The Bear necessities! Bear Grylls takes a walk with his son along the beach as his Netflix show begins filming in Costa Rica
Bear Grylls was seen out for an early morning beachside stroll with his son as filming gets underway in Costa Rica for his new Netflix show.
The action man, 49, chatted to his eldest son Jesse, 20, as they walked away from their luxury hotel just after 6am local time.
Grylls has been in the Central American country since the end of April as he starts filming for Bear Hunt - a £10 million survival show which will see him track down 10 British celebrities in the jungle.
The programme will be presented by former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby, 43, who is staying at the same resort as Grylls, which costs up to £531 a night.
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Bear Grylls (right) was seen out for an early morning beachside stroll with his son as filming gets underway in Costa Rica for his new Netflix show
![The action man, 49, chatted to his eldest son Jesse, 20, as they walked away from their luxury hotel just after 6am local time](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/17/20/85017787-13431325-image-a-2_1715972566544.jpg)
The action man, 49, chatted to his eldest son Jesse, 20, as they walked away from their luxury hotel just after 6am local time
![Grylls has been in the Central American country since the end of April as he starts filming for Bear Hunt - a £10 million survival show which will see him track down 10 British celebrities in the jungle](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/17/20/85017801-13431325-image-a-3_1715972568579.jpg)
Grylls has been in the Central American country since the end of April as he starts filming for Bear Hunt - a £10 million survival show which will see him track down 10 British celebrities in the jungle
The topless former SAS trooper, who has been spotted regularly in recent days on the Guanacaste province, stepped out in a pair of dark grey swim trunks, while his topless son wore green shorts.
The gruelling endurance show is set to star former Spice Girl Mel B, Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas and rugby legend Danny Cipriani among others.
Disgraced former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, who is also rumoured to be in the show, was spotted earlier this week taking a dip on the same beach as Grylls.
The former world tennis number one, 56, lay on the hotel’s beachfront sun loungers alongside his fiancée Lilian, 33, who showed off her incredible physique in a black crop top and tight leggings.
Another rumoured contestant - Leomie Anderson - last night shared snaps of herself at a Vogue party in London after making a return from Costa Rica where she was spotted earlier this month.
The stunning model shared pictures on Instagram posing in a red bikini and a tiny blue mini skirt on the same beach Grylls and Becker have been spotted on.
The 31-year-old had a scare after finding a scorpion in the bathroom of her hotel room. Staff reportedly said it would take 15 minutes for them to save her so she trapped the creepy-crawly under a glass instead.
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The full rumoured line-up for Holly Willoughby 's Netflix show has been revealed as Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas and Steph McGovern are added to the cast
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The gruelling endurance show is set to star former Spice Girl Mel B , Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas and rugby legend Danny Cipriani among others
![The former SAS trooper and survival expert is currently in Costa Rica along with former This Morning star Holly Willoughby to present the reality competition show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/17/20/84887203-13431325-The_former_SAS_trooper_and_survival_expert_is_currently_in_Costa-a-5_1715972689729.jpg)
The former SAS trooper and survival expert is currently in Costa Rica along with former This Morning star Holly Willoughby to present the reality competition show
Lottie Moss - an OnlyFans star and Kate Moss’ sister - shared a video of herself dancing on TikTok from a hotel in the country’s capital, San Jose earlier this week.
It is unknown exactly how many of the 10 rumoured contestants have touched down over the past month in the country that borders Nicaragua and Panama.
Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas, daytime TV presenter Steph McGovern, interior design presenter Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and rapper Big Zuu form part of the suggested cast.
Ted Lasso star Kola Bokinnil and Saturday’s singer Una Healy are also thought to make an appearance.
It is unclear whether Mel B has arrived in the country as she is due to speak in Manchester next week, while Leomie last night shared snaps of herself at a Vogue party in London.
The show will see Grylls hunting down the contestants and when he finds them they will be eliminated from the programme.
There has been a notable security presence and a number of staff members surrounding the hotel where the presenters are staying in the Guanacaste province.
Last month it was reported that Netflix had spent £1million on security to protect Willougby for the adventure show that is set to air next year.
It was claimed ex-special forces and former military guns for hire have been brought in to protect Holly from drugs gangs and kidnappers while in the Central American country which has seen a massive uptick in gang and drug violence in recent years.
The once peaceful nation saw a record number of homicides in 2023, and a 66 percent increase in murders from 2013 to 2023.
Bear Hunt marks Willoughby’s first major presenting gig since she quit This Morning last year, just months after her scandal-hit co-star Phillip Schofield left in May 2023.
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The show will see Grylls hunting down the contestants and when he finds them they will be eliminated from the programme
![There has been a notable security presence and a number of staff members surrounding the hotel where the presenters are staying in the Guanacaste province](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/17/20/85017781-13431325-image-a-8_1715972842115.jpg)
There has been a notable security presence and a number of staff members surrounding the hotel where the presenters are staying in the Guanacaste province
![The topless former SAS trooper, who has been spotted regularly in recent days on the Guanacaste province, stepped out in a pair of dark grey swim trunks, while his topless son wore green shorts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/17/20/85017789-13431325-image-a-9_1715972846763.jpg)
The topless former SAS trooper, who has been spotted regularly in recent days on the Guanacaste province, stepped out in a pair of dark grey swim trunks, while his topless son wore green shorts
Willoughby pulled out from presenting an episode of This Morning on October 5 last year just moments before going on air after police informed her bosses about an alleged 'kidnap and murder' plot.
She then stepped down as host of the ITV flagship daytime show on October 10 last year, saying on social media it was an 'honour to just be part of its story', but that she felt 'I have to make this decision for me and my family'.
The budget for the Costa Rican adventure show is said to be £10million after the protection budget.
'Netflix are investing huge sums in creating a show which can rival ITV's I'm a Celebrity, by bagging big names and choosing a tropical location,' a TV insider previously told The Sun newspaper.
'But keeping Holly and everyone fully protected in Costa Rica is the priority. That means hiring specialist teams of guards, many of whom will be ex-military and special forces experts.
'They'll also need specialist vehicles, safe accommodation and a secure location in which to film. That won't be straightforward or cheap in a country which has a very luxurious tourist trade combined with a dangerous underbelly.'
Grylls was spotted last week paragliding onto a black sand beach while his eldest son Jesse, who is a musician, took a solo skydive above the coast.
The action man was also spotted almost naked on the palm-tree filled beach as he enjoyed the £55 massage on the beach, wearing nothing but a towel around his waist.
Since arriving in Costa Rica at the end of April Grylls had been getting regular rub downs at the beach side parlour after discovering it when scouting locations earlier this year.
‘The massage ladies love him and say he’s a very friendly and down to earth guy,’ a source told the paper. ‘Bear speaks a bit of Spanish and they know a little English so that’s how they communicate.’
Yet earlier this week those working in the area told MailOnline Bear had stopped his regular massages over fear of being pictured again.
Meanwhile Willoughby, who has not presented since Dancing on Ice in January, appeared relaxed on a beachfront as she walked down the beach in sunglasses, trainers and a band t-shirt.
Earlier this week it was revealed that celebrities starring on the show had been warned over the wildlife dangers posed while they film the show.
Those apeparing on the gruelling adventure show were reportedly told to look out for rabid vampire bats and deadly snakes as they begin filming in the central American countries’ rainforest.
A medical team is also on standby at all times of the day and night to ensure the welfare of the stars on the show.
‘The Bear Hunt is not for the faint hearted and all the celebrities who have signed up know they're going to be heading into the wild where it's teeming with animal nasties,’ a source said.
A telly source teased the upcoming show is 'set to be a huge hit' and the streaming giant is 'ploughing loads of money into it' with intentions to already plan a second series.