presenter is set to appear in her first reality series after shunning several previous offers.
Sources said she agreed because she is taken with the guile and cunning of 's murder mystery game staged at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
is poised to join stars including Olympic diver , 30, and TV personality , 67, for the first version.
The source said: "Clare is an absolutely brilliant signing because she's always turned down reality offers flat.
"As such, this will offer the first real glimpse into what she's like as a person.
She has proven to be good to her word and did go on Sports Relief Does in 2008 and has featured on Celebrity Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer for three years since 2022 with wife Alice Arnold.
The second series of attracted up to four million viewers a night and now fans are rejoicing as a brand new series will be crashing onto screens in a surprise launch.
The have announced in a shock move that a spin-off show will be launching on iPlayer in just a matter of days.
The latest instalment will be the first international edition to make its way on to the broadcaster's streaming site.
"She's known to generations of TV viewers from fronting everything from racing and the Olympics through to and occasionally .
"And could anyone really believe that the Beeb's dependable, sensible face of sport could be a treacherous liar?"
Clare has told previously that she was approached to take part in the Beeb's and 's . . . Get Me Out of Here!" She declared: "I wouldn't do it.
"If they were building a school in Africa or something worthy I'd do it."
Fans took to social media to share their excitement. One said: 'NZS1 is good because it has different challenges than the UK/US versions as they're filmed in the same place.
'NZ also has a few celebrities in the cast mixed with regular people.'
While another person wrote: 'Amazing news, that made my day.'
And a third commented: 'Omg...I can't wait.'
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