Ruthie Henshall appearing in Famous & Fearless on 7th January

Chris Evans and Clare Balding are presenting a new live event show where eight celebrities compete in a range of tough action sports from freestyle BMX and power skateboarding to extreme abseiling to win money for charity.  

Famous & Fearless starts on Channel 4 at 9:00 pm on Sunday 7th January with West End star Ruthie Henshall making a guest appearance.

Famous and Fearless will be broadcast live from January 2nd to January 7th from the Echo Arena Liverpool and the eight regular celebrities include Olympic medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes, former Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn, Sir Richard Branson's son Sam, adventurer Charley Boorman, comedian Rufus Hound and New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu.

There is £10,000 up for grabs for each event and an extra £50,000 for the overall winner.