Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins concluded last night with Lucy Spraggan, Troy Deeney and Michaella McCollum passing the process, though two other finalists didn’t get that far
One of the unsuccessful recruits from the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins has opened up about their departure from the reality TV show. Bimini Bon-Boulash was culled from the process after having reached the final.
Bimini, 32, whose real name is Thomas Hibbitts, was a finalist on the Channel 4 show alongside the likes of Adam Collard, who voluntarily withdrew. Last night’s episode instead saw Michaella McCollum, Troy Deeney and Lucy Spraggan pass the gruelling process, unlike the other two finalists.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK runner-up Bimini was sent home shortly before the end of the experience after failing an interrogation task. The finalists had been given a cover story to present to the interrogators, and Michaella was later “punished” for saying that she couldn’t remember anything.
Michaella was placed into a pit and co-star Bimini was told to pour cold water on her, in a bid to encourage her to speak out. Bimini however expressed discomfort, including that she would be “freezing,” and ended up disclosing details of their mission to interrogators, which ended the situation.
Following the scenes airing last night, Bimini took to Instagram to address their exit. The drag artist told their followers that they “can’t stand” seeing people be “bullied or hurt,” adding that they left with their head held high.
Bimini wrote: “I went onto @sas_whodareswins to give it everything/body, mind, and spirit. I pushed hard, I smiled through the chaos, and I stayed true to myself. In the end, what I failed on and would be seen as my weakness I would call my strength.
“I can’t stand aggression, violence, or seeing people bullied or hurt – it’s just not in me. I am gutted to not have passed selection, but I’m walking away with my head high and I’m SO PROUD of [the four other finalists on the show].”
In text written over photos from the episode, Bimini said: “SAS Who Dares Wins is over. I was gutted that I missed out on fully completing the course right at the final hurdle. But seeing someone I had grown so close with during the show (huge love to Michaela, super babe!) in this scenario didn’t sit well with me.
“But I’m still proud of everything I managed to achieve on the show. I passed the majority of challenges and stuck to my morals even under the most difficult situation. This gender bender make it to the finale of SAS Who Dares Wins! That is the biggest win for me.”
After struggling to pour cold water on Michaella and disclosing details of their mission to interrogators, Bimini was sent to see the umpire in the episode. The umpire said: “It is with regret, I’m informing you you have been unsuccessful on this phase of the course. In my professional opinion, you tried to protect somebody from unpleasant conduct, rather than any threat of physical damage or danger.”
Bimini was then praised by the instructors over their efforts throughout the experience. The contestant responded: “I’ve enjoyed it, I’ve had a really good time. I think I just misconstrued that last bit there. I just let the emotions get the better of me in that one minute.”
The latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is available to stream on Channel 4.
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