Celebrity Bear Hunt star Bear Grylls has made a surprisingly frank confession about his discomfort during filming.
The 50-year-old survival expert is gearing up to thrill viewers on his new series, where he’ll be tracking down a dozen celebrities in the wilds of Costa Rica’s jungle, challenging them in an intense game of cat and mouse.
During a recent apperance on ‘s The One Show, host Roman Kemp probed the adventurer about his own fears amidst pushing others to their limits.
“You come across so fearless. You’re pushing people out of their comfort zone so what is out of comfort zone for you?” he enquired.
Bear responded candidly, revealing his own apprehensions: “Lots of things. I actually really get nervous filming.”
Bear Grylls appeared on BBC The One Show on Monday night (Image: BBC)
He elaborated on his unease with being in front of the camera, saying, “I really don’t like the camera and from really early on in the TV shows we started making. When I first started it was like you were trying to get away from the camera because I was always behind it, on the move and running.”
He went on to say, “No one is ever saying action and there is never a second take of anything. They just turn the camera on and they know I find it really hard but as long as I don’t really know and we are just doing it, it’s OK”, reports .
Delving deeper into his thoughts, Bear shared, “I find lots of things hard and life generally is scary but I have learnt the way to deal with the scary stuff is not to run from it, you’ve just got to face it.
“The more you do it, it becomes like a muscle inside and then you get better at it and I think it’s a comfort zone you have to get out of it fast and keep challenging.”
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The survival expert is set to return to our screens on his new Netflix series, Celebrity Bear Hunt (Image: Netflix)
Bear also spoke about Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas, stating that she particularly stood out to him while competing in the show. He explained: “At first you never really know how people are going to react until you are in it because everyone can always talk a good story.”
He added: “It’s a bit like grapes, it’s not until you squeeze to see what you are really made of. So you never know at the start.”
Bear revealed that he admired Shirley’s steely determination: “But I think people like Shirley, who is a little bit older than the others, you might think, ‘Aw she is patient, how is she going to manage?’ but she was steely.
“You don’t get to the top of a dance profession unless you are calm in a crisis, laser focused and determined and I kind of like that.”.
The One Show airs weekdays from 7pm on One and iPlayer