Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof

Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof is a British reality television competition series presented by Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack. The series began broadcasting on BBC One on 12 April 2022.^[1]

Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof
Genre	Reality
Directed by	Sabeh Bali Alex Reynolds
Presented by	Holly Willoughby Lee Mack
Starring	Wim Hof
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Dan Baldwin Chantal Boyle Olly Nash
Producers	Sabeh Bali Alex Reynolds Joe Cummins Emily Offord James Pratt Tom Wackett Hannah Breheny James Ellender
Production location	Northern Italy
Production company	Hungry Bear Media
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	12 April (2022-04-12) – 17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)

The series follows eight celebrities who are trained by Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker Wim Hof, to complete a series of challenges in sub-zero temperatures that tests the participants both physically and mentally.^[1]

Production

In August 2021, it was announced that the BBC had ordered a competition series by Wim Hof, to be presented by Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack.^[2][3] In March 2022, the series title Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof and the participants were announced.^[1]

The series is executive produced by Dan Baldwin for Hungry Bear Media, and is distributed by BBC Studios.^[2][1]

In January 2024 it was announced that the show was ending after just one series.

Cast

Main

• Wim Hof
• Holly Willoughby
• Lee Mack

Participants

• Alfie Boe – English tenor and actor
• Chelcee Grimes – English singer, songwriter, television presenter, and footballer.
• Dianne Buswell – Australian dancer
• Gabby Logan – Welsh sport television presenter.
• Owain Wyn Evans – Welsh weather reporter
• Patrice Evra – French footballer
• Professor Green – English rapper
• Tamzin Outhwaite – English actress

Spin-off

In March 2022, it was announced that a spin-off show called Munya and Filly Get Chilly would be aired alongside the series, presented by Munya Chawawa and Yung Filly on BBC Three.^[4] The show features behind-the-scenes content and interviews with the presenters and the participants of the series.^[5]