Holly Willoughby ‘to get revenge against Keith Lemon for suggestive Celebrity Juice banana gag’ after he signs up for her new show Bear Hunt

Holly Willoughby may finally get her chance to get revenge on Keith Lemon after he pulled a banana prank on her on his old show Celebrity Juice.

The comedian, 50, suggestively made the TV presenter, 43, eat a banana on the panel show six years ago.

Comedian Keith, real name Leigh Francis, has now signed up for Holly’s new survival series Bear Hunt.

The show will be filmed in Costa Rica, one of the top three banana exporting countries in the world.

Former This Morning star Holly will film Jungle Hunt with co-presenter Bear Grylls, 49, for Netflix from May.

A television source said Sun: ‘Netflix is ​​wasting money and all the celebrities participating as contestants are making at least six figures.

But it won’t be a walk in the park. The celebrities will learn survival skills and participate in challenges before being chased by Bear himself.

‘Holly has the elevated role of hostess, so she won’t get her hands dirty.

“He will be in a perfect position to take revenge on his old friend.”

Keith worked with Holly on Celebrity Juice, which is no longer airing, from 2008 to 2020.

Holly’s television producer husband, Dan Baldwin, worked on the show and encouraged Keith to call Holly, ‘Holly Willoughbooby.’

Keith has previously said: “When I make Juice, there’s often someone in my ear saying, ‘Say this.’

“It’s usually Holly’s husband who says, ‘Say something bad to my wife,’ and I say, ‘No way!’ I’m not going to say that!”

Holly was confirmed as the host of Bear Hunt earlier this month.

The ‘Dancing On Ice’ host will front the celebrity competition show for Netflix, which will see famous faces take on survival expert Bear Grylls in various challenges in the South American jungle, and will hit the streaming service next year.

Netflix announced on Instagram: ‘Introducing Bear Hunt – this new action-packed competition show sees a group of unusual British celebrities thrown into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators… @beargrylls! Hosted by @hollywilloughby, coming to Netflix in 2025.

Holly then shared the post on her Instagram Story with the caption: ‘Breaking News.’

A source told The Sun newspaper that the show was a “major challenge” for Holly as it will mark her first show outside of terrestrial television.

The 43-year-old star was first approached to host the show in January.

A source said at the time: ‘Bear is working with a production company for Netflix. They want Holly to host.

‘A group of celebrities will enter a jungle where they will have to face a series of challenges.’

In the series, the contestants are expected to face Bear.

The source added: “If they lose, they will have to face Bear who will come after them.”

‘It’s a really exciting concept and Bear is totally on board. Now they have Holly in their sights to present it.

‘She is very glamorous and a consummate hostess.

‘Holly is open to offers. She won’t rush into anything and will carefully select her next projects.’

It won’t be Holly’s first time in the jungle, after co-hosting a series of ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ from ITV. in 2018 she alongside Declan Donnelly, temporarily taking the place of Dec’s regular co-presenter Ant McPartlin.