Louis Theroux is no stranger to taking on weird and wonderful challenges but his latest one – hopping in an ice bath with Joe Wicks – appears to have tested his mettle the most.
The documentary maker, 51, shared a photo of himself screaming out in pain as he sat in Joe’s outdoor tub full of ice cubes, wincing at the freezing temperatures.
He told his followers: ‘This felt about as bad it looks. I thought I was having a medical emergency.
‘[Joe Wicks] @thebodycoach got me to do it – I now look 10 years younger but can’t feel anything below the shoulders.’
Louis added: ‘We have a doc coming up on bbc one, Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood, which I helped make. Watch this space!’
Joe, 36, also shared a clip of Louis braving a minute in the ice as he shared his verdict, telling the camera: ‘It’s beyond temperature – it’s not really like cold, it’s something else.’