The TV presenter’s interest in health and fitness is all the more important since he discovered he has a heredity lung disease.

Irish-Egyptian Baz Ashmawy set out on a quest to reconnect with Islam, but IS attacks forced him to broaden his focus and include radicalisation, writes Ed Power

After numerous death-defying stunts, from shark cage-diving and alligator wrangling to bungee jumping and white-water rafting, Baz Ashmawy and his mother Nancy hit New York for their latest adventure — and showed there is just one way to win an Emmy.

The hit reality series - which follows Baz and his hilarious mum Nancy on their crazy adventures around the world - is up for the award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment Show.