Scared of the Dark FIRST LOOK: Boxer Chris Eubank scolds Love Island’s Chloe Burrows for swearing
Boxer Chris Eubank scolds Love Island’s Chloe Burrows for cursing before starting a story about the universe and knowing her in his past life when they first met each other in the new series Scared of the Dark.
The brand new TV show sees eight celebrities compete in a pitch-black bunker for eight days to try and win, allowing viewers to track their progress over five consecutive nights as they eat, sleep and perform grueling tasks, all in the dark.
Like some of the challenges on ITV’s hit I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, the names have a phrase they can shoot to end their ordeal. Not surprisingly, all they have to do is yell “I’m afraid of the dark.”
The first episode of Scared Of The Dark airs at 9pm on Channel 4 on Sunday 16th April, where the contestants cross paths for the first time.
Love Island personality Chloe Burrows enters the bunker for the first time to meet former professional boxer Chris Eubank, and they don’t seem to hit it off right away, as he tells her she curses while scaring herself by bumping into furniture. to collide.
Awkward: Boxer Chris Eubank scolds Love Island’s Chloe Burrows for swearing during their first meeting with each other in new series Scared of the Dark
Stilted: Love Island personality Chloe Burrows enters the bunker for the first time to meet former pro boxer Chris Eubank, and things don’t seem to go right
When she walks into the room where Chris is sitting on the couch, he says “Hey” and Chloe immediately screams and exclaims, “What the f***! Is someone here?’
Chris tells her his name, and as she tries to walk across the room, she curses again.
“Did you just swear?” asks Chris, before scolding her to say, “Language, yes?” and she quickly apologizes when she finds the sofa.
‘Are you afraid of the dark? I’m terrified of the dark,” Chloe tells Chris. He replies, ‘No, what is there to be afraid of? Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy…
“I’m going to tell you this – you’re amazing, you’re amazing, you’re a cosmic being, if you compare yourself to the galaxies they’re huge and inexplicable in terms of size.
“You are a universe, you are that amazing. We were long lost friends, and I found you again, Chloe, whatever you were, whoever you were in my last.”
Chloe, seemingly perplexed, says, “That’s sweet,” and Chris tells her, “It’s true.”
Chloe later recalled the bizarre first confrontation with the boxer: “I feel a little bad, I probably rolled my eyes, but there was too much going on for this wisdom to get on me…
Here we go: As she walks into the room where Chris is sitting on the couch, he says “Hey” and Chloe immediately screams and exclaims, “What the f***! Is someone here?’
Clash: Chris tells her his name, and as she tries to make her way across the room, she curses again as she scrambles onto a table
Pleasant to meet you: the pair finally connect as Chloe moves closer to the couch
So many questions: ‘Are you afraid of the dark? I’m terrified of the dark,” Chloe tells Chris. He replies, ‘No, what is there to be afraid of? Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy…”
Opening: ‘It was quite a deep conversation. Surreal is the word I would use,” Chloe later admitted
“It was a very deep conversation. Surreal is the word I would use.’
The star-studded lineup taking part includes The Wanted’s Max George, Scarlett Moffatt, boxer Nicola Adams, Paul Gascoigne, Chris MacCausland and actress Donna Preston.
Danny Dyer will host the bizarre new series after getting the gig following his EastEnders departure on Christmas Day last year.
The actor, 45, himself admitted that the show is a strange concept.
He said, “This is possibly one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever done in my career, and I’ve done a lot of crazy things.
“Throw in a bunch of celebs and let them do things with the lights off – it’s real good television.”