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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen said he feels he’s going through an ‘end of life crisis’ after signing up to Celebrity Bear Hunt.
The interior designer, 59, joked his wife Jackie said he was in a ‘mid-life crisis’ when he told her he was appearing in the Netflix show.
Laurence – who nearly died from a freak accident during filming – said: ‘Jackie’s extremely amused.
‘She feels it’s got midlife crisis written all over it, although, as I keep telling her, I’m too old to have a midlife crisis, this is more like an end of life crisis.
‘She’s actually, frankly, incredibly jealous. She would love to do it and has always been mildly irritated that no one’s ever asked her to do something like this.
‘Because she literally has always had in her handbag, a SAS Survival Guide, to get herself out of all sorts. I meant to bring it actually and again, how foolishly, I completely forgot.’
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 59, said he feels he’s going through an ‘end of life crisis’ after signing up to Celebrity Bear Hunt
The interior designer joked his wife Jackie said he was in a ‘mid-life crisis’ when he told her he was appearing in the Netflix show
Laurence has joined a star-studded lineup including Boris Becker, Shirley Ballas and Una Healy on the new Netflix series, which sees stars dropped into the jungle in Costa Rica as prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators – Bear Grylls.
As part of the show, stars learn crucial survival skills while camping in the Costa Rican jungle, desperate to avoid being caught by Bear.
MailOnline revealed last week Laurence nearly died during the filming of the Netflix show Bear Hunt after a freak accident.
During filming in Costa Rica in May last year, Laurence was among celebrities taking part in a water challenge and was told to leap from a boat into the river.
Sources say that he became entangled in a bungee rope and got stuck underneath the boat.
He was dragged underwater for several heart-stopping minutes before being pulled to safety by members of the team supervising the stunt, and lost consciousness.
Laurence, was then resuscitated on the shore by survival expert and former Chief Scout Bear Grylls, who is ‘hunting’ the celebrities in the show.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Laurence was very shaken as was everyone. He said that he thought he was a goner.
Laurence – who nearly died from a freak accident during filming – said: ‘Jackie’s extremely amused. She feels it’s got midlife crisis written all over it, although, as I keep telling her, I’m too old to have a midlife crisis, this is more like an end of life crisis’ (pictured with Jackie)
Laurence has joined a star-studded lineup including Boris Becker, Shirley Ballas and Una Healy on the new Netflix series, which sees stars dropped into the jungle in Costa Rica as prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators – Bear Grylls
As part of the show, stars learn crucial survival skills while camping in the Costa Rican jungle, desperate to avoid being caught by Bear
MailOnline revealed last week Laurence nearly died during the filming of the Netflix show Bear Hunt after a freak accident
During filming in Costa Rica in May last year, Laurence was among celebrities taking part in a water challenge and was told to leap from a boat into the river
‘It was a very serious situation and at the time we thought that maybe Netflix wouldn’t show what happened because it was that bad, but now it looks as if it will be in the programme.
‘Netflix were very very apologetic about it afterwards.’
The show, which is presented by Holly Willoughby and is streaming from February 5th, sees 12 celebrities taking part i
n challenges in the jungle, including former tennis champion Boris Becker, Strictly’s Shirley Ballas, Spice Girl Mel B and model Lottie Moss.
In a trailer released this week, Mel B says that the experience is ‘terrifying.’
Earlier this month there were reports of a feud among the celebrities which reportedly escalated to the point where show bosses called a meeting to try and calm tensions.
In the show Bear Grylls hunts the stars down in a ‘game of cat and mouse’ and if they are captured then they are eliminated.
British Victoria’s Secret model Leomie Anderson will be on the show as will retired English rugby union player Danny Cipriani, TV personality Big Zuu, actor Una Healey from The Saturdays, actors Kola Bokinni and Joe Thomasand TV presenter Steph McGovern.
Flamboyant Laurence went to Alleyn’s school in Dulwich, South East London and graduated from the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts.
Laurence was then resuscitated on the shore by survival expert and former Chief Scout Bear Grylls, who is ‘hunting’ the celebrities in the show
A source told MailOnline: ‘Laurence was very shaken as was everyone. He said that he thought he was a goner. It was a very serious situation and at the time we thought that maybe Netflix wouldn’t show what happened because it was that bad’
Laurence clutched onto his co-star Steph McGovern following the freak accident
He became famous thanks to the hugely successful show Changing Rooms. He’s also appeared as a judge on the ITV show Popstar to Operastar.
He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife Jackie, their two daughters, their daughters husbands and four grandchildren. He said in a recent interview that the house has been split so that each part of the family can enjoy ‘complete autonomy.’
Adventurer Bear Grylls is a former SAS trooper who fronted various wilderness survival formats including Man Vs Wild, Running Wild with Bear Grylls and The Island with Bear Grylls.
Bear Hunt’s presenter Holly Willoughby quit her role on This Morning in 2023 after being alerted to a kidnap rape and murder plotted by ‘obsessed’ security guard Gavin Plumb.
He was convicted in July last year and sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years. She has since presented Dancing on Ice and You Bet! And moved house.
