FIVE celebs are set to take on the Taskmaster House in the New Year.
Each one will go head-to-head in a series of challenges in a bid to be crowned the New Year’s champ.
Greg Davies & Alex Horne return for a New Years special
Who is in the cast of Taskmaster New Year Treat?
Amelia Dimoldenberg
Amelia Dimoldenberg hopes to be crowned the Taskmaster champion New Year special
Amelia Dimoldenberg is best known for her Chicken Shop Date YouTube series.
She has made TV appearances in The Big Narstie Show, Don’t Hate the Playaz and Celebrity Come Dine With Me.
In September 2019, Dimoldenberg was named the 77th biggest influencer in the UK by The Celeb Reportday Times.
Carol Vorderman
Carol Vorderman will be appearing for the special
Carol Vorderman is the queen of Countdown.
She’s had appearances on I’m a Celebrity and The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off, in which she won in 2020.
Carol will be appearing in the All-Stars version of I’m A Celebrity which will air in 2023.
Greg James
Does Greg James have what it takes to be crowned the winner?
Greg James is best known as Radio 1’s breakfast show presenter.
But don’t forget he also had a cameo in the Doctor Who episode Closing Time with Matt Smith.
As well as radio he has also hosted many TV shows, including Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness, Unzipped and Sport Relief.
Sir Mo Farah
Sir Mo Farah thinks he could be crowned the champion
Sir Mo Farah is a four-time Olympic gold medallist.
In November 2020, he took part in the twentieth series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.
He became the eighth celebrity to be eliminated alongside AJ Pritchard.
Rebecca Lucy Taylor
Rebecca Lucy Taylor will be competing in the episode
Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a singer-songwriter who performs under the stage name of Self Esteem.
In 2019, Taylor completed a UK tour and played at festivals such as Glastonbury, British Summer Time and Latitude.
The Guardian, The Celeb Reportday Times and Gigwise ranked her studio album Prioritise Pleasure as the best album of 2021.
Who has been in previous casts of the Taskmaster New Year special?
In 2021, the five celebs that took on the challenge include:
- John Hannah
- Nicola Coughlan
- Shirley Ballas
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy
- Rylan Clark-Neal
The winning title went to Shirley after an hour of total mischief.
