Holly Willoughby's new ITV show has been postponed over safety fears amid the coronavirus pandemic.
This Morning presenter Holly was due to host The Real Games with Lancashire cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff this year but the show has been shelved.
The show would have seen celebrities go head to head in a range of sporting challenges.
An insider told the Manchester Evening News that it has been postponed "because of the potential impact on filming."
Hosted by Holly and Freddie, The Real Games will also see former professional footballer and television presenter Alex Scott as a trackside reporter and former professional football player and presenter Chris Kamara as commentator.
Holly, 39, said previously: “I'm really excited to be presenting The Real Games with Freddie and the rest of the team.
"I can't wait to watch our celebrity competitors go head-to-head.”
Freddie added about the show: “This is going to be a brilliant week of TV.
"Our celeb competitors will need to be at the top of their game to be in with a chance of topping the medals table.”
Six male and six female competitors will battle it out in an athletics arena, swimming pool and gymnasium, putting their sporting prowess to the test in events from the 100-meter sprint to doubles diving.
This comes as another blow for TV viewers after the 2021 series of ITV's long-running entertainment show Britain's Got Talent was left hanging in the balance because of Covid.
There are no guarantees that the 15th series of the ITV talent show can be made safely in a few months’ time the Mirror reports.
The show was screened in two halves last year because of the impact on filming from Covid restrictions.
A source said: “The nature of Britain’s Got Talent means we have all sorts of contestants from all sorts of places – home and abroad - taking part.
"While many people will have been vaccinated by the summer it remains unclear what the restrictions on mass mingling and on travel will be, so there are absolutely no guarantees production can go ahead.
"The chances of it airing this year range from extremely slim to non-existent - and it’s almost certain to be the latter. "No one’s happy about it – but that’s the way it is."
It is understood that no decisions have been made as of yet and conversations are still ongoing.
ITV has declined to comment.
