Celebrity Hunted

Tonight (March 28), Channel 4 aired a new episode of Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up to Cancer. However, there was one celebrity missing: Nikesh Patel.

You can also give £40, £30, £20 or £10 by texting FORTY, THIRTY, TWENTY or TEN to 70404. Meanwhile, Nik and Eva chose a tandem bike. [Stand Up to Cancer](https://standuptocancer.org/?utm_source=google_search&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=2023_Zambezi_paid_search_branded&gclid=Cj0KCQiApKagBhC1ARIsAFc7Mc56UvX9Zs7lyAh3K8VAtk4XTY5gkD6rrU6_3j9Co7r8qqNRVfcvlSYaAmAQEALw_wcB), you can set up one-time or recurring contributions on [the charity's official website](https://standuptocancer.org/?utm_source=google_search&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=2023_Zambezi_paid_search_branded&gclid=Cj0KCQiApKagBhC1ARIsAFc7Mc56UvX9Zs7lyAh3K8VAtk4XTY5gkD6rrU6_3j9Co7r8qqNRVfcvlSYaAmAQEALw_wcB). [Taskmaster and Strictly stars join Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a43265641/celebrity-hunted-2023-taskmaster-strictly-stars/) [Stand Up to Cancer](https://standuptocancer.org/?utm_source=google_search&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=2023_Zambezi_paid_search_branded&gclid=Cj0KCQiApKagBhC1ARIsAFc7Mc56UvX9Zs7lyAh3K8VAtk4XTY5gkD6rrU6_3j9Co7r8qqNRVfcvlSYaAmAQEALw_wcB). [Coronation Street](https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/) actress Nicola Thorp revealed that her Celebrity Hunted partner and fiancé Nikesh Patel had COVID, so she would be starting the show on her own.

James Acaster and Ed Gamble. Katya Jones and Aimee Fuller. Nicola Thorp and Nikesh Patel. Saffron Barker and Bobby Seagull. Nik and Eva Speakman. James ...

Bobby Seagull is a mathematician, writer and TV presenter. James Acaster is a stand-up comedian, writer and TV presenter. Since May 2022, he has been one of the rotating co-hosts on BBC quiz show Pointless. In 2018, he fronted a Netflix stand-up special, titled James Acaster: Repertoire. Contestants must use keep their wits about them and try to conceal their movements or risk being hunted down. This year’s series features 10 celebrities, all trying to evade capture and raise money for charity.

Another series of the nail-biting Channel 4 show premiered tonight - but not everyone was able to catch all the action.

Viewers were particularly tickled by comedic duo Acaster and Gamble, who decided to sit down for a fancy meal before getting a waitress to drop them off in Birmingham, where Acaster walked around shoeless in a pink wig. Celebrity Hunted fans were all geared up to watch the latest series kick off - only for a technical error to stop them in their tracks. "Same!" "Can anyone tell me why #channel4 is offline on #all4 please?" wrote one fan on [Saffron Barker](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/who-saffron-barker-everything-know-3161388) and Bobby Seagull, and [Katya Jones](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/celebrity-hunted-strictlys-katya-jones-8292475) and Aimee Fuller.

Breaking out from Shrewsbury prison were Strictly's Katya Jones plus former Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, comedians and podcasters Ed Gamble and James ...

#CelebrityHunted.” Never heard of half of them #CelebrityHunted.” While @That_bald_one added: “Can we lose the ‘celebrity’ bit please @Channel4 #CelebrityHunted #Zlisters.” @HudJ91 said: “Can anybody explain why I am unable to watch #CelebrityHunted on @Channel4 Please help! @lovelypurple1Tweeted: “@Channel4 why is the app not working??? #hunted #CelebrityHunted.” “Can the famous really disappear?” Yes if you don’t know them!

From James Acaster and Ed Gamble, to Strictly's Katya Jones, there's an eclectic line-up of stars heading on the run tonight.

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to [The Radio Times Podcast](https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/podcasts/). I love the show and it's for such an amazing cause," she said. But when I started watching it, I was just like, 'Oh my God, I don't know how I've missed this.' It’s basically a chance to live out every spy, action hero, fantasy in one go – it is just really cool and an amazing challenge." On why they teamed up for Celebrity Hunted, Barker said that Stand Up to Cancer is "such an amazing cause", adding: "Anything I can do to help raise awareness then I'm happy to help," while Seagull said: "I'm someone, as an educator, a teacher, who always follow the rules. Meanwhile, Patel currently plays Tom on Starstruck and has appeared in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Doctor Who, The Devil's Hour, Artemis Fowl and Man Like Mobeen. "I love Stand Up to Cancer and everything that Channel 4 does for Cancer Research. Meanwhile, Jones added: "It's an event that raises awareness and funds for Stand Up to Cancer, which is always a bonus. Meanwhile, Barker is best known for her YouTube channel, which boasts nearly 2.5 million followers, and for competing on Strictly Come Dancing. On taking part in Celebrity Hunted, Nik said that he lost his mother to cancer, adding: "That was a big deal with us. Both have appeared on Taskmaster, while Gamble is a judge on Great British Menu and a temporary co-host of Pointless. "I think I have a propensity to take things far too seriously. I think it's a unique opportunity."

James Acaster and Ed Gamble are doing Celebrity Hunted their own way as they stopped for a nice meal while on the run.

[From Ed Gamble and James AcAster to Katya Jones and Saffron Barker: Celebrity Hunted line-up revealed](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/10/celebrity-hunted-line-up-revealed-strictly-stars-join-channel-4-show-18419174/?ico=more_text_links) [James Acaster](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/09/james-acaster-on-why-he-called-out-other-comedians-for-punching-down-16613056/) and [ Ed Gamble](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ed-gamble/) are doing Celebrity Hunted [their own way ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/12/celebrity-hunted-ed-gamble-records-radio-show-in-hiding-while-filming-16984859/)as they stopped for a nice meal while on the run. And rather than going to, you know, a shoe shop, the pair instead went into a wig shop for disguises, only to stand out more than ever as James donned a bright pink wig while Ed carried him on his back through the streets to protect his feet. Next on the list for their unusual escape plan was asking their waitress, Muireann, for a lift to Birmingham – and she duly obliged. They then noticed a helicopter circling above searching for them, and ran in the first door to get them out of view – which happened to be Michelin restaurant The Walrus. [ sees multiple celebrities go on the run](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/10/celebrity-hunted-line-up-revealed-strictly-stars-join-channel-4-show-18419174/) from the ‘authorities’, aiming to make it to a special extradition area where they will be declared safe.

Aimee Fuller is a former slopestyle snowboarder who represented Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2021 Aimee announced ...

I knew how lucky I was to still be in one piece.” I thought, ‘I’m going to be on TV instead’ The pair confirmed their relationship in 2018. She's a person that adds value to your life. I don't even know what it is that drives people to think that?" We just love a good, deep chat." The pair often accompany each other to red carpet events as well as on lavish holidays abroad. The former Olympian is set to appear on Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted tonight. But she's just one of those people who you immediately click with. In 2021 Aimee announced that she would retiring from competitive snowboarding. Aimee is good friends with Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones. She said: "We don't get approached by men because people think we're a couple, even my mum."

Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, This Morning's Nik and Eva Speakman and former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp are in the line-up.

"The Hunters are a handpicked team of police and military personnel, are armed with the powers of the state – CCTV and ANPR cameras, drones, dogs, mobile phone tracking and social media publicity campaigns. Can these celebrity fugitives escape the glare of the spotlight and remain under the radar for 14 days? Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, This Morning's Nik and Eva Speakman and former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp are among those set to take part in the new season in aid of Stand Up to Cancer. The hour-long episode kicks off at 9pm on Channel 4. A synopsis reads: "Ten celebrities are tasked with going on the run across mainland UK while an elite team of Hunters tries to track them down. The new series will see 10 celebrities run around the country as fugitives, trying to avoid a no-nonsense team of surveillance experts.

Since setting up shop in 1983, Pritchards of Shrewsbury is more used to calls about vehicle hire than escaping the law. But on Tuesday, the used car ...

"We totally relied on strangers and the public." "The best plan, we found, was no plan," Fuller said. "It was really like it was the police," Ms Pritchard said. In the programme, Jones and Fuller make a narrow escape before the hunters arrive at the shop searching for them. She explained: "We used three vans parked inside the garage as decoys and then they escaped in a car - my car." "They came in one morning and asked if we would participate," Ms Pritchard told the BBC.

CELEBRITY Hunted fans were left fuming when the long-awaited series returned with glitches and left viewers disappointed.The Channel 4 show premiered.

They all found the same issue, one said: “@Channel4 why is the app not working??? , Just E4 , More 4 , Film 4 and 4/7 ... However, viewers were robbed of the chance to see the stars when a technical failure prevented them from watching the show.