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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/10\/17\/maisie-smith-reveals-raucous-celebrations-after-celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-17578564\/\">emerged as one of its four winners<\/a>, alongside footballer’s son Calum Best, TOWIE star <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ferne-mccann\/\">Ferne McCann<\/a>, and Strictly pro AJ Pritchard.<\/p>\n<p>However, her time on the programme was a gruelling experience, as she recalled during an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/channel-4\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Channel 4<\/a>’s Sunday Brunch this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>The former EastEnders star was in the studio to promote the stage production of The Talented Mr. Ripley, in which she appears opposite The Crown actor Ed McVey.<\/p>\n<p>As she sat down for a chat with hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer, talk turned to<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/08\/30\/sas-who-dares-wins-maisie-smith-recalls-fight-with-ferne-mccann-17265593\/\"> her time on Celebrity SAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, watching footage of herself powering through a desert with a heavy pack on her back, an emotional Maisie broke down in tears.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"1030\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23877096 lazyload\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Maisie Smith attends the TRIC Awards 2025 at Grosvenor House on June 24, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_256690647-0da3.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Actress and singer Maisie Smith was a contestant on Celebrity SAS in 2022 (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23877249 lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrity SAS star breaks down in tears on live TV Channel 4\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261718144-c670.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Maisie joined Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer on this weekend’s Sunday Brunch (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quizzed about her time on the programme, Maisie revealed: ‘It was worse than you could even imagine. When I watched it back, there’s so much more that they didn’t even show.<\/p>\n<p>‘When we had mic packs, when they’d change the packs, you weren’t allowed to talk. It was severe. There was never “cut, cast can chill for a bit.” It was intense. Brutal.’<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging that it was also ‘the best thing I’ve ever done,’ she described it as being ‘harder physically’ than mentally – recalling how she’d lugged 20 kilos of sand on her back while running through sweltering desert landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>‘For me, the physical aspect was torture,’ she continued. ‘But mentally I felt like I just couldn’t quit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23877093 lazyload\" alt=\"Undated handout photo issued by Channel 4 of AJ Pritchard , EastEnders actress Maisie Smith, former The Only Way Is Essex star Ferne McCann and reality TV personality Calum Best who passed the Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins course. Issue date: Sunday October 16, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ SAS . Photo credit should read: Channel 4\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_129794436-9c05.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Maisie Smith was one of the show’s four winners, along with Ferne McCann, Calum Best and AJ Pritchard (Picture: 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23877250 lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrity SAS star breaks down in tears on live TV Channel 4\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261718141-a438.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Maisie grew emotional as she revisited her time on the show (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After watching footage of herself on the show, Maisie broke down in tears.<\/p>\n<p>‘I was so young. I was 19,’ she sobbed, as Tim and Simon looked on awkwardly. ‘It was such a big challenge. I’m proud of myself.’<\/p>\n<p>As the hosts appeared to flounder in the face of Maisie’s tears, viewers took to social media to lend their sympathy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23877233 lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrity SAS star breaks down in tears on live TV Channel 4\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261718295-51c7.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Maisie described the experience as ‘brutal’ (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘Simon looked awkward AF!’ exclaimed DebbieGForLife.<\/p>\n<p>‘Both did! Full on panic!’ the original tweeter replied.<\/p>\n<p>‘Well, this lass is the nicest person in the world,’ commented MadKDog.<\/p>\n<p>‘Maisy [sic] is nice,’ concurred Rosie12_1994.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23877254 lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrity SAS star breaks down in tears on live TV Channel 4\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261718125-544d.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Tim and Simon were stunned into silence by Maisie’s tears (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Do you remember Maisie Smith on Celebrity SAS?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Elsewhere on the show, Maisie talked about how she and boyfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/max-george\/\">Max George<\/a> experienced a lucky escape when the holiday home they’d planned to stay in caught fire.<\/p>\n<p>Maisie met the 1975 star during their 2020 stint on Strictly Come Dancing, where they both appeared as competitors.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting it off in the ballroom, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/12\/13\/inside-max-george-maisie-smiths-13-year-age-gap-relationship-hospitalised-22183707\/\">their relationship blossomed off-screen<\/a>, and they officially became a couple in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media metro-instagram\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"12\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnFkh7DNM9Q\/?hl=en-gb&img_index=1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnFkh7DNM9Q\/?hl=en-gb&img_index=1\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnFkh7DNM9Q\/?hl=en-gb&img_index=1<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After being questioned by Tim over what she meant about the holiday destination being ‘off-grid,’ Maisie clarified: ‘It was the South of France, it wasn’t really off-grid, it’s quite a common holiday destination.<\/p>\n<p>She added: ‘But there was a fire and everything was destroyed. The house we were supposed to be staying in, it was destroyed.’<\/p>\n<p>Following the fire, she and the musician –<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/29\/max-george-makes-triumphant-stage-return-first-time-since-pacemaker-surgery-22815706\/\"> who she also stars with in a stage production of War of the Worlds <\/a>– ended up staying at a local AirBnB.<\/p>\n<p>Did their holiday get any better from there? <\/p>\n<p>‘If you like to fish it was great\u2026 but if you didn’t\u2026’ Maisie trailed off, to peals of laughter from the studio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-start\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom centered\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-end\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom centered\"><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom_cta_question\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><title>Comment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"comment-now__label\">Do you remember Maisie Smith on Celebrity SAS?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Celebrity SAS star Maisie Smith tears up talking about the ‘torture’ of the show”,”duration”:”T2M16S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/08\/10\/12\/101080617-0-image-a-1_1754825799700.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-08-10T12:37:38+0100″,”description”:”‘It was worse than you could even imagine. 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