1 week Ago By [email protected] (Jasmine Allday)
Ben Shephard has quashed speculation that he's off to the I'm A Celebrity jungle. The This Morning favourite raised eyebrows about a potential stint in the notorious Australian jungle after announcing on Friday's show that he'd be absent from ITV for a spell to work on an undisclosed project. Ben disclosed: "I have some news to share.
I'm taking a couple of weeks away to go and work on this exciting project for ITV. It's top secret. I'm going to the other side of the world now after the show.
I can't say where it is though." Co-host Cat probed him further: "Are you going to be eating witchetty grubs? Are you going to see my two mates? " to which he responded: "I cannot confirm or deny where in the world I am going. I can't confirm or deny who I'm going to see.
On Monday's show when you're here with Alison, I will be able to confirm where I am in the world. See you in a few weeks!" But on Monday's programme, Ben clarified the real reason for his global jaunt. Confirming his destination as New Zealand, he announced he would be presenting a fresh ITV series titled The Summit.
While chatting with presenters Alison Hammond and Cat Deeley, Ben clarified via video link: "I'm not in the jungle! I've gone a bit further south, I'm in New Zealand. We are hosting this brand new show for ITV, which is called The Summit..
", reports the Mirror . "I'm going to be guiding them up there, I'm going to be checking in with them at nights and talking them through what stages of the challenges they're in. Hopefully I'll be there when some of them reach the summit.
They're carrying the winnings with them all the way up so what makes it up there is shared with those who actually get there too." The Summit will be hosted by Ben and will see 14 strangers climb a mountain in the Alps in New Zealand's southern island for the chance of winning a share of a potential £200,000 cash prize. Ben revealed: "This series really has got it all; the contestants are going to be tested in every possible way as they try and take on the mountain.
They'll need a serious amount of grit, determination and strategy if they want to reach The Summit. "Most people know much I love exercise and adventure but this is taking it to another level - I'll be donning my mountain gear to check in with them as they battle up the mountain and do their best to combat the demands of the ominous Mountain's Keeper. I can't wait to see how they get on because anyone who reaches The Summit will have seriously earned every penny of the prize fund.
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