Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton has admitted he wet himself just ten minutes into filming for the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The 29-year-old Australian swimmer, who is competing alongside a host of famous faces in the Channel 4 show, opened up about the embarrassing moment during a virtual press junket.
Horton, who was joined by Married at First Sight Australia star Jessika Power and Gladiators legend Toby Olubi, explained that he had asked to use the bathroom while the contestants were gathered near a dam. "I put my hand up because I had to go to the bathroom and no one came, and I was like, 'whatever. Who cares at this point?'," he recalled. Olubi then revealed the incident happened "only 10 minutes in", adding that none of the other contestants had realised. Horton went on to say, laughing, "It was huge as well. It went on for like a minute and a half. It was outrageous."
The new series pits a group of Britons against a team of Australians to determine which nation is "greater". Among the 14 celebrities taking part are Love Island's Dani Dyer, former cricketer Graeme Swann, Australian cricketer Brad Hodge and Neighbours actor Ryan Moloney. Olubi described the experience as highly immersive, saying contestants are left to their own devices with only the directing staff for company. "There's a lot of suspense, so you don't know what's coming up next, which really does take a toll on your sensory system," he said.
The show also features a brutal boxing challenge in which Dani Dyer, a mother of three, ends up with a bloodied nose after sparring with Jessika Power. Despite the injury, chief instructor Billy Billingham was impressed by her fighting spirit. "Little Dani Dyer surprised me. Very small girl. She was very timid at the start, lacked a lot of confidence and didn't really believe in herself," he said.
Ahead of the series premiere, Dyer said she had been a "massive" fan of the show for years and wanted to put herself to the test. "I'll be completely out of my comfort zone. I just hope that I will be able to stop listening to the voices in my head and just get to the end because that would make me so proud," she said.
