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The cast, explained · Celebrity SAS series 5 (2023)

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2023Familiar faces. Placed at last.

Meet all 16 celebrities from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins series 5 (2023), with recognition clues from television, music and sport.

This guide covers series 5 of Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, broadcast in 2023. Explore the recruits’ careers without revealing departures or the result.

All 16 cast members

Former politician
Matt Hancock
Health and Social Care
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Singer and musical theatre performer
Gareth Gates
Pop Idol · Dancing on Ice
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Singer and television personality
Michelle Heaton
Liberty X · Dancing on Ice
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Singer
Siva Kaneswaran
The Wanted
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Model and television personality
Danielle Lloyd
Celebrity Big Brother
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Presenter and model
Melinda Messenger
Fort Boyard · Cowboy Builders
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Former footballer
Jermaine Pennant
Liverpool FC · 2007 Champions League final
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Former rugby player
Gareth Thomas
Wales rugby union · Wales rugby league
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Reality television personality
James “Arg” Argent
The Only Way Is Essex · The Real Full Monty: Live
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Reality television personality
Montana Brown
Love Island
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Reality television personality
Teddy Soares
Love Island
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Reality television personality
Amber Turner
The Only Way Is Essex
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Comedian and presenter
Zoe Lyons
Mock the Week · Stand-up comedy
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Former athlete
Perri Shakes-Drayton
London 2012 Olympics · 4x400m relay
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Paralympic cyclist
Jon-Allan Butterworth
Rio 2016 Paralympics · London 2012 Paralympics
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Actor
Kirsty-Leigh Porter
Hollyoaks
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About this cast guide

Channel 4: confirmed series 5 cast

Information checked 2 October 2026. Selected credits, rather than a complete career history.