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Comedian Joel Dommett, 37, will present the new 16-episode series, the broadcaster has confirmed.
Viewers will recognise Dommett from the popular celebrity contest The Masked Singer which airs on ITV.
The announcement comes after Dommett was confirmed to be fronting Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day on BBC One next month.
Joel Dommett fronts The Masked Singer and is hosting Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day on BBC One next month, ( PA) (Image: PA)
Joel Dommett ‘can’t believe’ he’s hosting Survivor reboot
Following the news, Joel said: “I’m the new host of the UK’s Survivor. I can’t believe it. A huge thank you to the BBC for trusting me with this.
“It’s such a hugely popular format all over the world and I’m super excited to help bring it to our sweet little country. Let the tribal councils begin.”
Survivor last appeared on our screens in the UK in 2001 and 2002 on ITV for two seasons with the show being produced in countries across the world.
The new series will follow players who are marooned in a remote location competing to “outwit, outplay and outlast their rivals” in order to be crowned the ultimate survivor, the BBC previously said.
The show’s contestants will compete in a range of physical and psychologically taxing challenges as they go without their creature comforts.
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The participants will go head to head to win rewards or immunity from being voted out of the game at the Tribal Council.
The tv show stars will form their own trial societies with each tribe choosing one of their own to eliminate until the sole survivor emerges to win a £100,000 cash prize.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment for the BBC, said: “Having Joel on board is brilliant.
“With his natural comedic charm we are thrilled that he is going to be on hand guiding, encouraging and challenging our contestants…
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