Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2024 - The Most Shocking Injuries Yet

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins remains one of the toughest reality TV shows and this year is no different, with some of the stars getting some grisly injuries while taking part.

Not everyone completed the tough course either, with Torchwood star John Barrowman quitting after just two hours. The 15 celebrities — which include Strictly's Pete Wicks and Bianca Gascoigne — were flown to southern New Zealand where they took part in gruelling military winter training.

Reality star Marnie Simpson was forced to quit SAS: Who Dares Wins after one of her wounds on her breasts had opened up and got infected. Meanwhile, Rachel Johnson — sister of Boris Johnson — broke a rib during her time on the show.

Brutal Injuries on Celebrity SAS

Here are some of this year's most brutal injuries...

Marnie Simpson: Breast Infection

Geordie Shore reality star Simpson had a breast uplift weeks before flying out to New Zealand for the tough show. In addition to her surgery, it had only been around 11 months since the reality star had a baby and she said her C-section (caesarean) was "still quite sore".

While starring on the show, Simpson said one of her wounds on her breasts had opened up and got infected. With the show's many water-based challenges, she said it only got "worse" and she made the difficult decision to quit Celebrity SAS.

Rachel Johnson: Broken Rib

Johnson also was injured while coming down the dam on day two of filming Celebrity SAS. The journalist, who previously appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, had broken one of her ribs. With doctors unable to do anything about broken ribs, Johnson made her own decision to "power on through" with the Channel 4 show.

"I broke a rib," she told press. "It was a lose-lose situation cos you're in terrible pain and you go to the doctor and you say, 'I can't walk or I definitely can't run. And I definitely can't carry my pack.' And the doctor says, 'Well, you know, there's nothing I can do about a broken rib. I'm not an X-ray machine. Do you want to leave?' So you just have to power on through."

John Barrowman: Tofu-Induced Vomiting

Barrowman, known for his role in Torchwood, quit the show after just two hours. While he admitted he wasn't a vegan or vegetarian, he said he had a "vile" tofu sandwich for lunch. Barrowman told The Sun newspaper: "I’m not a vegan or a vegetarian, but they made everybody eat vile tofu. "I would never eat tofu in my life, but you’re so hungry, you just eat it ... Then it was projectile vomit everywhere and the tofu came up. I thought, ‘I’m not going to make myself ill or hurt myself in order to try to prove something that I don’t need to prove’. "

Barrowman added that he was "completely comfortable with who I am. I’m completely a happy person." He further stated that he did not want to "make myself ill or hurt myself in order to try to prove something that I don’t need to prove".

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2024 - The Challenges

The 15 celebrities — which include Strictly's Pete Wicks and Bianca Gascoigne — were flown to southern New Zealand where they took part in gruelling military winter training. They were exposed to constant cold and wet as they undertook an array of SAS training exercises.

Chief instructor Billy Billingham will also return with his team of directing staff Foxy (Jason Fox), Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver, while they will be joined by former Special Forces psychologist Dr Alia Bojilova.

Reactions and Channel 4 Statement

Simpson admitted that she was mentally and physically not prepared to take on the challenges of the show, "I just wasn’t in a good head space. Physically, my C-section was still quite sore and my boobs were sore. It wasn't the right timing."

She said: "It's frustrating because I feel like if I had more time and I would have mentally and physically prepared to go in there cos I definitely wasn't mentally right either. I just wasn't in a good head space. Physically, my C-section was still quite sore and my boobs were sore. It wasn't the right timing."

Fellow SAS teammate Rachel Johnson said she was "absolutely horrified" Simpson was taking part in the show and that she felt protective of her like she was her daughter. "I'm surprised that production allowed you to do the show," she added.

A Channel 4 spokesperson said: "Contributor care and their health and welfare is of paramount importance and all celebrities have to go through strict health and safety protocols to ensure they are mentally and physically robust enough to take part in the course.

"Marnie was cleared by the production’s medical team, who consulted Marnie’s doctors as part of this process, and were satisfied that she was able to take part."

Channel 4 Statement on Rachel Johnson

A Channel 4 spokesperson said: "Contributor care is of paramount importance and we have strict protocols in place to ensure the health and welfare of each celebrity recruit before, during and after filming.

"All tasks and recruit activities are risk assessed before being completed and mitigation measures put in place. We take seriously all injuries and have an experienced health and safety and medical team on location throughout filming to treat all injuries where necessary."