Spencer Matthews fronting new Channel 4 documentary to see if he is a psychopath
In what insiders have said is an extreme show, Spencer Matthews is fronting a new Channel 4 documentary examining whether he shows psychopathic traits.
Spencer Matthews is fronting a new Channel 4 documentary examining whether he shows psychopathic traits.
The 37-year-old is taking part in the show, titled Spencer Matthews: Am I a Psychopath, after friends and family suggested he might display behaviours consistent with psychopathy.
Former Made in Chelsea star Spencer said: “I have long been fascinated by psychopathy in part because I and others have questioned if I might carry psychopathic traits, therefore I was compelled to discover more.
‘I hope this journey – both personal and scientific – will allow a deeper understanding of the complexities of the condition and the ways it manifests in human behaviour.”
Insiders have described the show as one of television’s most extreme psychological experiments.
It will see father-of-three Spencer put through a series of scientific and mental tests.
Spencer has admitted in the past he “sometimes suspects” he could be a psychopath because of what he describes as a lack of empathy for others.
In 2017, he told Celebrity Psych Test on All 4: “It’s not a very nice thing to not have empathy. I would like to have empathy. If I’m chatting to someone who’s an anxious wreck and I don’t understand it, because I’ve never been anxious, then it’s strange.
“There’s no real way of talking to them about it without saying I’ve no idea what you’re talking about. I’m better than you.”
He added at the time: “I suspect I’ll probably come out of this being told that I’m a psychopath.”
Spencer’s wife Vogue Williams, 39, previously said she initially thought he was a “sociopath” when they first met while filming The Jump in 2017.
The couple married the following year.
A television source told the Daily Mail about Spencer’s upcoming show: “This is a unique experiment, nothing like it has ever been seen on television.
“Spencer loves to push the boundaries and, given his personal interest in the subject, he felt he was the perfect guinea pig. He’s prepared to show huge vulnerability to discover whether he really could be diagnosed as a psychopath.”
Spencer has presented several personal documentaries in recent years.
In 2023, he fronted Finding Michael for Disney+, charting his mission to recover the body of his brother Michael Matthews, who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1999.
He is also preparing to film Seven in Seven, an endurance challenge involving seven Ironman triathlons across seven continents.
Last year, he earned a Guinness World Record by running 30 marathons in 30 consecutive days in the Jordanian desert – the most marathon distances completed on sand in a single month.
Spencer has also spoken openly about his portrayal on Made In Chelsea.
He told his podcast Untapped: “The portrayal of myself is slightly shameful. I’m not sure I’d want my son to be like that. I don’t think I admire any traits of Spencer from Made In Chelsea.
“I don’t find myself that funny or entertaining, I looked drunk. I’m not proud of the work.”
