Locked down in the countryside near Manchester, Nikki Sanderson has got her hands full with a new addition to their family. As we chat, she and boyfriend of five years, Greg Whitehurst, are training their puppy, Barbara, a miniature Dachshund (who, dog lovers, already has her own Instagram account – IttyBittyBarbara).
But it’s such hard work that it’s like having a newborn, with the pair averaging two hours’ sleep a night. Still, that must seem like heaven on Earth after completing the most intense challenge of her life – a stint on the world’s most intimidating TV show, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
The smallest in the group, she beat Katie Price (who waved her white flag 24 hours in), ex-footballer John Fashanu, dancer Brendan Cole