Home and Away star, Olympians and MAFS groom's ex sign up for revamped Celeb SAS as show shake up is revealed
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CELEBRITY SAS have signed up THREE major stars for the next series of the show after a ground-breaking show twist was confirmed.
The hit Channel 4 programme has been busy selecting its celebrity recruits for the seventh series of the show - with filming taking place in Morocco.
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Celeb SAS have signed up three new Aussies as part of the revamped format
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Actor Axel Whitehead will be on the line-up
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Top Olympian Emily Seebohm is also among the stars who have signed up
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Earlier this week, The Sun told how in a huge new move the UK and Aussie editions would be merged with major stars from both countries coming together for the series which will be aired simultaneously on Channel 4 in the UK and the Seven Network in Australia.
Now, we can exclusively reveal three of the stars who will be appearing on the next run.
Home and Away hunk Axel Whitehead will be appearing on the show after rising to international fame for playing Liam Murphy on the show between 2009 and 2013.
The actor also appeared briefly in fellow Aussie soap Neighbours in 2020.
He will be joined by two Olympic swimmers - including one with a famous reality star ex.
29-year-old Swimming champ Mack Horton and fellow Olympian, Emily Seebohm will also be on the cast.
Emily shares a child with MAFS heartthrob Ryan Gallagher although the pair are no longer together.
Ryan is best known for his time on the hit reality show as well as his brief romance with Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby during their time on the Aussie version of I'm A Celebrity.
A source told The Sun of the three latest recruits: 'Bosses are working hard to make sure they sign an exciting variety of Aussie talent for the new series because of the format change.
'Soap fans will be no stranger to Axel after his time in both Home and Away and Neighbours, so he's a great coup for the show.
Watch as Celeb SAS Who Dares wins star Bianca Gascoigne QUITS show right at the very end of series
'And Olympic champions Emily and Mack are both extremely fit and strong after years of professional swimming. They're going to take the challenge very seriously.'
Two other Aussies have so far been revealed for the programme including soap star and singer Natalie Bassingthwaite and Jessika Power, who rose to fame on Married At First Sight Australia.
Jess has since relocated to England appearing on British shows including Celebs Go Dating and Celebrity Ex On The Beach.
Other UK stars who are understood to have signed up for the next series include Love Island winner Dani Dyer and Strictly hunk and rugby player, Ben Cohen.
Gladiators star Phantom AKA Toby Olubi will also be proving his stuff on the show alongside TikTok star Jack Joseph, 25.
England cricketer Graeme Swann, Love Island champ Gabby Allen and TikTok star Cole Anderson James are also understood to be on the line-up.
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