TV tonight: terrified celebrities swim with sharks in a bizarre reality series

Poor Helen George is immediately thrown in at the deep end. Plus: the steamy second season of The Couple Next Door. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, ITV1At the risk of sounding cold-blooded, the fact that no celebrity gets gobbled up by a shark ruins any real jeopardy in this new reality series. Lenny Henry, Lucy Punch and Ross Noble are some of the stars swimming with their new fish friends – the aim being to prove that sharks are misunderstood. But they’re a good bunch and it’s worth rooting for Helen George – who is too scared to even go in the sea with her kids – as she dives straight in with bull sharks. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...

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