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Eight celebrities competed, split into two divisions – boys and girls. On 7 January 2011, Charley Boorman won the boys' group and Kelly Holmes won the girls, with the former becoming the overall champion.
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claimed the show was too noisy and mislead viewers with its title, suggesting 'Vaguely Recognisable and Game for a Laugh' or 'Who's That and Why Is That Dangerous?' as more fitting titles.
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appearing alongside them as a guest in most shows. The commentator of the events was Nick Fellows. The winner was
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In February 2011, it was reported that the series had been axed after one series due to poor ratings.
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stated that the contestants were not celebrities and the events were not extreme. He went on to say
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successor may have been more successful if it had been 'a mindless Saturday evening ITV show.'.
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events to win money for their respective chosen charity. It aired in January 2011 on
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received mostly negative reviews from British media outlets. Stuart Heritage of
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to become the eventual winner of Famous And Fearless.
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