Bear stood in front of Michelle Collins, Samantha Barks, Alex Scott and Jason Gardiner and explained the importance of keeping hydrated when out in the wild (nothing wrong with that).

Then he said it’s important to keep hydrated even when there’s no way to boil contaminated water. (Errm okay, but how?)


And THEN he said that rectal rehydration – aka sticking a tube inside your bum and holding the connecting bag of water up high – is an effective way of getting liquid into your body without ingesting it through your mouth so you don’t get sick. (I’m sorry, WHAT?)

And with that, Bear set up what he described as a “rough and ready field hospital”, dropped his pants and had himself some rectal rehydration.


Viewers were pretty happy about that cheeky glimpse of Bear’s bum. (Bear bum, geddit?)

Once he was, ahem, *done*, he informed the not-so-happy campers that it was now their turn to have a go.

Soap star Michelle Collins and former England footballer Stuart Pearce are among the seven celebrities who have signed up for Bear Grylls: Mission Survive.

Michelle made her name as Cindy Beale in BBC One’s EastEnders and played Coronation Street landlady Stella Price from 2011-2014.

The footballer, 53, was known to millions of fans by the nickname Psycho due to his uncompromising style of play. He is best remembered for his playing days at Nottingham Forest, though he has also been a manager.

The ITV series, presented by Bear, will see the seven celebrities battle through the wilds of Africa on a 12-day survival expedition.

They will be pushed to their psychological and physical limits in order to see who has the qualities needed to become Bear’s mission survivor.

In addition to Michelle and Stuart, Grantchester actor Neil Morrissey, Les Miserables actress Samantha Barks and Casualty’s Chelsee Healey will join Arsenal and England Ladies footballer Alex Scott and choreographer Jason Gardiner, best known for being the acerbic judge on ITV’s Dancing On Ice, have all signed up.

“Allison, want to start with you. What is this love affair, this relationship, with The Bachelor?” That was the question host Chris Harrison kicked things off with Monday on Bachelor Live. As it turns out, the Girls star has a special place in her heart for the ABC reality show.

“I mean, it goes so deep,” Williams told Harrison and fellow guest Michelle Collins. “I would not be married to my husband if it weren’t for this show. We went to a weekly viewing party every week, and it was like a big group date, but with both genders equally distributed.”

What about Michelle Collins? If romance found Allison via The Bachelor, it surely also found Michelle. Right? Nope. “I watch the show alone,” The View host said. “Where’s my camera? I met nobody through it, and I have nobody. OK.”

And another one bites the dust at The View.

Co-host Michelle Collins has been fired from the morning talker, our sister site Variety reports.

Collins went through a trial run on the program before becoming a permanent co-host last fall for Season 19. However, starting in January, her presence was reduced to one or two appearances a week. She is expected to stay with the show through the end of the summer.

“Michelle is smart, opinionated and funny,” an ABC spokesperson told Variety. “She’s been a great addition to the panel this year. When we are ready to make an announcement about next season, we will.”

Despite the frequent co-host turnover at the gabfest, The View was renewed for Season 20 back in February. 

Whoopi Goldberg may be ready to disappear from “The View.”

The outspoken Oscar winner has informed friends she’s fed up with ABC’s morning chatfest and wants to bail from the panel, where she has held forth on topics weighty and trivial since 2007.

“Whoopi has told those close to her she will exit the show,” said one daytime TV veteran, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Whether she really means it or could be persuaded to stay remains to be seen. Goldberg, 60, is in talks with ABC about extending her contract, which is up at the end of this season. Making noise about leaving is a time-honored tactic used to increase bargaining leverage.

The network bosses seem open to an agreement. “We want her back and are trying to make that happen,” said a source close to the show.

But change of one sort or another is likely coming to “The View” soon. Raven-Symone, who joined the panel last year, probably won’t be returning, one insider said.

The remaining panel members are Joy Behar (the sole original cohost), Michelle Collins, Candace Cameron Bure and Paula Faris.

Nominations for the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning on The Talk and we are proud to announce that Entertainment Tonight and The Insider both picked up nods for Outstanding Entertainment News Program!

ET has won the award for the past two years in a row, and executive producer Brad Bessey posted a congratulatory tweet just after the announcement was made.

Other notable nominations include The Talk, which won last year for Outstanding Writing - Special Class, and The Young and the Restless, which earned 27 nominations!

Here's the list of major Daytime Emmy nominees:

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Tyler Christopher (General Hospital)
Anthony Geary (General Hospital)
Justin Hartley (The Young and the Restless)
Christian LeBlanc (The Young and the Restless)
Kristoff St. John (The Young and the Restless)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Tracey E. Bregman (The Young and the Restless)
Kassie Depaiva (Days of Our Lives)
Mary Beth Evans (Days of Our Lives)
Finola Hughes (General Hospital)
Maura West (General Hospital)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Sean Blakemore (General Hospital)
Steve Burton (The Young and the Restless)
Bryton James (The Young and the Restless)
Jacob Young (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Dominic Zamprogna (General Hospital)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Lauralee Bell (The Young and the Restless)
Jessica Collins (The Young and the Restless)
Linsey Godfrey (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Peggy McCay (Days of Our Lives)
Melissa Reeves (Days of Our Lives)

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

Nicolas Bechtel (General Hospital)
Bryan Craig (General Hospital)
Max Ehrich (The Young and the Restless)
Pierson Fode (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Tequan Richmond (General Hospital)

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Reign Edwards (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Hunter King (The Young and the Restless)
True O'Brien (Days of Our Lives)
Ashlyn Pearce (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Brooklyn Rae Silzer (General Hospital)

Outstanding Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Game Show Host

Craig Ferguson (Celebrity Name Game)
Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
Wayne Brady (Let's Make a Deal)
Billy Gardell (Monopoly Millionaires' Club)
Brooke Burns (The Chase)

Outstanding Game Show

Jeopardy!
Let's Make a Deal
Monopoly Millionaires' Club
The Price is Right
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program

Divorce Court
Hot Bench
Judge Judy
Lauren Lake's Paternity Court
The People's Court

Outstanding Morning Program

CBS Sunday Morning
CBS This Morning
Good Morning America
Today

Outstanding Musical Performance on a Talk Show/Morning Program

Jeff Lynne's ELO, CBS This Morning
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Rachel Platten, Good Morning America
Adele, Today
Annie Lennox, The Talk

Outstanding Entertainment News Program

Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
The Insider
TMZ

Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, Michael Symon (The Chew)
Dr. Mehmet Oz (The Dr. Oz Show)
Larry King (Larry King Now)
Peter Salgo (Second Opinion)
Steve Harvey (Steve Harvey)

Outstanding Talk Show/Informative

The Chew
The Dr. Oz Show
Larry King Now
The Doctors
The Kitchen

Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host

Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan (Live! With Kelly and Michael)
Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley (The Real) 
Paula Faris, Joy Behar, Candace Cameron-Bure, Michelle Collins, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie Perez, Raven-Symone, Nicole Wallace (The View)
Wendy Williams (The Wendy Williams Show)
Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler, Sheryl Underwood (The Talk)

Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Real
The Wendy Williams Show
The View
The Talk

Outstanding Culinary Program

America's Test Kitchen
Cook's Country
Giada in Italy
Mexico One Plate at a Time
Pati's Mexican Table
Patricia Heaton Parties
The Mind of a Chef
My Grandmother's Ravioli

Outstanding Digital Drama Series

EastSiders
The Bay The Series
East Los High
Vanity
Winterthorne

The 2016 Daytime Emmys will take place on Sunday, May 1.

Over the years, Bear Grylls has made quite a name for himself – a name that’s now pretty much synonymous with drinking urine. And Thursday’s instalment of Mission Survive was no different.

Well, it was a little in the sense that it was poo, not wee. Oh, and it was from an elephant.


After gazing lovingly at some wild majestic elephants in their natural South African habitat, Bear informed the remaining four celebs on his survival challenge that they were about to taste the delights that came out of its rear.

He announced he’d pre-boiled some for them to make sure there was no bacteria – how thoughtful – and Michelle Collins, Jason Gardiner, Samantha Barks and Alex Scott took it in turns to slurp on the murky liquid.

And to put it mildly, viewers weren’t exactly jealous.