On Thursday, the network announcedStars on Mars, a new unscripted series in which reality stars, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, actors, comedians and trailblazing entertainers will colonize, compete and conquer “Mars,” with one competitor winning the title of “the brightest star in the galaxy.”
The 12 celebrities competing onStars on Marsinclude professional cyclistLance Armstrong, comedian and actressNatasha Leggero, former NFL starMarshawn Lynch,SuperbadstarChristopher Mintz-Plasse, Olympic figure skaterAdam Rippon, wrestlerRonda Rousey,Vanderpump RulesstarTom Schwartz, NFL playerRichard Sherman, singerTinashe,Real Housewives of AtlantaalumPorsha Williams Guobadia, entrepreneur and artistTallulah Willisand actressAriel Winter.
Tom Schwartz, Porsha Williams (center) and Ariel Winter.getty (3)
Star Trek’sWilliam Shatner, whowent to space in October 2021onJeff Bezos’sBlue Originspace shuttle, serves as Mission Control and gives the participants their interstellar assignments.
“To any celebrities out there, don’t try this at home,” Shatner, 92, says in theStars on Marsteaser.
Adam Rippon and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.getty (2)
Last year,Stars on Marsfollows Fox’sSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test, in which celebrities like the Spice Girls’Melanie “Mel B” Brown, reality starKate Gosselin,Real Housewives of Atlantastar Kenya Moore, NBA playerDwight Howard, Olympic freestyle skierGus Kenworthyand actressJamie Lynn Spearsendured grueling training sessions and dangerous challenges based on the experiences ofan elite team of ex-special forces operatives.Hannah BrownfromThe Bacheloretteended up being the last one standing.
“It was harder than anything I’d ever done,” Brown, 28,told PEOPLEin March of her experience on the show. “But now, I know that I can get through anything. And I’m more resilient than I ever thought I was.”
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Stars on Marspremieres June 5 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
source: people.com
