proved she has the same grit and determination to be a winner when she took part in a fighting challenge for Channel 4 show.
And like her dad, she showed she is sometimes willing to be less than sportsmanly to get the desired result.
Bianca said of the battle: “You’re submerged in this mud on the floor, and I think I hit him in the balls.
“As soon as the task was done, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so sorry, I really didn’t mean to do that’.
“But I quite enjoyed it in a way, because it’s like getting everything out, I suppose.
“In my head, I was like, ‘They’re coming for my baby’, and I gave myself tunnel vision [to keep fighting].”
MARNIE’S TIGHT SPOT
IT was the harness, not the height, that sent Marnie Simpson into a spin while abseiling down a sheer drop on the show.
The Geordie Shore star said: “It was so tight, I felt like I was being suffocated.
“I panicked. It took all of my strength not to walk away.”
CHRIS NOT TACKLING STRICTLY
BEING a contestant on SAS: Who Dares Wins is the perfect opportunity to be pushed out of your comfort zone in front of millions.
But former rugby ace Chris Robshaw would pick the gruelling Channel 4 show over Strictly every time, because his wife – classical singer Camilla Kerslake – thinks he would embarrass her on the BBC One dance contest.
He revealed: “She wasn’t worried about me doing this as it’s stuff I’ve done in my career – we’ve done boot camps and army training for rugby.
“This was much more extreme than anything I’d done, but for me to go and do Strictly, she’d be more worried about me doing that because I can’t dance at all. I’d be out of my comfort zone.
“Strictly would give me the real chills, to be honest.”
BILLY SILLY FOR RACHEL
THEY’RE known for being some of world’s toughest soldiers.
But Rachel Johnson says she had no trouble turning the directing staff of SAS: Who Dares Wins into softies in the interrogation room.
In fact, the radio presenter – and sister of former PM Boris – reduced chief SAS instructor Billy Billingham to “putty” after he failed to intimidate her.
Rachel said: “I’m not intimidated by authority – so it was hilarious when they were shouting at me.
“I looked them all in the eye, and one of them told me after my mirror room interview that they’ve never seen Billy so like putty in someone’s hands.”
Rachel added: “I wanted to just show that, whatever you throw at me, I can pretty much handle.
“People think the Johnsons are posh, entitled, rich and soft, but it’s not how we are.”
ACTOR John Barrowman, TV host Cherry Healey, former The Only Way Is Essex star Bobby Norris, comics Shazia Mirza and Tez Ilyas, gymnast Ellie Downie and boxer Lani Daniels and are also among the 15 celebs taking part in the new series which begins on Sunday at 9pm on Channel 4.
PETE’S NAN PAIN
PETE WICKS’ first attempt at Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins involved a brush with death that left him with broken ribs, forcing him to quit.
And the reality star said things weren’t much easier on his second shot at the show for personal reasons.
Pete explained: “I was probably in a worse headspace this time than the first time.
“I lost my nan and that still weighed on my mind, and had a massive impact on every part of my life as she was my best mate.”
OVIE’S SO OVER THE DRAMA
PLAYING up for the cameras might be a staple move when it comes to reality television.
But not for Love Island’s Ovie Soko.
It rubs him up the wrong way and could mean there is a new feud brewing between him and former stars of the ITV2 show.
Ovie revealed: “I didn’t go on SAS to have drama moments, I went on SAS for a personal journey.
“I didn’t know whether that was Georgia Harrison’s full goal, at times it just felt like she played up for the cameras.
“Everyone understood we’re here to give it a good crack, we are here to help each other.
“I felt like everyone got that on the show besides her.”