{"id":1174,"date":"2025-02-25T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:40:07","slug":"british-tv-legend-59-told-hes-a-total-prat-straight-to-his-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/british-tv-legend-59-told-hes-a-total-prat-straight-to-his-face\/","title":{"rendered":"British TV legend, 59, told he\u2019s a \u2018total prat\u2019 straight to his face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The TV personality admitted they have a ‘king prat status’ (Picture: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen<\/a> quite enjoyed being a divisive figure<\/a> but his most recent stint on Celebrity Bear Hunt<\/a> has meant getting used to being liked by many. <\/p>\n

The new Netflix<\/a> show saw the 59-year-old interior designer and 11 other stars get dropped into a Costa Rican jungle to face 50-year-old adventurer Bear Grylls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plenty of viewers admired Laurence for tackling the programme’s gruelling challenges – with one resulting in him nearly dying due to becoming trapped underwater for several minutes after jumping from a boat. The Changing Rooms star’s popularity has been boosted, but he is finding that hard to deal with.<\/p>\n

Laurence has bluntly said he’s ‘not happy about being accepted and popular’.<\/p>\n

He is quoted by Closer magazine as saying: ‘I was in Tesco<\/a> the other night at exactly the moment where all the builders stop in to buy their tea.<\/p>\n

‘They kept coming up to me and saying things like, “Oh my God, I’ve been watching you on Bear Hunt, I always thought you were a total prat, but I really like you now.”<\/p>\n

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People loved watching Laurence on Celebrity Bear Hunt (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘I’m slightly concerned because I’m not sure I’m ready to move away from my king prat status.<\/p>\n

‘I’m not happy about being accepted and popular, I always liked being the one that people didn’t really know how to react to.’<\/p>\n

The star is pretty certain he won’t take part in anything like Celebrity Bear Hunt again.<\/p>\n

Laurence insisted: ‘My wife is adamant, but not quite as adamant as I am, that I’m never doing that again.<\/p>\n

‘It was an absolutely marvellous thing to do, and as 60th birthday presents to yourself go, quite spectacular and unforgettable…<\/p>\n

‘Judging by everyone’s reactions, I think I’ve shown that us 60-year-olds are not to be written off.<\/p>\n

‘Obviously, it’s going to end appallingly badly, but we can still roll up our sleeves and drown for entertainment!’<\/p>\n

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Laurence momentarily thought Holly was an angel (Picture: Netflix\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Laurence previously spoke to Metro <\/strong>about the moment he nearly drowned in shark-infested waters, and even recalled thinking host Holly Willoughby, 44, was an angel<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u2018It was a really, really weird thing, because, yes, I could tell that I was quite close to not existing but I didn\u2019t feel panicked about it,\u2019 he explained. <\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s entirely down to Bear and Team Bear, who are this extraordinary collection of pirates \u2013 these sort of ex-SAS guys who\u2019ve all had their teeth done. They\u2019re all in camouflage, you can\u2019t see them, and then there\u2019s this slit of Simon Cowell.<\/p>\n

\u2018I had a dodgy moment with Holly though, because there was a point where I blacked out and I came to and all I could see was this beatific blonde. Ok, it\u2019s happened!\u2019<\/p>\n

The show, which also featured Boris Becker<\/a>, Mel B<\/a> and Shirley Ballas on the cast list, was eventually won by Big Zuu.<\/p>\n

The prize for his efforts was… a rope, which has an unusual odour attached.<\/a><\/p>\n

Celebrity Bear Hunt is available to watch on Netflix.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The TV personality admitted they have a ‘king prat status’ (Picture: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen quite enjoyed being a divisive figure but his most recent stint on Celebrity Bear<\/p>\n

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