Ade Adepitan is a TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player - having appeared at the Paralympics. He has presented coverage of the Invictus Games and the Paralympics - as well as appearing on shows like Catchphrase and Blankety Blank. He said: “It's kind of like an opportunity of a lifetime, isn't it? When do you ever get asked to go and dive with sharks in the Bahamas? I think most of us would leap at the opportunity, so for me it was a no-brainer. I'm a big environmentalist too, so there was an important message also at the heart of the programme.”placeholder image
Ade Adepitan is a TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player - having appeared at the Paralympics. He has presented coverage of the Invictus Games and the Paralympics - as well as appearing on shows like Catchphrase and Blankety Blank. He said: “It's kind of like an opportunity of a lifetime, isn't it? When do you ever get asked to go and dive with sharks in the Bahamas? I think most of us would leap at the opportunity, so for me it was a no-brainer. I'm a big environmentalist too, so there was an important message also at the heart of the programme.” | Plimsoll Productions/ITV

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters cast: full list of celebrities on ITV show and where you know them from

By Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Senior Reporter

Published 4th Aug 2025, 11:05 BST

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters is back for another episode on ITV/ STV tonight (August 4).

Would you be brave enough to go face-to-face with one of nature’s deadliest predators? That is the question being answered by the all-star cast of Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters.

Famous faces from the world of TV, music and comedy are preparing to swim with man-eating sharks in this new reality series. Dispatched the Bahamas they are teamed-up with experts Danni Washington and Tristain Guttridge and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder.

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After building-up their confidence over the first three episodes, Radio Times preview warns that “could be about to change as quickly as the current”. Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters returns tonight (August 4) at 9pm on ITV1/ STV - with the episodes available on ITVX/ STV Player as well.

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of JAWS, a film that portrayed the shark as a man-eating monster to be feared, the celebrity team will take the plunge to dive with sharks in their natural environment, discovering that the greatest fear is a sea without them.

But who is in the cast and what are they best known for? Here’s all you need to know.

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A name that needs no introduction, Sir Lenny Henry is part of the cast for Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters. From his titular show to Comic Relief and most recently Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings TV show, you will have definitely seen Sir Lenny on your screen plenty of times. He said: “When the question was put to me, would you like to go on an adventure of ecology and exploration involving sharks, I didn’t have that cartoon special effect where my eyeballs jumped out of my head. I actually considered it and thought, actually, I’d love to do that.”

5. Sir Lenny Henry

A name that needs no introduction, Sir Lenny Henry is part of the cast for Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters. From his titular show to Comic Relief and most recently Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings TV show, you will have definitely seen Sir Lenny on your screen plenty of times. He said: “When the question was put to me, would you like to go on an adventure of ecology and exploration involving sharks, I didn’t have that cartoon special effect where my eyeballs jumped out of my head. I actually considered it and thought, actually, I’d love to do that.” | Plimsoll Productions/ITV Photo: Plimsoll Productions/ITV

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Lucy Punch is an actor who has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Bad Teacher and Into the Woods. However you probably recognise her from her role as Amanda in Motherland and its spin-off Amandaland - both on the BBC. She said: “I was really excited about being part of a new show like this. It has an important message and while traditional wildlife shows are preaching to the converted, the entertainment element of a show like this on ITV makes it family viewing and brings a whole new audience.”

6. Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch is an actor who has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Bad Teacher and Into the Woods. However you probably recognise her from her role as Amanda in Motherland and its spin-off Amandaland - both on the BBC. She said: “I was really excited about being part of a new show like this. It has an important message and while traditional wildlife shows are preaching to the converted, the entertainment element of a show like this on ITV makes it family viewing and brings a whole new audience.” | Plimsoll Productions/ITV Photo: Plimsoll Productions/ITV

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Rachel Riley has swapped Countdown for the Bahamas for this ITV series. She co-presents the famous Channel 4 show and its spin-off 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown. She said: “Over the last few decades, they're trying to show that sharks are worth more to people alive than they are dead. There's been loads of conservation work and research in that area.”

7. Rachel Riley

Rachel Riley has swapped Countdown for the Bahamas for this ITV series. She co-presents the famous Channel 4 show and its spin-off 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown. She said: “Over the last few decades, they're trying to show that sharks are worth more to people alive than they are dead. There's been loads of conservation work and research in that area.” | Plimsoll Productions/ITV Photo: Plimsoll Productions/ITV

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