''Celebrity Juice'' is a

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, broadcast since 24 September 2008. The show is written and presented by

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in the role of his alter ego

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, and its current team captains

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and

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. The format for the series was first suggested in 2007, after the final series of

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sketch show ''

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''.

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approached Francis to create a show featuring his alter-ego

, and after the success of the five-part series ''

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'', the channel commissioned ''Celebrity Juice''. The original premise of the show was to see which team knows most about the week's tabloid news stories, although later series focus more on the comedy factor of the participating celebrity guests and games involving them, rather than discussing the week's news.

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and

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were the show's original team captains. In December 2018, Cotton announced that she would leave the series after ten years in order to pursue other projects. She was replaced by

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. McGuinness left after one series and was replaced by Mel B. On 4 May 2020, it was announced that Willoughby had decided to quit the series after 12 years on the show. She made her final appearance as team captain at the end of the 23rd series. Mel B also departed at the end of series 23. On 10 September 2020, it was announced that

and

had joined the show as team captains. On 29 March 2021, it was announced that

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had joined the show as a regular panellist. In December 2021, ''Celebrity Juice'' became one of three shows by Francis to get recommissioned for 2022, along with ITV2's ''Shopping With Keith Lemon'' and the E4/Channel 4 mockumentary series, ''The Holden Girls: Mandy & Myrtle''. On 29 June 2022, it was announced that ''Celebrity Juice'' had been cancelled by ITV; the series will conclude with 2 specials set to air in late 2022.

Production

''Celebrity Juice'' was filmed at the

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from 2008 until 2014. In August 2014 it was announced that the show, along with the BBC's ''

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'' and ''

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'', would be hosted at

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Stage 9 whilst redevelopment takes place at their former home. For its first seven series, the show was produced by

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, and it has been produced by

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since series eight (Same production company, only re-branded). The show is produced by Dan Baldwin and Leon Wilson.

Transmissions

Merchandise

* A ''Celebrity Juice'' calendar was released by Danilo Promotions (22 September 2012), it features 68 pages of classic moments from the show. * A ''Celebrity Juice'' book was released by Orion (26 September 2013). It features 160 pages and was published on a hardback format and kindle version.

Home media

DVD and Blu-ray releases

Online

* ''Celebrity Juice'' was previously released on

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, although only selected episodes from series seven were available * On

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Series 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and aired episodes from Series 12 as well as Too Juicy for TV.

Reception

Critical reception

In 2009, 2010 and 2011, the show was voted "Worst British TV Panel Show" in the

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's annual awards. In 2011, the show won the Best Entertainment Show Award at the

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for Best Comedy Panel Show and a

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for the Best

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Audience.

Awards

References

External links

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