Outside 2026 line-up: Meet the contestants

The Sidemen's juicy reality series returns for 2026 with a new group of contestants competing in the popular show - but it's not quite the return fans are used to.

Outside is a brand-new spin-off of the Sidemen's hit format Inside, moving the action from a controlled house into the wilderness. Announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival last month, the series drops a group of content creators into the forest to battle for a prize pot of up to £1 million, with every comfort they choose eating into the cash they could take home.

The creators "face brutal decisions, unpredictable challenges and plenty of Sidemen mischief as they fight to keep hold of the cash". Syeda Irtizaali, director of unscripted at Netflix UK, described it as having "all the drama of Squid Game: The Challenge but with all of the Sidemen comedy".

Inside has been a major success for Netflix, with its third series reaching number one on the platform's top 10 list in more than 10 countries earlier this year.

Here's a guide to the contestants taking part this season.

Below is a list of the contestants confirmed to be taking part in Outside 2026.

• Chloe Veitch
• Louis Russell
• Matt "Legend" Morsia
• Paigey Cakey
• Sara Saffari
• Dani Babes
• TheBurntChip
• Heinz Baines
• Moyo
• Kaci Jay
• Lacy
• Yonna Ray

Read on to learn more about the contestants taking part.

Chloe Veitch

Job: Reality star and presenter

Instagram: @chloeveitchofficial

Chloe Veitch broke through on the first season of Netflix's Too Hot to Handle in 2020, and has since built a broad career as a reality personality, model, influencer and presenter. She went on to appear on The Circle US and Perfect Match, and has since moved into hosting, fronting Netflix's Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark. Before television, she won Top Model UK and worked as an estate agent.

Louis Russell

Job: Model and content creator

Instagram: @louis_russell

Louis Russell is a British model, social-media creator and reality-TV personality who, like Veitch, first found fame on Too Hot to Handle. He later appeared on Perfect Match and joined Channel 4's Celebs Go Dating in 2025. His online content spans modelling, lifestyle, fitness and travel content.

Matt 'Legend' Morsia

Job: Fitness YouTuber and Gladiator

Instagram: @mattdoesfitness

Matt Morsia is a British fitness YouTuber, coach and former track-and-field athlete known online as MattDoesFitness. On the BBC's Gladiators he competes as Legend, playing up a confident, boastful persona. A former long and triple jumper and powerlifter, he runs the Morsia fitness brand and app and published The 24/7 Body in 2020. He has also appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice.

Paigey Cakey

Job: Rapper, singer and actress

Instagram: @MsPaigeyCakey

Paigey Cakey, born Paige Meade, is a rapper, singer and actress from Hackney in east London. She first became known through acting, playing Dimples in the 2011 film Attack the Block and Jade Fleming in BBC One's Waterloo Road between 2012 and 2013. She released her debut mixtape, The First Page, in 2012 and has said her Waterloo Road role helped grow her music audience.

Sara Saffari

Job: Fitness and lifestyle creator

Instagram: @sarasaffari__

Sara Saffari is an American fitness and lifestyle creator known for gym videos, workout routines and dry, humorous takes on gym culture. She began posting online around 2020 to 2021 and launched her YouTube channel in 2022, and now counts millions of followers across her platforms. She also co-hosts the Mommy And Daddy Talk podcast with fitness creator Bradley Martyn.

Dani Babes

Job: Content creator

Instagram: @daniellastockley

Dani Babes is the online persona of Daniella Stockley, a UK creator known for chaotic, comedic videos covering club-spending stories, dating anecdotes and humorous rants. A 2025 profile reported around 1.8 million TikTok followers, and in 2026 she was announced as host of Dani's Side Quest, a YouTube show from Alex Cooper's Unwell network.

TheBurntChip

Job: YouTuber and podcast host

Instagram: @theburntchip

TheBurntChip is the online name of Josh Larkin, an English YouTuber and podcaster known for football and gaming videos, challenges and vlogs. He co-hosts The Fellas podcast with fellow creator Calfreezy.

Heinz Baines

Job: Streamer and content creator

Instagram: @heinzbaines

Heinz Baines is a streamer and content creator, and a member of the creator group Bov Boys. He is a familiar face within the wider UK creator scene that has fed the Sidemen's Inside and Outside formats.

Moyo

Job: Content creator

Instagram: @yourboymoyo

Moyo, also known as YourBoyMoyo, is a content creator who makes comedy and lifestyle videos.

Kaci Jay

Job: Content creator

Instagram: @kaci.jay

Kaci Jay, also known as Kaci-Jay Conder, is a British creator who first became known through her family's YouTube channel, Dad V Girls, before building her own following with fashion, beauty and lifestyle content across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

Lacy

Job: Streamer and content creator

Instagram: @lacy

Lacy is the online name of Nick Fosco, an American streamer and content creator best known for Fortnite, livestreams and personality-led gaming and IRL videos. He built his audience through Fortnite from around 2020 and joined FaZe Clan in 2024.

Yonna Jay

Job: Content creator

Instagram: @y0nn.4

Yonna Ray rounds out the line-up as one of the digital creators taking on the forest challenge.

Outside will be available to watch on Netflix now. You can sign up to Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky TV and Virgin Media.

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