Steven Kelly Confirmed for The Bushcraft Show 2026 with Naked and Afraid Cast Members
British TV survivalist Steven Kelly, also known as Survival Ste, has been confirmed as one of the Naked and Afraid cast members appearing at The Bushcraft Show 2026.
The event will take place at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, UK, from 22nd–25th May 2026, bringing together people from across the bushcraft, survival, camping, wilderness skills and outdoor education communities.
Steven will appear alongside fellow Naked and Afraid survivalists Jamie Frizzell, Sam Mouzer, Jennifer Kelly and Ann Alford, giving UK fans a rare chance to meet cast members from Discovery Channel’s extreme survival series in person.
Tickets for The Bushcraft Show 2026 are available here:
https://bushcraftmagazine.com/tickets
Naked and Afraid Survivalists at The Bushcraft Show 2026
The Bushcraft Show has publicly confirmed the attendance of five internationally recognised cast members from Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid:
- Ann Alford
- Jamie Frizzell
- Steven Kelly
- Sam Mouzer
- Jennifer Kelly
The event will include live audience engagement, behind-the-scenes stories, a panel-style Q&A, meet-and-greet opportunities, photos, autograph signing and first-hand accounts from some of the toughest survival challenges ever shown on television.
For fans of Naked and Afraid in the UK, this is a rare opportunity to meet several of the British cast members together at one event.
Steven Kelly: British TV Survivalist and Founder of South West Survival
Steven Kelly, also known as Survival Ste, is a British TV survivalist, former 29 Commando Regiment soldier, survival instructor, podcast host and founder of South West Survival.
Steven has appeared on survival and adventure television including:
- Naked and Afraid
- Naked and Afraid: Apocalypse
- Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home
- Bear Grylls: Wild Reckoning
His background combines 23 years of military service, survival television, outdoor education, bushcraft instruction and real-world survival training through South West Survival.
You can read more about Steven here:
https://www.stevenkelly.uk/about
Why The Bushcraft Show Matters
The Bushcraft Show is one of the UK’s major outdoor events for people interested in bushcraft, survival, camping, wilderness living, outdoor skills and traditional fieldcraft.
It brings together instructors, demonstrators, outdoor brands, survival experts, families, campers, bushcraft enthusiasts and people who want to learn practical skills in a real outdoor setting.
For Steven, appearing at The Bushcraft Show 2026 is another opportunity to connect survival television with real-world outdoor skills.
Survival on television can show the pressure, discomfort and drama of extreme conditions. Events like The Bushcraft Show allow those lessons to be unpacked properly — face to face, around people who genuinely care about the outdoors.
From Naked and Afraid to Real-World Survival Skills
Naked and Afraid is one of the toughest survival formats on television. Cast members are placed into extreme environments with almost no equipment, no food, no water source prepared for them, and no comfort.
For Steven Kelly, the lessons from survival television go far beyond the screen.
The real lessons are about:
- decision-making under pressure
- staying calm when conditions deteriorate
- managing hunger, fatigue and discomfort
- working with other people under stress
- understanding the environment
- respecting nature
- using practical fieldcraft instead of panic
- knowing when to conserve energy
- keeping a survival mindset when morale drops
These are the same principles Steven teaches through South West Survival.
Learn more about South West Survival here:
https://www.southwestsurvival.co.uk
A Live Panel, Q&A and Meet-and-Greet
At The Bushcraft Show 2026, attendees can expect a live Naked and Afraid panel and Q&A, giving fans the chance to hear directly from cast members about what survival television is really like.
Topics are likely to include:
- what viewers do not see on television
- how cast members prepared for their challenges
- the hardest moments in extreme environments
- what survival TV gets right and wrong
- how hunger and fatigue affect decision-making
- what skills matter most when kit is limited
- what each survivalist learned from the experience
There will also be a meet-and-greet opportunity for photos, autographs and conversations with the confirmed cast members.
Representing the UK Naked and Afraid Survivalists
The Bushcraft Show 2026 announcement is especially important for UK fans because it brings together several of the British Naked and Afraid survivalists in one place.
The confirmed UK cast members include:
- Jamie Frizzell
- Steven Kelly
- Sam Mouzer
- Jennifer Kelly
Each survivalist brings a different background, personality and survival approach.
Steven’s own background is rooted in military fieldcraft, survival instruction, outdoor education and his work as founder of South West Survival. His experience in 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery helped shape the mindset, resilience and practical fieldcraft he later carried into survival television.
The Survival Debrief Podcast
Steven also hosts The Survival Debrief Podcast, where he speaks with survivalists, adventurers, veterans, outdoor professionals and cast members from survival television.
The podcast explores what survival TV does not always show: the mindset, preparation, mistakes, pressure, lessons and real human stories behind extreme challenges.
Listen to The Survival Debrief Podcast here:
https://www.stevenkelly.uk/podcast
Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-survival-debrief-podcast-with-steven-kelly/id1844233698
Meet Steven Kelly at The Bushcraft Show 2026
The Bushcraft Show 2026 takes place from 22nd–25th May 2026 at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, UK.
Steven Kelly will be attending as one of the confirmed Naked and Afraid survivalists, appearing alongside Jamie Frizzell, Sam Mouzer, Jennifer Kelly and Ann Alford.
For anyone interested in survival television, bushcraft, wilderness skills, outdoor education or meeting cast members from Naked and Afraid, this is an event worth putting in the diary.
Get tickets here:
https://bushcraftmagazine.com/tickets
Useful Links
About Steven Kelly:
https://www.stevenkelly.uk/about
Steven Kelly on Naked and Afraid:
https://www.stevenkelly.uk/naked-and-afraid
The Survival Debrief Podcast:
https://www.stevenkelly.uk/podcast
South West Survival:
https://www.southwestsurvival.co.uk
The Bushcraft Show 2026 Tickets:
https://bushcraftmagazine.com/tickets
Follow Steven Kelly
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/stevenkelly29
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@survival_ste
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9DwFA9mvX1x0wmdFWyG_Ng
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