The Celebrity Circle

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| presenter = Emma Willis

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| num_contestants = 12

| winner = Lady Leshurr as "Big Narstie"

| runner_up = Saffron Barker

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| network = Channel 4

| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|3|9|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2021|3|15|df=y}}

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The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer, a spin-off of The Circle, began on 9 March 2021 on Channel 4, and concluded following six episodes on 15 March.{{Cite tweet|number=1364530517324881920|title=It's time to meet the stars taking on #TheCelebrityCircle for @SU2CUK! The game starts Tues 9th March ⭕⭐ @C4TheCircle #TheCircle|user=Channel4|authorlink=Channel 4|date=24 February 2021}} The series was confirmed in June 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-orders-circle-series-three-and-celebrity-circle-aid-stand-cancer|title=Channel 4 orders The Circle series three and The Celebrity Circle in aid of Stand Up To Cancer|date=15 June 2020|website=Channel 4}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/2020-12-15/celebrity-circle-baga-chipz-line-up/|title=Drag Race UK's Baga Chipz among line-up for The Celebrity Circle|website=Radio Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a34972725/the-circle-celebrity-2021-cast-strictly-drag-race/|title=The Celebrity Circle line-up includes Strictly's Saffron Barker and Drag Race UK's Baga Chipz|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=15 December 2020|website=Digital Spy}} and was filmed during Autumn 2020 in its usual location in Salford, England. Unlike the regular series, the celebrity players, if they decided to play as a catfish, were limited to playing as other celebrities.

On 15 March 2021, the series was won by Lady Leshurr, who had played the game catfishing as Big Narstie. She beat Saffron Barker in the final ratings, who finished as runner-up.

Format changes

Unlike previous series, Emma Willis delivered video messages to the players during the game informing them on upcoming twists. Ahead of the first blocking, the influencers had to decide which two players to put at risk, before ultimately deciding which one of them to block.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35799555/the-celebrity-circle-duncan-james-first-blocking/|title=The Celebrity Circle announces first Blocking this series|website=Digital Spy |date=10 March 2021}} For the second round, Willis announced that the three players which occupy "The Triangle" would be the players at risk of being blocked.

Players

The celebrities taking part in the series were revealed on 15 December 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/famous-names-confirmed-play-celebrity-edition-circle-stand-cancer|title=Famous names confirmed to play celebrity edition of The Circle for Stand Up To Cancer|date=15 December 2020|website=Channel 4}} In a slight difference in The Circle format, should they decide to catfish, the celebrity players must impersonate another famous figure.

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! Celebrity

! Known for

! Playing as

! Entered

! Exited

! Status

Duncan James

| Blue singer & Hollyoaks actor

| Himself, but single

| Episode 1

| Episode 2

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Blocked

Kaye Adams

| Loose Women presenter & BBC Radio Scotland presenter

| rowspan=2|Gemma Collins

| rowspan=2|Episode 1

| rowspan=2|Episode 4

| rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Blocked

Nadia Sawalha

| Former EastEnders actress & Loose Women panellist

Charlotte Crosby

| Former Geordie Shore star

| Peter Andre

| Episode 3

| Episode 6

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Blocked

Baga Chipz

| Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalist

| Kim Woodburn

| Episode 1

| Episode 6

| style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Blocked

Melvin Odoom

| rowspan=2|Television & radio presenting duo

| rowspan=2|will.i.am

| rowspan=2|Episode 1

| rowspan=2|Episode 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#F5FF80;"|Fifth place

Rickie Haywood-Williams

Pete Wicks

| The Only Way Is Essex star

| rowspan=2|Rachel Riley

| rowspan=2|Episode 1

| rowspan=2|Episode 6

| rowspan=2 style=background:tan|Third place

Sam Thompson

| Made in Chelsea star

Denise van Outen

| Actress, singer & presenter

| Herself

| Episode 1

| Episode 6

| style=background:tan|Third place

Saffron Barker

| YouTube personality

| Herself, but single

| Episode 1

| Episode 6

| style=background:silver|Runner-up

style="background:lavender;"|

| Lady Leshurr

| Rapper

| Big Narstie

| Episode 1

| Episode 6

| style="background:gold;"|Winner

Results and elimination

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|+Colour key

| style="background:pink; border:1px solid black"|

| The contestant was blocked.

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| The contestant was an influencer.

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| The contestant was at risk of being blocked following a twist.

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style="width:7%;" \| ! style="width:7%;" \| Episode 2 ! style="width:7%;" \| Episode 4 ! style="width:7%;" \| Episode 5 ! style="width:7%;" colspan="2" \| Episode 6
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Lady Leshurr "Big Narstie" \| style="background:lightgreen;"\| 2nd \| Saffron to block \| 6th \| 1st \| style="background:gold;" \| Winner {{nowrap\|(Episode 6)}}
Saffron \| style="background:lightgreen;"\| 1st \| style="background:#959ffd;" \| Not eligible to vote \| 4th \| 2nd \| style="background:silver;" \| Runner-up (Episode 6)
Denise \| 8th \| {{nowrap\|Kaye & Nadia}} {{nowrap\|to block}} \| style="background:lightgreen;"\| 2nd \| =3rd \| style="background:tan;" \| Third place (Episode 6)
Pete & Sam "Rachel" \| =5th \| {{nowrap\|Kaye & Nadia}} {{nowrap\|to block}} \| style="background:lightgreen;"\| 1st \| =3rd \| style="background:tan;" \| {{nowrap\|Third place}} (Episode 6)
{{nowrap\|Melvin & Rickie}} "will.i.am" \| 3rd \| {{nowrap\|Kaye & Nadia}} {{nowrap\|to block}} \| 7th \| 5th \| style="background:#F5FF80;" \| Fifth place (Episode 6)
Baga "Kim" \| 4th \| style="background:#959ffd;" \| Not eligible to vote \| style="background:pink;"\| 3rd \| style="background:salmon" colspan=2 \| Blocked (Episode 6)
Charlotte "Peter" \| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" \| Not in The Circle \| {{nowrap\|Kaye & Nadia}} {{nowrap\|to block}} \| style="background:pink;"\| 5th \| style="background:salmon" colspan=2 \| Blocked (Episode 6)
Kaye & Nadia "Gemma" \| =5th \| style="background:pink"\| Not eligible to vote \| style="background:salmon" colspan=3 \| Blocked (Episode 4)
Duncan \| style="background:pink;"\| =5th \| style="background:salmon" colspan=4 \| Blocked (Episode 2)
style="background:#000" colspan="6"\|
Notes \| none \| 1 \| colspan="3" \| none
Influencers \| style="background:lightgreen;"\|{{nowrap\|Lady Leshurr}}, Saffron \| none \| style="background:lightgreen;"\|Denise, Pete & Sam \| colspan=2\| none
rowspan=4\| Blocked \| style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=4\|Duncan Influencers' choice to block \| style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=4\|{{nowrap\|Kaye & Nadia}} "Gemma" 4 of 5 votes to block \| style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=2\|Baga "Kim" Influencers' choice to block \| style="background:#F5FF80"\|{{nowrap\|Rickie & Melvin}} "will.i.am" Lowest rated player \|style="background:tan"\|Denise Third highest rated player
style="background:tan"rowspan=2\|Pete & Sam "Rachel" Third highest rated player \| style="background:silver"rowspan=2\|Saffron Second highest rated player
style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=2\|Charlotte "Peter" Influencers' choice to block
style="background:gold" colspan="2"\|Lady Leshurr "Big Narstie" Highest rated player

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! style="width:7%;" | Episode 2

! style="width:7%;" | Episode 4

! style="width:7%;" | Episode 5

! style="width:7%;" colspan="2" | Episode 6

style="background:#000" colspan="6"|

Lady Leshurr
"Big Narstie"

| style="background:lightgreen;"| 2nd

| Saffron
to block

| 6th

| 1st

| style="background:gold;" | Winner
{{nowrap|(Episode 6)}}

Saffron

| style="background:lightgreen;"| 1st

| style="background:#959ffd;" | Not eligible
to vote

| 4th

| 2nd

| style="background:silver;" | Runner-up
(Episode 6)

Denise

| 8th

| {{nowrap|Kaye & Nadia}}
{{nowrap|to block}}

| style="background:lightgreen;"| 2nd

| =3rd

| style="background:tan;" | Third place
(Episode 6)

Pete & Sam
"Rachel"

| =5th

| {{nowrap|Kaye & Nadia}}
{{nowrap|to block}}

| style="background:lightgreen;"| 1st

| =3rd

| style="background:tan;" | {{nowrap|Third place}}
(Episode 6)

{{nowrap|Melvin & Rickie}}
"will.i.am"

| 3rd

| {{nowrap|Kaye & Nadia}}
{{nowrap|to block}}

| 7th

| 5th

| style="background:#F5FF80;" | Fifth place
(Episode 6)

Baga
"Kim"

| 4th

| style="background:#959ffd;" | Not eligible
to vote

| style="background:pink;"| 3rd

| style="background:salmon" colspan=2 | Blocked
(Episode 6)

Charlotte
"Peter"

| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" | Not in
The Circle

| {{nowrap|Kaye & Nadia}}
{{nowrap|to block}}

| style="background:pink;"| 5th

| style="background:salmon" colspan=2 | Blocked
(Episode 6)

Kaye & Nadia
"Gemma"

| =5th

| style="background:pink"| Not eligible
to vote

| style="background:salmon" colspan=3 | Blocked
(Episode 4)

Duncan

| style="background:pink;"| =5th

| style="background:salmon" colspan=4 | Blocked
(Episode 2)

style="background:#000" colspan="6"|

Notes

| none

| 1

| colspan="3" | none

Influencers

| style="background:lightgreen;"|{{nowrap|Lady Leshurr}},
Saffron

| none

| style="background:lightgreen;"|Denise,
Pete & Sam

| colspan=2| none

rowspan=4| Blocked

| style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=4|Duncan
Influencers'
choice to block

| style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=4|{{nowrap|Kaye & Nadia}}
"Gemma"
4 of 5
votes to block

| style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=2|Baga
"Kim"
Influencers'
choice to block

| style="background:#F5FF80"|{{nowrap|Rickie & Melvin}}
"will.i.am"
Lowest
rated player

|style="background:tan"|Denise
Third highest
rated player

style="background:tan"rowspan=2|Pete & Sam
"Rachel"
Third highest
rated player

| style="background:silver"rowspan=2|Saffron
Second highest
rated player

style="background:#FA8072" rowspan=2|Charlotte
"Peter"
Influencers'
choice to block

style="background:gold" colspan="2"|Lady Leshurr
"Big Narstie"
Highest
rated player

=Notes=

{{smalldiv|1=

{{note|1|Note 1}}: Unbeknownst to Charlotte, the three players she picked to leave a party, Baga, Kaye & Nadia, and Lady Leshurr, actually were at risk of being blocked. After winning a challenge, Lady Leshurr managed to escape being blocked and was able to choose Saffron to replace her. It was then up to the remaining players to come to a unanimous decision on who to block. As players couldn't come to a unanimous decision, the player with the majority of votes was blocked instead. }}

Viewing figures

align="center"\| Episode	align="center"\| Airdate	align="center"\| Rating (7-day consolidated){{cite web \|title=Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018) \|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/ \|website=BARB \|access-date=25 March 2021}}
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1	9 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.80m
2	10 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.54m
3	11 March 2021	align="center"\|1.55m
4	12 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.83m
5	14 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.36m
6	15 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.29m

References

Category:2021 British television seasons

Category:Channel 4 reality television shows

Category:The Circle (franchise)

align="center"\| Episode	align="center"\| Airdate	align="center"\| Rating (7-day consolidated){{cite web \|title=Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018) \|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/ \|website=BARB \|access-date=25 March 2021}}
class="wikitable"
1	9 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.80m
2	10 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.54m
3	11 March 2021	align="center"\|1.55m
4	12 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.83m
5	14 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.36m
6	15 March 2021	align="center"\| 1.29m