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Freeze the Fear: viewers take issue with episode two

Holly Willoughby hosts the show with Lee Mack

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Nicky Morris
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BBC One's new survival show, Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, continued with its second episode on Tuesday night and viewers are making the same complaint about the series. 

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Hosted by Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack, the programme sees eight celebrities take on a series of challenges in sub-zero temperatures while guided by extreme athlete Wim Hof. 

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Towards the beginning of the episode, the celeb contestants were encouraged to endure a cold 12-degree shower for 15 seconds. 

Viewers of the show took to Twitter to complain about the task, with many feeling it was too tame. One person wrote: "Had high hopes for #FreezeTheFear and I'm sat watching a bunch of people have a 15 second cold shower?" while another added: "#FreezeTheFear a cold shower. Really. It’s hardly SAS is it."

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A third person tweeted: "I've had to have full on cold showers, washing and rinsing my hair etc when camping. 15 seconds is nowt #FreezeTheFear," while another agreed, writing: "These people are making one [heck] of a fuss about taking a cold micro shower. Have they never had a broken boiler or done PE in a British comprehensive in the 80s?!"

freeze the fear cold shower© Photo: BBC

The celebrities endured a 15-second cold shower

However, not all viewers were left disappointed with the episode as later on in the show, Wim guided the celebrities through a breathing exercise which left some of them feeling emotional. 

Fans took to Twitter to praise the captivating moment. One person wrote: "#FreezeTheFear was POWERFUL tonight. And they were just BREATHING," while another added: "That ep was very epic and very emotional."

holly lee wim© Photo: BBC

Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack host the BBC show

Other fans applauded the episode as a whole, with one person tweeting: "Thanks @Iceman_Hof for another captivating episode of #FreezeTheFear that bridge jump was incredible! The breathing exercise was amazing too. I was breathing along too but shouldn't have eaten beforehand. Thanks Wim, you're a legend!"

Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof continues on Tuesday nights on BBC One at 9pm.

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