Ben Shephard managed to take a beating from boxer Chris Eubank Jr. when the two-time super middleweight world champion punched the GMB star for 20 seconds.
Good Morning Britain presenter Ben, 48, bravely took up the challenge on Thursday morning as his co-presenters Kate Garraway and Ranveer Singh looked on in disbelief.
Professional boxer Chris donned his gloves while Ben wore a stomach guard before unleashing a storm of heavy punches for 20 long seconds.
Without pain there is no gain! Ben Shephard managed to take a beating from boxer Chris Eubank Jr. when the two-time super middleweight world champion punched the GMB star for 20 seconds.
Chris, the son of former boxer Chris Eubank, ranked the third best British super middleweight boxer of all time, appeared on the show ahead of his fight against Liam Smith on January 21.
And Ben was the unfortunate adversary of Chris’s training session on Thursday morning, as he screamed in apparent shock and pain as he was punched in the stomach.
During the chaos, Ben yells, ‘Longest 20 seconds of my life!’
Co-stars Kate and Ranveer gape at the ground as they watch their colleague take a lot of punches.
Dealing with the punches: Good Morning Britain presenter Ben, 48, bravely took up the challenge on Thursday morning as his co-presenters Kate Garraway and Ranveer Singh looked on
Brace yourself: Professional boxer Chris donned his gloves while Ben wore a stomach guard before unleashing a storm of heavy punches for 20 long seconds.
That hurts! Chris, the son of former boxer Chris Eubank, ranked the third best British super middleweight boxer of all time, appeared on the show ahead of his fight against Liam Smith on January 21.
However, he seemed to take it like a champ when he gave Chris a joyous hug after taking a beating.
After the 20 seconds were up, Ben revealed that he thought he should have gone to the bathroom, hinting that some of the blows might have hit him square in the bladder.
But Ben appeared in good spirits after the ordeal was over as he laughed before removing his stomach protector.
Take that! And Ben was the unfortunate opponent for Chris’s training on Thursday morning when he screamed in both shock and pain as he took punches to the stomach.
Whoops! And Ben was the unfortunate opponent for Chris’s training on Thursday morning when he screamed in both shock and pain as he took punches to the stomach.
Hard concert! During the chaos, Ben yells, ‘Longest 20 seconds of my life!’ while Chris punched his stomach
It comes after Ben recently revealed that he almost stripped naked in his college days in an attempt to earn money.
Speaking in That Gaby Roslin Podcast Last month, the Good Morning Britain host was asked what his dream role would have been and joked that he could be in the new Magic Mike movie.
The 2012 franchise is based on Channing Tatum’s experiences as a male stripper.
Ben’s adult dance dreams of his student days were dashed by his now-wife, Annie, who intervened and talked him and his friend out of it.
Tough morning shift: After the 20 seconds were up, Ben revealed that he thought he should have gone to the bathroom, hinting that some of the punches might have hit him square in the bladder.
Unite: He seemed to take it like a champ as he gave Chris a gleeful hug after taking a beating.
Gaby then joked, “Oh no, you did that,” and to her surprise, Ben replied, “I did that, actually.”
Ben explained: ‘Me and Sam, my roommate, decided to get some money. We were going to be strippers at the end of college time.
‘And we were going to do some of the sports teams’ end-of-season parties to raise some money.
Annie talked us out of it at the time and…I’m not sure it was a good idea.
Career change: Ben Shephard has revealed that he almost stripped naked in his college days in a bid to earn money (pictured this week)
The host also revealed that he and Sam almost performed for the girls’ lacrosse end-of-season party after Gaby asked him if he ever ended up stripping.
He said, “We were asked to do the girls’ lacrosse season finale and we were all on board.”
Ben added that he had been trying to teach his housemate some “moves” before his performance.
However, his wife Annie intervened again and managed to stop the two from doing the show.
Wild memories: Ben’s dreams of adult dancing from his student days were dashed by his now-wife, Annie, who intervened and talked him and his friend out of it (pictured in 2003)
She said, ‘You’re kidding, aren’t you? You know you’re not going to do this. As much as it sounds like a really good idea to you two, you’re not going to do this.’
Ben said, ‘So that was something that stopped me from doing. And she is always so encouraging!
The broadcaster married his college sweetheart and he and Annie now have two sons, Sam, 17, and Jack, 15, together.
Annie was a philosophy student when Ben was studying contemporary dance at the University of Birmingham.
Acting: Ben was asked what his dream role would have been and joked about being in the new Magic Mike movie starring Channing Tatum (pictured in 2015) before revealing his past