Kicking off tonight (13 September), the celebrity spin-off series takes six famous faces with little to no ceramics experience and hands them the clay for the first time.
Hosting proceedings is Liza Tarbuck, in her first major gig since leaving BBC Radio 2, with expert judging from Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller.
Read on below for a guide to the contestants taking part.
Lucy Beaumont
Job: Comedian
Instagram: @the_one_from_hull
Beaumont signed up after telling friends she wanted a hobby: "That's what I did it for because, bizarrely, in the few months before I was asked, I'd been saying to people: 'I'd love to have a hobby…' and 'I would love to try pottery…' because my granny used to do it."
She was typically frank about her own ability. "Well, I went into the show thinking I'd be really good, a natural, and I would describe it as… apocalyptic," she said. "It was genuinely lovely to learn a skill. Even though everything I did was bad, I still learnt. I've come away knowing how to do it. I can make you a cup. You wouldn't want it in your house, but I can make you one."
Fatiha El-Ghorri
Job: Comedian
Instagram: @fatiha.elghorri
El-Ghorri took part while recovering from an operation and used the series to open up about her health for the first time. "I'd never spoken about my cancer publicly until filming this and Richard Herring was a massive part of my journey," she said. "I just felt ashamed of having cancer and I was keeping it so secret… Richard's also had cancer and we spoke about it. He just brought me such relief, such relief."
"I discovered another art form to express yourself. It's the best thing I've ever done," she said. "You're never too old to learn anything. All you can do is try and, if you like it, you carry on."
Richard Herring
Job: Comedian, writer and podcaster
Instagram: @rkherring1967
Herring admitted he had low expectations going in. "I really did not. I was pretty convinced I'd be terrible," he said of the idea he had a potter inside him. "The show really did alter my view of myself and the way you assume you can't do something."
He also singled out the bond he formed with El-Ghorri. "Me and Fatiha, who I didn't know before, really bonded in a way that… well, I can't remember meeting someone and getting on with them as well," he said. "We became firm friends."
Paul Merson
Job: Former footballer and pundit
Instagram: @paulmerseofficial
A long-time mental health advocate, Merson found pottery an unexpected tonic. "Every treatment centre should have pottery classes," he said. "In recovery, it's all about living in the moment… And that's what pottery does: it makes you live in the moment. I don't think I've ever done anything that's more in the moment than pottery."
"You go in the pottery room at the start and think: 'Oh, it'll be a laugh.' But you're in it to win it in the end," he said. "I couldn't have done any better. I tried my absolute hardest."
Layton Williams
Job: Actor, dancer and singer
Instagram: @laytonwilliams
Williams leaned on his dance training at the wheel. "I saw the wheel as choreography, I really did. I counted in fours," he said. "I really did use the wheel like it was an extension of my being." His approach to the studio was unmistakably his own: "I wanted to look cute whilst I was throwing down because if I look cute, I feel cute and I do fab work."
"It was the clay, of course, but it was also just zoning out from the world. It was not being on your phone," he said. "It was really lovely to end the year zoning out, making new friends and making lots of pots."
Denise Van Outen
Job: Actress, singer and presenter
Instagram: @vanouten_denise
Van Outen jumped at the chance to try something new. "I wanted to try a new challenge and felt something creative would be really fun. It's lovely to be in my 50s and learn a new skill," she said.
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