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When is Celebs In Solitary: Meltdown on Channel 5, who is in the line-up with Professor Green and how does the show work?

CELEBS In Solitary: Meltdown is aptly named, as the show takes five celebrities and forces them into confinement for five days.

The show's first volunteer is Professor Green but which celebrities will join him and how does it work? Here's all you need to know...

 Self-confessed social media addict Professor Green has signed up to Channel 5's Celebrity In Solitary
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Self-confessed social media addict Professor Green has signed up to Channel 5's Celebrity In SolitaryCredit: Rex Features

When does Celebs In Solitary start on Channel 5?

Celebs In Solitary starts TONIGHT, Tuesday September 11, 2018 at 9.15pm.

If you miss it you can watch it on .

It goes up against Wanderlust on BBC One, Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal on BBC Two and First Dates Hotel on Channel 5.

 Celebrities have to spend five days by themselves in a room like this one, with no contact from the outside world
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Celebrities have to spend five days by themselves in a room like this one, with no contact from the outside worldCredit: Stellify/Sony Pictures Television

Who's in the line-up with Professor Green?

Self-confessed social media addict and rapper Professor Green has been revealed as the first contestant on Celebs In Solitary.

The experiment will prove a real test for the chart-topping star, who has been open about his struggles with mental health in the past.

TV presenter Anthea Turner, the World’s Strongest Man 2017 Eddie Hall and comedian and writer Shazia Mirza will join him on the show.

George Lamb returns as the presenter and will be joined by psychiatrist Dr Sandra Scott who will talk audiences through the experiences and coping mechanisms on display as each occupant struggles with the psychological demands of being totally alone.

How does the show work?

The Channel 5 programme aims to show exactly what would happen when five volunteers are locked in solitary confinement for five days straight.

The volunteers are locked in a small room with just three non-electric personal items, enough food to survive, a bed and a toilet.

The first series aired last year and one contestant was forced to quit the experiment after just four hours after struggling to cope with the loneliness.

TV presenter George Lamb also took part in the experiment but he left after 24 hours due to boredom.

Trailer for Channel 5 programme In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment
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