The Summit cast: Meet the contestants in Ben Shephard's new adventure series

It's time to make way for a new adventure series, as Ben Shephard transports viewers to New Zealand in ITV's The Summit.

The epic reality series sees brave contestants embark on a thrilling journey to reach the peak of one of New Zealand's most spectacular mountains.

With just 14 days to reach the summit, and an equal share of £200,000, the contestants must navigate treacherous terrain, wild conditions and overcome extraordinary challenges.

Each contestant comes from a different walk of life, but who are they? Including some familiar faces and complete strangers, read on to find out more about the cast of The Summit.

The Summit cast

• Afton
• Charlett
• Colleen
• Dockers
• Drew
• Jenny
• Joel
• Miranda
• Patrick
• Sean
• Tara
• Thomas
• Tyra
• Warren

Scroll on to learn more about them.

Afton

Age: 24

Location: London

Job: Pageant and fitness coach

Afton is a pageant and fitness coach who wanted to push herself out of her comfort zone, as well as to ground herself and "take on a new adventure in order to grow as an individual".

"I want to win. So I’m in it to win it 100 per cent," Afton said. "Whenever I do anything I put 110% in and my goal is to be the best and do my best. I don’t see the point in doing it without striving to be the best, or my best at least. I want to win and I also want to experience things I’ve never done before and I know that’s going to happen. I’m very excited to see a new place. I’ve never been to New Zealand. I think this will be an incredible learning opportunity for me."

Some may also recognise Afton as the daughter of writer and TV personality Gillian McKeith.

Charlett

Age: 38

Location: Wiltshire

Job: Pole fitness instructor

Charlett is a pole fitness instructor who believes her willpower and determination will be her biggest strength while on the series.

"I'm very mentally strong, I'm very mentally focussed," she explained. "Physically I'm very strong, the pole has strengthened me as well for the fitness side of things, but I think my mental strength is what will get me through."

Colleen

Age: 48

Location: Port Talbot

Job: Ex-steel worker

Colleen is a former steel worker from Port Talbot who is hoping to find herself while taking part in The Summit.

"I lost myself for a bit over giving other people control of my life," she said. "This is my chance to take control and prove to myself 'you've got this'."

Dockers

Age: 36

Location: Hull

Job: Senior construction manager

Dockers is ex-army and a senior construction manager who believes his "mentality" will be his biggest strength in The Summit.

"I believe I have the ability to switch off. When I say switch off I mean I can zone everything out and just keep on going," he said.

"When I’m tired, hungry, I know what my body is capable of doing because I’ve done it. So now it’s time to see if I can still do it. I’ve got a very good little life now, where I eat very nice food, don’t do too much exercise, I live in a nice house, it’s warm… so I’ve tasted the good life. Is it going to be harder for me now as I’ve been out of the game for so long? I don’t think it will. You can take Dockers out of the army but you can’t take the army out of Dockers."

Drew

Age: 32

Location: North London

Job: Project manager

Drew is hoping to inspire others as he pushes himself to his limits and show people that "if you put your mind to something you can certainly do it".

"It’s definitely the biggest challenge I’ve ever put myself forward for," he said. "I’ve ran marathons and done an iron man, but nothing like this before."

Jenny

Age: 46

Location: Peterborough

Job: Sales and marketing manager

Jenny is a sales and marketing manager from Peterborough who was keen for a challenge that would push her.

She explained: "I’m a bit of an 'almost there' kind of person. There’s something out there that I can be the best at. That’s where it's come from. I want to achieve and explore and do something that really challenges me. I want to push myself to my limits."

She is hoping to achieve to try and value herself more, adding: "I think I’ve got doubters out there and I want to show them. To show, I can achieve things. You’ve gone your way, I’ve gone mine. I know I can do these things, I’ve got to stop doubting myself. Believe in myself as much as so many people believe in me."

Joel

Age: 35

Location: Loughborough

Job: Mentor/Sports coach

Joel sees himself as "a very capable person" and wanted to meet people and be part of their journey "to do amazing things".

"And I thought that this would be a good place for me to get some healing, to help people and to be a blessing to others," he said.

Miranda

Age: 50

Location: Northampton

Job: Publican

Miranda is the owner of two pubs, who is always looking to push herself and find the next challenge in life.

"It's what drives me really. To do something completely out of my comfort zone," she said. "I also think I will surprise a lot of people. I have done a lot in my life and want to show people I am far more capable than they give me credit for. I’m 50, and I’m not ready to slow down."

Patrick

Age: 24

Location: Milton Keynes

Job: Content creator

Patrick is a content creator, a job he has been doing full time for over a year, allowing him to leave his nine to five.

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity," he said. "I feel like it follows down the path that I am going down, as I want to put myself out there more. I want people to get to know me more and get to know who I am."

Sean

Age: 25

Location: Liverpool

Job: Customer service advisor

Sean has never done anything for himself before, noting that he is constantly doing things for other people and now wants to do something for himself.

"I used to live and look after my nan and she told me to go for it," he said.

Tara

Age: 31

Location: Manchester

Job: Social media influencer

Tara is a social media influencer who has never thought of doing something like The Summit, but is ready for the challenge.

She added: "I am at that age now where things have gotten a bit boring. My idea of fun is sat at home watching a film with the cats. That’s my idea of fun. So the more I thought about it, I thought things like this are good for you in life as it shows you how resilient you can be. I wanted to challenge myself and see how I’d get on. It’s once in a lifetime."

Thomas

Age: 29

Location: Winchester

Job: Tour guide

Thomas is a tour guide from Winchester who wants to take on the challenge of The Summit because he feels he has "a few things I need answered about myself".

He said: "Can I conquer my fear of heights, am I willing to push myself after I’ve thought I’ve gone far enough and to experience something I’ve never done before?"

Tyra

Age: 24

Location: London

Job: England football scout

Tyra is a football scout for the England women's team, and was interested in doing something new and different.

"My life revolves around helping others a lot and being first in their world, supporting them. It’s a very lonely job," she said.

"I go out to the jobs and watch football. I love watching football, don’t get me wrong, but you’re alone with your notepad. I don’t really have time for myself. So this will be a time for me to find me, and express myself in different ways."

Warren

Age: 52

Location: London

Job: Ordained minister

Warren is an ordained minister, but some may recognise him from Gladiators, which he described as "the ultimate challenge".

Asked for why he wanted to take on "an adventure of a lifetime" like The Summit, Warren said: "Many reasons. I believe that life begins at the end of your comfort zone and I think if your comfort zone is not expanding, then it’s shrinking. I don’t believe in living a life of fear and so I think we do need to challenge ourselves.

"I’m on a massive adventure. I came to faith 10 years ago and everything changed for me. Everything I consider or do I pray about. I ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate that and I feel this could be an opportunity from God and an opportunity to grow closer to God. Gladiators was the ultimate challenge, but when I was told this will be an adventure of a lifetime, my ears pricked up. Plus, you’re going to be at your worst… I want to test the mettle."

The Summit begins on Tuesday 10th February at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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