Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: the contestants, start date and everything you need to know

Celebrity Coach Trip is officially back for 2018, with a star-studded cast of famous faces who will be embarking on a 10-day trip around Europe.

Tour guide Brendan Sheerin will, once again, be bringing his talent to proceedings, offering commentary of the Mediterranean to the celebs on board.

Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: who are the contestants?

James and Ola Jordan

The Strictly Come Dancing duo are no strangers to a reality TV appearance away from the ballroom, each enjoying separate stints in the I’m A Celebrity jungle and, more recently, appearing together on Your Face Or Mine.

What can we expect? More outspoken opinions from Mr Jordan and, naturally, more of his wife putting him in his place. Brilliant.

Charlotte Crosby and Josh Ritchie

With her Geordie Shore days long behind her, Charlotte is all loved-up with new boyfriend Josh (who first appeared in Love Island 2015) after going public with him on her very own hit MTV series The Charlotte Show.

Charlotte is as close to reality TV royalty as you’re going to get, but we very much doubt she’ll be getting the VIP treatment on the coach so it will be interesting to see how they both fare.

James Dunmore and Sam Thompson

Whilst James walked away from his time on Made in Chelsea in 2016, Sam is still a regular face on the show.

Not one to shy away from a reality TV crossover, Louise Thompson’s little bro has also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and Celebs Go Dating.

Nadia Essex and Bobby Norris

Now this sounds like a match made in heaven, right? The sassy Celebs Go Dating relationship expert has become known for her no-nonsense approach to, well, everything. And we’re always here for it.

As for Bobby? He’s a TOWIE favourite and there’s never a dull moment when he’s around. As he once said: “I’m like the milkman, I always deliver, babes.”

Lisa Maffia and Mutya Buena

The So Solid Crew star will be paired with the former Sugababes singer for the new Coach Trip, making all of our ’00s dreams come true.

Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: who has been on it before?

The very first celebrity version of Coach Trip hit our screens in 2010, with guests including EastEnders‘ Ricky Groves and Alexander Ferns (AKA Garry and Trevor), the Cheeky Girls, Bianca Gascoigne and Big Brother‘s Imogen Thomas, and the Chuckle Brothers – who, it’s fair to say, totally stole the show and went on to win the series.

The celeb run continued for two more seasons, airing in 2011(with winners Derek Martin, best known for playing Charlie Slater in EastEnders, and fellow soap star John Altman, also known as “Nasty” Nick Cotton) and 2012 (seeing Gary Cockerill and Phil Turner crowned).

Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: when does it start?

The return date for the new series has not yet been confirmed, but we do know that it will be filmed this summer and will air on E4.

Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: where are they going this year?

The celebrity line-up will be embarking on a 10-day road trip around the Spanish Costas and they’ll be taking on activities in some of Spain’s top holiday spots.

Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: how does it work?

As every day comes to an end, each pair will vote for who they want to see booted off the vehicle; basically naming who they can’t stand the thought of holidaying with for a moment longer.

The duo that receive the most votes will be handed a yellow card; much like the World Cup, two yellow cards will result in a red card which, ultimately, gets them sent packing.

There’ll be plenty of other well-known faces – yet to be revealed – waiting to nab a spot on that famous coach for the remainder of the trip.

Celebrity Coach Trip 2018: who is the presenter?

It wouldn’t be Coach Trip without Brendan Sheerin. Having been with the show since it began on Channel 4 in 2005, the travel expert has become something of a TV icon in his own right.

Naturally, he’ll be making a return for the new celebrity series on E4. Speaking of his approach to his new guests, he said: “These celebs think they’re used to the red carpet life, but they won’t get any special treatment on my coach. I’m sure they’ll be schmoozing away, but it won’t be long until I start dishing out the red cards.”