British popstar hunts down his 'sextortion' blackmailer in shocking new show
Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens is travelling to Nigeria to track down his 'sextortion' blackmailer in a new Channel 4 documentary.
The popstar, 33, wants to confront the sex scammer 'face-to-face' for the hard-hitting show with the working title Hunting My Sextortion Scammer.
For the purposes of the film, Jordan also gets himself 'sextorted', which is a form of online blackmail in which criminals threaten to release sexual images, videos, or personal information of victims unless they pay money or comply with other demands, according to the Metropolitan Police.
It comes after the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which finds and helps remove abuse imagery online, said in its annual data and insights report published in April that under-18s are now facing a crisis of sexual exploitation, including sextortion, online.
Hunting My Sextortion Scammer is part of Channel 4's Untold documentary strand, which is back with a new season that includes an investigation into dating apps, fronted by Love Island star Chloe Burrows.
The 29-year-old will investigate why young people are ditching the dating apps and ask whether the key to romantic connections is meeting in person.
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Chloe will road test a variety of real-world dates and question experts on concerns about dating apps, from gamification to artificial intelligence.
Also announced as part the documentary strand are The Secrets Of TikTok Shop (working title) and Confessions Of A Prison Officer about police corruption (working title), a follow-up to The Secrets Of UK Prisons.
Janine Thomas, commissioning editor for Untold, said: 'Untold continues to be a fearless voice for young audiences, tackling taboo topics, lifting the lid on hidden subcultures, and giving voice to those who are often unheard.
'This season of ambitious and exciting documentaries promises to inform, provoke and spark vital conversation.'
This year, Jordan also revived Rizzle Kicks with bandmate Harley Alexander-Sule after nine years away from recording.
They parted ways in 2015 after personal battles including substance abuse, having had a string of hits from records Roaring 20s, which came out in 2013 and debut album Stereo Typical in 2011.
Reflecting on their time away from Rizzle Kicks, Harley previously told Metro: 'During that time we just got really close; we were always close but we became much closer friends, I guess.
It wasn't like a specific conversation or a moment when we decided to make a new album, we just, I think we were just enjoying each other's company and then ended up in the studio again together.
'We said to ourselves that if the vibes weren't there and the music wasn't great, we weren't gonna force it and try and push it. Fortunately, we noticed straight away something good was happening.'
Outside of music and documentary work, Jordan has also pursued acting, with his credits including E4 drama series Glue, Mae Martin's Netflix sitcom Feel Good and Rose Matafeo's BBC romcom Starstruck.
Earlier this year, he revealed he turned down an offer to appear in a Star Wars show after being asked to cut off his dreadlocks.
In 2016 he played Corporal Stordan Tonc in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which starred Felicity Jones, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn.
Jordan has said he was asked to reprise his role in the series Andor, a prequel to Rogue One, but he rejected the offer after being asked to cut his dreadlocks off. More Trending
He said on TikTok: 'A week before the shoot, they were like, 'Can we see what you look like?'. I sent them a picture and they were like, 'Can you cut off your dreadlocks?',' he recalled.
'This is what they asked me to do, for one scene. Obviously that's ridiculous. That's like six years of hair growth, I'm not cutting it off for one scene.'
Jordan has also appeared on non-scripted shows such as Drink History, Let's Play Darts, Virtually Famous and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
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Hunting My Sextortion Scammer will be available to stream on Channel 4 from June 25.
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