Celeb SAS star signs up for new BBC show months after quitting big TV comeback
A CELEBRITY SAS star has signed up for another TV show months after quitting his planned telly comeback.
Dancer Louie Spence will be hoping he can fare better on his new BBC show after pulling out of Celeb SAS just hours into filming earlier this year.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that the former Pineapple Dance Studios star will be among the celebs on the next series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
A whole new set of famous faces will once again be teaming up with the experts in order to see if they have an eye for a bargain-priced antique that could return them a profit at auction.
A source told The Sun: “Louie was super excited for the opportunity to star on Celeb Antiques Road Trip.
“These days Louie lives a much calmer life than what many people think as a result of his many showbiz shenanigans over the years so this show was right up his street.
“He had been plotting a major TV comeback on Celeb SAS but after all that went awry, he knew he would be in safe hands giving Antiques Road Trip a go.
“Bosses at the BBC were delighted to have him on board and know that his one-liners will be TV gold.”
The Sun previously revealed that reality TV icon Charlotte Crosby has signed up for the programme and we can now confirm she and Louie partnered up for filming 12 years after they appeared in the Celebrity Big Brother house together.
Last month, we told how BBC bosses were left over the moon to secure Charlotte for the show as she continues to be a major face of the Beeb.
It is set to become her fourth BBC show in just 12 months after winning over viewers with her infectious personality.
Producers at Antiques Road Trip were understood to be ecstatic at reuniting Charlotte and Louie 12 years on from their CBB madness.
It will be the first time the duo have appeared on-screens together since their stint in the infamous house.
Antiques Road Trip will be Louie’s first TV role since it was revealed he quit Celeb SAS after less than 24 hours amid the brutal conditions.
The Sun told how Louie had barely started the gruelling selection process when he walked away.
A TV insider said: “He seemed thrilled to be surrounded by all the hunky instructors, who all came from military backgrounds that required them to have an elite level of fitness. But he was less enamoured with the regime they had to maintain, with Louie unable to keep up with them physically and mentally.
“Despite this he left without any bad feeling and was grateful for the opportunity — even though his experience was a brief one.”
In SAS: Who Dares Wins, contestants take on a tough selection process for the elite regiment.