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Inside Ben Shephard’s touching friendship with Chris Kamara – from first meeting and ‘getting into scrapes’ to ‘feeling like his carer’

Ninja Warrior presenter Ben Shephard has a close bond with former co-host Chris Kamara, a friendship which dates back many years.

Fans will get another chance to see the boys – and their cute friendship – in action today, though (April 6), as Ninja Warrior UK: Race For Glory airs on ITV1. Chris revealed he had been dealing with apraxia of speech (Credit: Splashnews.com) In 2019, Ben walked away from Goals on Sunday to spend more time with his wife Annie and their two sons – Sam and Jack. Ben, I owe you so much, you carried me on Ninja Warrior and Goals on Sunday and without your help and patience, I couldn’t have gotten through the podcast that we did together last year,” before listing the great times they’d had together.

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