EXCLUSIVE: Discovering Michael presenter Spencer Matthews has simply come off the again of operating 30 desert marathons in 30 days however he’s not carried out but, and cameras will likely be rolling for his subsequent problem.
Matthews, who made his title on Made in Chelsea however in recent times has turned to endurance challenges, is subsequent trying to break the Guinness World File for finishing ironman challenges in all seven continents.
His journey will likely be documented by UK indie Whisper for a doc collection titled Seven in Seven [working title], which hasn’t but discovered a purchaser.
Just one individual has achieved the ironman problem up to now and it took him slightly below 4 years, whereas 36-year-old Matthews is trying to full in that many weeks. Every triathlon will see Spencer full a 3.8km swim, 180km bike journey and a full 42.2km marathon – in every of the seven continents, ending with the toughest one of all of them, in Antarctica.
“That is doubtless formidable – however what I’ve found is a love of pushing myself, and of attaining what would have beforehand been unachievable to me,” stated Matthews, who now holds the Guinness World File for efficiently finishing 30 marathons in 30 days on sand within the Jordanian desert.
Whisper EP Matt Wilkinson stated: “This new problem takes that endurance to a different stage and the seemingly not possible. Everybody was mesmerised by The Nice Desert Problem – and in doing this, Spencer could have everybody transfixed as soon as once more.”
Having discovered fame in Made in Chelsea, Matthews final yr helmed high-end Disney+ doc Discovering Michael, which was in regards to the seek for his brother Michael Matthews, who died on Mount Everest in 1999. Though its launch date was briefly delayed, the present was a vital success.
The event cope with Whisper is exclusive to the present and was packaged by Louisa McDonald at Cash Expertise Administration. Whisper has been on a roll of late. Having expanded past sports activities manufacturing, it has landed Netflix doc collection Saudi Professional League: Kick Off that includes Cristiano Ronaldo together with gameshow trio Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Pictionary, all for ITV.
