A new one-off television programme examining the state of male fertility will look at three celebrities’ sperm
Save Our Sperm has signed up the three stars, comedian Russell Kane, Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke and Radio 1 presenter Melvin Odom to examine their sperm over an eight-week period.
The show will be hosted by Dr Anand Patel.
The show’s producers have said that over the last 40 years, male sperm count has dropped in the West by a shocking 59 percent. At that rate, it could reach zero by 2045 if we don’t find a way to halt the decline.
Studies have shown it’s possible to transform men’s sperm count in just two to three months through a few lifestyle changes so, now, our three celebrity men are putting therapies that could potentially save their swimmers to the test.
Across eight weeks, Ollie, Melvin and Russell will take part in a series of experiments in the hope of kickstarting their fertility. Along the way, as they undergo this transformative experience, they will each share their very personal reasons for taking part.
Clemency Green, the senior commissioning editor for Channel 4, said: “Male fertility is such an important subject that is rarely discussed and I’m full of admiration for Ollie, Melvin, and Russell who are helping us break taboos by opening up the conversation and putting their own fertility under the microscope.”
Elaine Hackett, CEO, of Crackit Productions, which is producing the show, said: “Often we think fertility issues revolve around women, but male sperm count is falling at an alarming rate. Ollie, Russell, and Melvin have got balls to take part in this one-off event as, alongside the good science, it’s deliberately designed to be surprising to put saving sperm in the spotlight.”
