Manx actress and singer Samantha Barks will be on TV screens tonight as one of seven celebrities aiming to win the second series of Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive 2016.
She will be joined by actresses Chelsee Healey and Michelle Collins, actor Neil Morrissey, choreographer Jason Gardiner and England football stars Alex Scott and Stuart Pearce.
The ITV show begins its 12-week run at 9pm this evening (Thursday).
The group will face a survival ordeal lasting 12 days in the South African wilds, with daily missions undertaken with the guidance of expedition leader Meg Hine and former commando Scott Heffield.
Crunch time will arrive at the end of each episode when the person who has displayed the fewest qualities of a survivor will be eliminated and leave the show.
The winner will be the last contestant standing.