{"id":23190,"date":"2022-10-05T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1716144"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T08:23:15","slug":"unbreakable-celebrity-line-up-meet-the-famous-couples-competing","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/unbreakable-celebrity-line-up-meet-the-famous-couples-competing\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbreakable celebrity line-up: meet the famous couples competing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 05 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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While celebrity couples appear to come and go these days, six famous faces are setting out to prove that they can make it through anything in BBC One\u2019s brand new show Unbreakable.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Rob Beckett, the six-parter will see a cast of celebrity couples take part in mental, physical and emotional challenges set by relationship experts Anjula Mutanda and Maria McErlane.<\/p>\n

With a Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> star, plumbing magnate and Loose Women panellist among those taking part, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Unbreakable couples.<\/p>

Denise Welch and Lincoln Townley<\/h2>\n
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Denise Welch and Lincoln Towney<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

TV presenter and actress Denise Welch is taking part in the BBC challenge with her artist husband Lincoln Towney.<\/p>\n

Welch is best known as a panellist on Loose Women and for her roles in Waterloo Road, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks, while her husband Towney, to whom she\u2019s been married since 2013, is a self-taught painter and celebrity publicist.<\/p>\n

Speaking about taking part on the show, the couple said that they wanted \u201ca fun project to do together after a really tough year\u201d.<\/p>\n

Charlie Mullins OBE and RaRa<\/h2>\n
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British businessman Charlie Mullins is taking on the Unbreakable challenge with his fianc\u00e9 RaRa.<\/p>\n

Mullins is the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, a plumbing firm first established in 1979 and sold in 2021. Meanwhile, RaRa is a singer-songwriter who has been engaged to Mullins since May this year.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the show\u2019s debut, the couple revealed that they struggled with the mental challenges the most, adding: \u201cPsyching ourselves up to do a bungee jump together was one of the most difficult things we\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simon Weston CBE and Lucy Weston<\/h2>\n
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Welsh veteran Simon Weston will be entering the Unbreakable manor with his wife Lucy, who he married in 1990. Weston served in the Falklands War, during which is sustained severe burn injuries. He has since received an OBE and a CBE for his work with charities that support those living with disfigurements.<\/p>\n

The couple, who share three children together, said that they signed up for the show as it was \u201csomething so far out of our comfort zone\u201d.<\/p>\n

Stephen Bailey and Rich Taylor<\/h2>\n
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Stand-up comedian Stephen Bailey and his partner Rich Taylor are taking part in BBC One\u2019s Unbreakable, with the couple wanting to \u201cspend some quality time with each other and actually do some activities\u201d.<\/p>\n

Bailey is best known for presenting Celebs on the Farm as well as his appearances on Good Morning Britain, CelebAbility, Celebrity Mastermind, Richard Osman\u2019s House of Games and Celebrity Coach Trip.<\/p>\n

Shirley Ballas and Danny Taylor<\/h2>\n
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Strictly Come Dancing\u2019s Shirley Ballas will be waltzing onto Unbreakable with her partner, actor Danny Taylor.<\/p>\n

Ballas is the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, having replaced Len Goodman back in 2017, and has appeared on Loose Women, The Great British Sewing Bee, The Wheel, Taskmaster and Saturday Kitchen.<\/p>\n

On why they signed up for Unbreakable, Ballas said that she wanted to see how well she knew Taylor. \u201cAll the nitty-gritty of a relationship. Seeing how well we could work together \u2013 and mostly I loved the idea of us doing something together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teddy Edwardes and Shanaze Reade<\/h2>\n
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Former BMX racer Shanaze Reade will also be competing on Unbreakable with her partner Teddy Edwardes, a TV producer.<\/p>\n

Reade is best known for winning the UCI BMX World Championships three times, after which she competed in the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Unbreakable airs on Thursday 6th October at 8pm on BBC One. <\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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