Suella Braverman paid £100K to be handcuffed to Katie Price on Channel 4 reality show

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Braverman’s parliamentary register of interests records that she was paid £100,000 for taking part in Channel 4’s upcoming reality series *Celebrity Handcuffed*. The Reform UK MP spent 200 hours filming alongside Katie Price, and agreed to provide ongoing publicity for the programme.

The pair will carry out daily tasks while competing against other celebrity duos, in a format based on a civilian series that linked people with opposing views for a £100,000 prize. Other pairings include Georgia Harrison and Lady Victoria Hervey, Neil Ruddock and Bimini, Mark-Francis Vandelli and Kerry Katona, and Fat Tony and Princess Olga Romanoff; the celebrity series is due next year.

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In short

Braverman was paid £100,000 for the Channel 4 series.
She filmed 200 hours with Katie Price.
The celebrity version is due next year.

How this story developed

1 minute ago Suella Braverman has been paid £100,000 for taking part in Channel 4’s upcoming reality series *Celebrity Handcuffed*, where she will be paired with Katie Price.
12 minutes ago Braverman’s parliamentary register of interests records that she was paid £100,000 for taking part in Channel 4’s upcoming reality series *Celebrity Handcuffed*. The Reform UK MP spent 200 hours filming alongside Katie Price, and agreed to provide ongoing publicity for the programme.

10 Nov, 17:52Daily Mail Reform MP Suella Braverman rakes in £100k for being tethered to Katie Price on reality show Celebrity Handcuffed
10 Nov, 17:52The Independent Suella Braverman paid £100K to be handcuffed to Katie Price on Channel 4 reality show

Full account

Reform UK MP Suella Braverman is to appear alongside Katie Price in Celebrity Handcuffed, a Channel 4 reality series scheduled for release next year. The pair will be physically linked while carrying out everyday tasks and competing with other well-known duos. Braverman’s entry in the latest register of MPs’ interests records a £100,000 payment for work on the programme.

The register says Braverman completed 200 hours of filming for 72 Films, a production company owned by Fremantle, and agreed to provide publicity after filming when required. The reports describe the show as a celebrity version of a civilian format launched in March, in which people with opposing views or habits were handcuffed together around the clock; the pair who lasted longest won £100,000.

Other announced pairings include campaigner Georgia Harrison with Lady Victoria Hervey, former footballer Neil Ruddock with drag performer Bimini, Mark-Francis Vandelli with Kerry Katona, and DJ Fat Tony with Princess Olga Romanoff. Channel 4 says the celebrity series will combine awkward and humorous situations with an exploration of whether people who appear to disagree can find common ground. Jonathan Ross, who presented the civilian series, has also voiced anticipation about the celebrity edition.

Braverman was home secretary from 2022 to 2023 and later joined Reform UK, where she is the party’s education spokesperson, according to one report. The Independent places the programme announcement alongside recent controversy over her remarks about English identity; the other report instead highlights the circumstances of filming and the possibility that Braverman and Price might connect over motherhood and balancing public life with family. That suggestion came from an unnamed source quoted by the outlet, rather than from either participant.

Where outlets differ

From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:

The Independent identifies Fremantle as the production company, while the other report gives the contractor as 72 Films, which it says is owned by Fremantle; the register wording reported there names 72 Films.

The Independent reports comments from Channel 4 commissioning editor Tim Hancock and Jonathan Ross, and adds political context about Braverman’s remarks on English identity. The other outlet focuses more on filming details, her political move to Reform UK and an unnamed source’s speculation about the pairing.

The second report says filming began at the start of the previous month and that contestants reportedly did not know their partners until the first day. Those details do not appear in the Independent report.