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ReviewsWhat Celebrity Race Across the World taught me about the Christian life
As the third season of Celebrity Race Across the World draws to a close, Emma Hide says the show offers Christians some important lessons in doing life with Christ. The final destination is important, she says, but journeying with Jesus is what really changes us
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InterviewsBig Brother victor Richard Storry on criticism, temptation and reading Psalms in the toilet
Richard Storry opens up about his unexpected win on Big Brother 2025, how his faith guided him through the show and the ways it shaped his time in the house
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Opinion6 times God broke through on reality TV
As Jasmine Mitchell is crowned Bake Off champion for 2025, we take a look at other moments when reality TV stars have spoken about their Christian faith on TV. From Big Brother to Love Island, here’s just a few contestants who have pointed to Jesus
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OpinionThe Celebrity Traitors exposes the spiritual cost of deception
From Alan Carr’s nervous sweating to contestants’ genuine tears, The Celebrity Traitors shows how mistrust corrodes relationships and harms body, mind and soul. But it also reveals our soul-deep longing for authentic connection - which only God can provide in its fullness, says Emma Hide
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ReviewsBeast Games: Three cheers for this Christian who just turned down $1 million
Amazon Prime’s latest reality TV offering which sees 1,000 people compete for $5m has divided critics. But Max Avard says the presence of an inspirational Christian contestant makes Mr Beast’s show an unlikely source of hope
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Interviews‘I prayed every day and knew God was with me’ Rev Lisa from The Traitors reveals all
The Traitors contestant Rev Lisa Coupland opens up about her time on the hit TV show and why it’s important viewers understand that priests are just people, too
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OpinionThree cheers for Rev Richard Coles on I’m a Celebrity
While Justin Welby was in the House of Lords exhibiting precisely how not to conduct yourself in the face of safeguarding failures, Rev Richard Coles was in the jungle of the I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here embodying all the qualities we would hope for in leader of the Church of England, says Rev Alex Frost
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Regular ColumnistsWhy Christians shouldn’t feel guilty for watching reality TV
After a rough year, Chine McDonald is looking forward to some escapism this Christmas
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OpinionThe Traitors is brilliant TV. And it reveals a lot about our society
As The Traitors finale hits our screens, Peter Ladd explores why it is gripping our nation and what Christians can learn from it
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Testimonies‘Gladiators brought me fame and fortune, but the gospel set me free’
Warren Furman went from being homeless to overnight fame, starring as Ace in the hit 90’s TV series Gladiators. As the reality TV show returns to our screens, soon-to-be Rev Furman, who was once engaged to Katie Price, tells the story of how he found God and turned from bodybuilding to building the body of Christ
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OpinionMatt Hancock can’t earn his forgiveness in the jungle, but God will freely give it to him if he asks
By showing that he can brave the insects and the ick factor, Matt Hancock is hoping to rehabilitate himself in the eyes of the nation. But even if he wins I’m a Celeb, will the public penance really offer him the release that he is seeking? And what happens if he doesn’t?
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OpinionSo Matt Hancock is heading to the jungle? If he wandered into my church, this is what I'd tell him
Matt Hancock’s decision to appear on reality TV show I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! is a classic sign of a midlife crisis, says Rev George Pitcher - something vicars are well used to dealing with. Here’s his advice to the former health secretary
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ReviewsThe Kardashians: The Christian faith of the world’s most famous family
As a new series of The Kardashians begins, Megan Cornwell wonders what Jesus would say to Kim, Khloé, Kris and co
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Reviews5 things Christians can learn from Channel 4’s Amish hit 'The Simpler Life'
The Simpler Life, a new reality TV show from Channel 4, follows 24 urbanites as they attempt to live by Amish principles on a farm in rural Devon. Portia Berry-Kilby looks at what it can teach Christian viewers
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Reviews5 reasons why we love (to hate) Netflix’s ‘Love is Blind’
The social experiment where single men and women look for love and get engaged, all before meeting in person has gripped viewers. C Allan explains what Christians can take away from it
