The Circle confirmed to return in late 2020 — and Channel 4 wants you to apply

The first ever celebrity series will also air in aid of Stand Up To Cancer 
Host: Emma Willis will be taking on presenting duties
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Rachel McGrath15 June 2020

Channel 4 has confirmed that The Circle will be back later this year alongside a week-long celebrity special.

The show, now in its third series, sees contestants holed up in separate one-bedroom flats with all communication between them taking place via a social media platform called The Circle.

The format allows for players to either be themselves or take on another persona, with past contestants inventing characters or impersonating a loved one.

Thanks to the lack of shared quarters, very few tweaks will be needed to accommodate for social distancing.

Reopening: A new set of players will be calling the Manchester flats home
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Emma Willis will return as host - though the live shows with audiences have been axed, in favour of all episodes being pre-recorded - and comedian Sophie Willan will again provide voiceovers.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to win, you can apply to take part in the show here.

The Circle 2019 Contestants - In pictures

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The civilian series will kick off after a week-long Celebrity Stand Up To Cancer special.

Channel 4’s Gilly Greenslade, who commissioned all three series, said: “When we were developing the series three years ago, I knew it would reflect how we live but I never expected it to be quite so prophetic.

“Now many more of us have had a taste of living our lives isolated and online, I am excited to see the strategies and tactics that the new players bring to the game.

“I hope that this show will bring some much-needed joy and hilarity to our TV screens.”

Last year's The Circle was won by Paddy Smyth, a 31-year-old from Dublin who played the game as himself.

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