The Celebrity Circle

The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer, a spin-off of The Circle, began on 9 March 2021 on Channel 4, and concluded following six episodes on 15 March.[1] The series was confirmed in June 2020,[2][3][4] and was filmed during Autumn 2020 in its usual location in Salford, England. Unlike the regular series, the celebrity players, if they decided to play as a catfish, were limited to playing as other celebrities.

The Celebrity Circle
Presented byEmma Willis
No. of contestants12
WinnerLady Leshurr as "Big Narstie"
Runner-upSaffron Barker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release9 March (2021-03-09) –
15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)

On 15 March 2021, the series was won by Lady Leshurr, who had played the game catfishing as Big Narstie. She beat Saffron Barker in the final ratings, who finished as runner-up.

Format changes

Unlike previous series, Emma Willis delivered video messages to the players during the game informing them on upcoming twists. Ahead of the first blocking, the influencers had to decide which two players to put at risk, before ultimately deciding which one of them to block.[5] For the second round, Willis announced that the three players which occupy "The Triangle" would be the players at risk of being blocked.

Players

The celebrities taking part in the series were revealed on 15 December 2020.[6] In a slight difference in The Circle format, should they decide to catfish, the celebrity players must impersonate another famous figure.

Celebrity Known for Playing as Entered Exited Status
Duncan James Blue singer & Hollyoaks actor Himself, but single Episode 1 Episode 2 Blocked
Kaye Adams Loose Women presenter & BBC Radio Scotland presenter Gemma Collins Episode 1 Episode 4 Blocked
Nadia Sawalha Former EastEnders actress & Loose Women panellist
Charlotte Crosby Former Geordie Shore star Peter Andre Episode 3 Episode 6 Blocked
Baga Chipz Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalist Kim Woodburn Episode 1 Episode 6 Blocked
Melvin Odoom Television & radio presenting duo will.i.am Episode 1 Episode 6 Fifth place
Rickie Haywood-Williams
Pete Wicks The Only Way Is Essex star Rachel Riley Episode 1 Episode 6 Third place
Sam Thompson Made in Chelsea star
Denise van Outen Actress, singer & presenter Herself Episode 1 Episode 6 Third place
Saffron Barker YouTube personality Herself, but single Episode 1 Episode 6 Runner-up
Lady Leshurr Rapper Big Narstie Episode 1 Episode 6 Winner

Results and elimination
Colour key
      The contestant was blocked.
      The contestant was an influencer.
      The contestant was at risk of being blocked following a twist.
Episode 2 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6
Lady Leshurr
"Big Narstie"		 2nd Saffron
to block		 6th 1st Winner
(Episode 6)
Saffron 1st Not eligible
to vote		 4th 2nd Runner-up
(Episode 6)
Denise 8th Kaye & Nadia
to block		 2nd =3rd Third place
(Episode 6)
Pete & Sam
"Rachel"		 =5th Kaye & Nadia
to block		 1st =3rd Third place
(Episode 6)
Melvin & Rickie
"will.i.am"		 3rd Kaye & Nadia
to block		 7th 5th Fifth place
(Episode 6)
Baga
"Kim"		 4th Not eligible
to vote		 3rd Blocked
(Episode 6)
Charlotte
"Peter"		 Not in
The Circle		 Kaye & Nadia
to block		 5th Blocked
(Episode 6)
Kaye & Nadia
"Gemma"		 =5th Not eligible
to vote		 Blocked
(Episode 4)
Duncan =5th Blocked
(Episode 2)
Notes none 1 none
Influencers Lady Leshurr,
Saffron		 none Denise,
Pete & Sam		 none
Blocked Duncan
Influencers'
choice to block		 Kaye & Nadia
"Gemma"
4 of 5
votes to block		 Baga
"Kim"
Influencers'
choice to block		 Rickie & Melvin
"will.i.am"
Lowest
rated player		 Denise
Third highest
rated player
Pete & Sam
"Rachel"
Third highest
rated player		 Saffron
Second highest
rated player
Charlotte
"Peter"
Influencers'
choice to block
Lady Leshurr
"Big Narstie"
Highest
rated player

Notes
  • ^Note 1 : Unbeknownst to Charlotte, the three players she decided to leave a party, Baga, Kaye & Nadia, and Lady Leshurr, actually were at risk of being blocked. After winning a challenge, Lady Leshurr managed to escape being blocked and was able to choose Saffron to replace her. It was then up to the remaining players to come to a unanimous decision on who to block. As players couldn't come to a unanimous decision, the player with the majority of votes was blocked instead.

Viewing figures
EpisodeAirdateRating (7-day consolidated)[7]
19 March 20211.80m
210 March 20211.54m
311 March 20211.55m
412 March 20211.83m
514 March 20211.36m
615 March 20211.29m

References
  1. @Channel4 (24 February 2021). "It's time to meet the stars taking on #TheCelebrityCircle for @SU2CUK! The game starts Tues 9th March ⭕⭐ @C4TheCircle #TheCircle" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Channel 4 orders The Circle series three and The Celebrity Circle in aid of Stand Up To Cancer". Channel 4. 15 June 2020.
  3. "Drag Race UK's Baga Chipz among line-up for The Celebrity Circle". Radio Times.
  4. Warner, Sam (15 December 2020). "The Celebrity Circle line-up includes Strictly's Saffron Barker and Drag Race UK's Baga Chipz". Digital Spy.
  5. "The Celebrity Circle announces first Blocking this series". Digital Spy. 10 March 2021.
  6. "Famous names confirmed to play celebrity edition of The Circle for Stand Up To Cancer". Channel 4. 15 December 2020.
  7. "Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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