Hannah Spearritt and Louie Spence quit Celebrity SAS first
The Channel 4 military reality show opened with the 14 celebrity recruits hooded and standing on a breakwater before they were asked for their identities by chief instructor Billy Billingham who told many of the celebrities 'don't grin at me'.
He then led them on two tasks, the first to plunge 26ft into the water and swim to intercept a boat, which picked them up, and the second to rescue three hostages from a building before blowing it up with a grenade.
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Before the second challenge began, Spearritt, 44, handed over her number tag to directing staff, telling them: 'I'm done, I'm sorry, I've reached a point'.
In a pre-recorded interview which was played after her withdrawal, she said: 'I don't think I'll go on the first day,' adding she 'wouldn't forgive myself'.
During the task, Spence, who is best known for the Sky TV show Pineapple Dance Studios, threw a grenade into the building while it still had two hostages in it and afterwards told the directing staff he wanted to withdraw.
He was given a second chance to put his armband back on but turned it down.
Spence said: 'I want to do an immediate withdrawal, I just don't have the conviction, and I feel as though I'm not dedicated enough.'
He was told that he 'hadn't even started' but Spence replied 'that's what I mean'.
After the first task, former model Rebecca Loos was pulled in by directing staff after she gave up during the swimming challenge.
She was asked to open up on her alleged affair with footballer Sir David Beckham, who she worked for as a personal assistant, during the interrogation.
In an interview before the first task, former Drag Race UK star Bimini Bon Boulash said the show would be 'a piece of p***' after growing up as a queer person in Norfolk.
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After the second task, former Watford striker Troy Deeney, who also threw a grenade into the building before clearing the hostages, was pulled in by the instructors where he opened up on physical abuse he and his mother received from his late father.
The show sees celebrities enter SAS training where they are not eliminated and are instead culled by the directing staff or able to withdraw themselves, with those who remain at the end declared the winners.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins full lineup
Here is the full lineup for the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
With two recruits already gone, the remaining lineup includes:
Traitors winner and former soldier Harry Clark
Media personality Rebecca Loos
Former Premier League Footballer Troy Deeney
Professional boxer Conor Benn
Former Love Island contestant Tasha Ghouri
Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan
Former footballer and broadcaster Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa
Former Love Island contestant Chloe Burrows
Former Love Island contestant Adam Collard
Author Michaella McCollum
Rapper Lady Leshurr
Drag artist and DJ Bimini
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How to watch Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2025
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins continues on Channel 4 on Monday, August 4 at 9pm.
New episodes will air on Sundays and Mondays.
If you missed the first episode, you can catch up on the Channel 4 website.
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