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JEREMY McConnell is the first star to sign up for the one-off celebrity special of Naked Attraction for Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer.

The troubled reality show regular has responded to blanket emails from bookers desperate to sign up single celebs who are prepared to strip off.

The Channel 4 series hosted by Anna Richardson sees singletons choose from six naked contestants partially hidden in frosted glass boxes, before they strip off themselves.

Irish model-turned-reality regular Jeremy, 27, has had a turbulent couple of years since falling for ex Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Davies, who he now has a one-year-old son Caben-Albi with, on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.

Last year he was sent to jail for five weeks after attacking her while she was holding their child. He has also admitted to cocaine binges.

A source close to Jeremy said: "He's hit rock bottom and thinks that doing this show for a good cause could help turn his public profile around - even if it does mean getting naked. He's not ashamed of his tackle."

While filming in Manchester has been pencilled in for May, Channel 4 has not yet set a screening date and the show has still to be formally commissioned.

The Sun's Bizarre column revealed last week how show bosses had struggled to sign any names for the talent after Lauren Pope, Jamie Laing and Joey Essex all shunned the show.

A production source said: “The celebrity one-off show would be a ratings hit, with massive viewing figures.

“But producers are having a nightmare in trying to sign up the usual reality star suspects because no-one is prepared to to strip naked on telly.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...ed-attraction/