Viewers of Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof adored tenor Alfie Boe, who stripped naked in last night’s episode.
The 48-year-old music star was invited by Dutch “Iceman” Wim Hof to take an ice-cold shower for 15 seconds.
Alfie, who admitted on the show that he was struggling after his 16-year marriage ended, shouted the title song of the Oklahoma musical to distract him.
To get up! Musical theater star Alfie Boe and presenter Gabby Logan stripped down for a cold shower on Freeze’s The Fear With Wim Hoff last night.
Viewers were blown away by Boe’s toned physique and joked that they felt “empowered”.
Sitting next to him, 48-year-old BBC presenter Gabby Logan listed the names of their football teams.
Believing in the “natural power” of cold, Hof talked about the mental and physical benefits of cold showers.
But viewers seemed more interested in Alfie’s toned physique, with a tweet that said, “I must say I fell a bit in love with Alfie Boe after seeing this #FreezeTheFear.”
He shared another post: “Watching @AlfieBoe in a cold shower definitely made me feel refreshed.”
The third wrote: ‘@AlfieBoe in the shower? Sure. ‘
Boe, 48, was invited by Dutch “Iceman” Wim Hof to take an ice-cold shower for 15 seconds as part of a “cold water workout” that could “change his life”.
Confessing on the show that he struggled after his 16-year marriage ended, Alfie shouted out the Oklahoma musical’s title song as a distraction technique.
Hof is an extreme endurance buff whose quirks got stuck in the ice, earning him 26 Guinness World Records.
He ran a barefoot half marathon on arctic snow and climbed Everest at 24,000 feet in shorts only.
He also loves breathing techniques, yoga, extreme balance and motivational speaking and has put it all into his highly marketable Wim Hof method.
In Freezing the Fear, celebrities like Boe, Logan, and Tamzin Outhwaite spend six weeks with Hof in northern Italy, where they complete a series of tasks designed to help “freeze fear.”
“It’s not about being tough, it’s about taking the power of your own mind,” says Hof.
Last night the stars faced cold water.
Boe and Logan began taking a hot 30-second shower before Hof told them to cool off.
“Make up your mind and go to inner strength,” said Hof. “Get it moving.”
Hof explained the method and told the camera: “Take a cold shower. Gradual exposure to cold. It’s like working a muscle. Start with 15 seconds, then 30 the next day, then 45…you can do it for up to two minutes.
“Anyone at home can do it. It makes a big difference in your life. A cold shower a day keeps the doctor away.”
Hof in the picture is an extreme endurance buff who turned into ice, earning him 26 Guinness World Records. He explained that the ice-cold shower helps to train the mind.
Hosts Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack wrap up watching the ice shower contest
Freeze Fear with Wim Hof continues Tuesday at 9 PM on BBC One and is available on iPlayer
Source: Daily Mail
