Walk on the wild side: Obama tapped for NBC show
President Obama is about to get a little wild.
Obama will appear on a special episode of the NBC outdoor adventure show Running Wild With
Bear Grylls, the network announced Monday. The president and the host will trek through the Alaskan wilderness.
The episode, to be taped, will air on NBC this year. It will highlight the effects of climate change in that area.
“I will not deny your suspicion that there may have been some suggestions put forward by the Bear Grylls team that were not approved by the Secret Service,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday. In its second season, Running
Wild follows wilderness and survival expert Grylls as he takes celebrities on journeys through the wilderness and teaches them survival skills.
Grylls is a survival expert and former member of the British Special Forces. The show is known for getting celebrities to do crazy stunts in wild locations, and it recently featured Kate Hudson eating ants.
“The fun bit is that it’s not planned too much,” Grylls told USA TODAY. “People are surprised by how rough it is. I brief stars beforehand. I think they believe there will be an ambulance on standby. They can’t believe it’s me, them, two cameras, two sound, a mountain guide for the crew. And a story producer to make sure it makes sense.”