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SAS: Who Dares Wins new star Melvyn Downes has revealed how he went from growing up on a Stoke-on-Trent council estate to watching his friends die in the battlefield.
The newest member of the Directing Staff, or DS as they’re called on the brutal show, remains incredibly proud of his roots and describes himself as a normal bloke from Stoke .
Updated: 14 May 2021, 6:49
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MELVYN Downes’ death stare is enough to make recruits quake in their boots, so it’s easy to see why the makers of SAS: Who Dares Wins wanted him in their arsenal.
The Channel 4 show’s latest addition to the team of tough-guy taskmasters, as revealed by The Sun this month, risked his life fighting for Britain during three decades in the military 12 of them in the SAS.
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New SAS: Who Dares Wins star Melvyn DownesCredit: Pete Dadds/Channel 4
Melvyn was involved in a harrowing mission during the first Gulf War, while part of the Staffordshire Regiment, in which he came under heavy fire, so rest assured, 56-year-old Melvyn has more than earned his place.
Updated: 12:26 ET, May 23 2021
JASON Fox is best known for hosting Channel 4 s SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Here s all the details on the former Special Forces agent as the 2021 series gets underway.
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Who is Jason Fox?
He joined the Royal Marines at 16 and served for 20 years.
Fox acted as a counter terrorism and demolition expert in the Special Forces, responsible for planning and leading operations.
He was also a combat swimmer and was involved in many counter narcotic missions.
One of his biggest tasks involved rescuing a civilian from 400 insurgents in Afghanistan where he also served as a dog-handler.
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What TV shows has Jason Fox appeared on?