Holly Willoughby thanks Celebrity Bear Hunt co-star for helping her 'bravery' in first role after This Morning

Holly Willoughby has thanked her new co-star for helping her with her 'bravery' as fans are set to see her in the first show she filmed after her This Morning exit.

Adventurer and TV personality Bear Grylls is returning for a new Netflix show Celebrity Bear Hunt that sees celebs get pushed to their limits in the ultimate game of survival. The stars are involved in a terrifying game of cat and mouse as they try to escape the clutches of Bear Grylls.

The new Netflix show will be hosted by Holly and is set in a Costa Rican jungle and due to be released on the streaming service on the 5th February this year. A trailer was recently shared with Bear Grylls hiding behind a tree before declaring that “he is going to be formidable prey” as the camera shows Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Joe Thomas and Kola Bokinni.

The teaser then showed a celebrity scream as Bear Grylls sneaks up behind him, followed by the contestants are forced to jump out of moving boat, and are regularly seen wearing camouflage paint and outfits. Holly Willoughby explains: "This is the ultimate survival challenge, 12 celebrities are in the Costa Rican jungle going head-to-head with the legendary Bear Grylls. Anyone caught by Bear will be in danger of elimination."

Other celebs taking part include Spice Girls singer Mel B, retired rugby player Danny Cipriani, TV host Steph McGovern, Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas, TV chef Big Zuu, The Saturdays star Una Healy, models Lottie Moss and Leomie Anderson, and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker.

Taking to Instagram, Bear Grylls posted a picture to his story of him covered head to toe in mud while stood next to Holly. He wrote: "And there is no better person to have help host this adventure than