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Twelve celebrities take on the incredible challenge of rowing the length of Britain..

- STEVEN PERKINS, ALISON SLADE

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Don’t Rock The Boat

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Opportunities for travel have been few and far between this year, but 12 celebrities have accepted the challenge to journey the length of Britain the hard way – by rowing along the coast for over 500 miles.

Hosted by Freddie Flintoff and AJ Odudu, Don’t Rock The Boat will see the stars split into two rival crews who will race against each other to complete the challenge first – and there will be opportunities along the way to complete extra challenges on shore that will give them an advantage over their rivals if they win.

Among the stars taking part are former Emmerdale actor and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! finalist Adam Thomas, and gold medal-winning Olympic heptathlete turned sports pundit Denise Lewis.

Now that they’re safely back on dry land, we caught up with Thomas, 32, and Lewis, 48, to hear about their experiences…

What made you want to take on this challenge?