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Privacy NoticeSiva Kaneswaran sought therapy after starring in the last series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, in a bid to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. The singer from boy band The Wanted also revealed he suffered with “aggression” after taking part in the gruelling reality TV show and that his fiancée Nareesha McCaffrey was forced to step in to help. Last year, the Channel 4 series saw TOWIE star James Argent and MP Matt Hancock break down in floods of tears as the celebs prove they have what it takes to make the Special Forces. Love Island’s Teddy Soares and Montana Brown, singer Gareth Gates and footballer Jermaine Pennant were among some of the famous faces who’ve been forced to abandon their glamorous lifestyles as they attempt to survive the most unforgiving jungle in the world in Thung Ui, North Vietnam.
Love Island’s Teddy Soares and Montana Brown, singer Gareth Gates and footballer Jermaine Pennant were among some of the famous faces forced to abandon their glamorous lifestyles
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This year’s show is equally unforgiving, with TOWIE legend Pete Wicks helicoptered off a mountain after collapsing, and TV star John Barrowman quitting just minutes into filming. Last year, mild-mannered Siva, 35, has revealed the “shell shock” that came from filming Celebrity SAS. He told the Mirror: “I’m quite soft and gentle. Coming out of that, it was shell shock. I came away from the show and felt more full of life and brave, but there was also this aggression, proper aggression. I’d be full throttle at everything I did, and Nareesha was like, ‘OK, Siva, this is too much’.” Explaining how he needed to get professional help, the singer – nicknamed ‘Sensitive Siva’ when growing up in Dublin – continued: “I just wasn’t me. I had to take myself to therapy. I was supported by SAS and also my therapist in America to ground me again and remind me of my qualities.” Sign up to OK!’s TV newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
The Wanted are known for hits such as Glad You Came and Heart Vacancy – Siva was in the band alongside Tom Parker, Nathan Sykes, Max George and Jay McGuiness
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He went on to explain how participants in the show are forced to become aggressive to get through the tasks, adding: “You have to get very aggressive so you come out and your brain is still set like that. It’s an extreme place. It gave me a whole new respect for soldiers and people with PTSD and made me realise that I’m not invincible.” In one show last year, the Glad You Came singer was seen in tears as the group were asked to write letters to their loved ones, imagining they’ll never see them again. For Siva, it brought back memories of the tragic death of his bandmate Tom Parker, who died in March 2022 after battling brain cancer. Back in August 2023, Siva admitted he cries every day following the dad-of-two’s heartbreaking death. He told with Closer magazine: “I’m still processing it – it’s hard to believe it was over a year ago, it’s as if it happened just months ago. I’ve never cried so much in the past year, I cried every day.” Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins – stream or watch live on Channel 4, Sundays at 9pmStory SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnThe WantedCelebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
