Spencer Matthews shares photos from Everest as Finding Michael airs

Spencer Matthews shares behind-the-scenes photos from Mount Everest as Finding Michael documentary airs on Disney Plus after delay

Spencer Matthews shared behind-the-scenes photos from his expedition to Mount Everest as his documentary Finding Michael finally aired on Disney+ after delays.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 34, posted a series of snaps to his Instagram on Wednesday and said he hoped everyone enjoyed the emotional film. 

His post comes after Finding Michael was pulled from the streaming service just hours before its scheduled release on Friday amid reports of last minute editing.

In the social media post, Spencer celebrated the documentary being made available to fans and shared photos of himself following in his brother’s footsteps. 

Michael made history as the youngest ever Brit to reach the summit aged 22 in 1999, but tragically died on the perilous mountain, the programme follows Spencer as he attempt to recover his brother’s body. 

Update: Spencer Matthews, 34, shared behind-the-scenes photos from his expedition to Mount Everest as his documentary Finding Michael finally aired on Disney+ after delays

Proud: The former Made In Chelsea star posted a series of snaps to his Instagram on Wednesday and said he hoped everyone enjoyed the emotional film

In the first photo Spencer sat cross-legged outside the Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu valley of eastern Nepal.

The TV personality is seen wearing a patterned fleece after receiving a prayer scarf, just like his older brother. 

Alongside the photos, he penned: ‘Everest photo dump. 1. Moments after being blessed at the Tengboche Monastery (same as Mike) 2. With Tom Beard, our incredible Director.

‘3. Shooting drone footage of Everest from the trail. 4. Arriving at Base Camp – 5,364m (17,598 ft). 5. Home for four and a half weeks. 6. Puja ceremony at 4am before climbers head through the Khumbu icefall to camp 1. 

‘Hope you’re enjoying the film which is now streaming on Disney+’ 

Spencer was reportedly ‘furious’ that his Finding Michael documentary had been delayed by Disney+.  

It had been claimed the streaming giant pulled the plug at the last minute because the film depicts dead bodies and needs to be re-edited. 

A source told The Mirror: ‘This was a real disaster. After endless viewings, two official screenings and a entire campaign building up to a release on March 3 it was decided with hours to go that footage of bodies might be deemed insensitive.’

Behind-the-scenes: He celebrated the documentary being made available to fans and shared photos of himself following in his brother’s footsteps (Pictured with the director Tom Beard)

Tragic: Michael made history as the youngest ever Brit to reach the summit aged 22 in 1999, but tragically died, the programme follows Spencer as he attempt to recover his body

They added: ‘Everest is often too dangerous to recover those who died in the death zone, and the film reflects that. The fact this was only raised with hours to go before the release – and public screenings – is astonishing.

‘So the premiere date was just dropped. Meanwhile, Spencer is doing interviews in which he has to fudge the date. He was absolutely furious and there have been some very heated conversations this week.’

MailOnline has contacted Spencer’s representatives and Disney+ for comment. 

Spencer fought back tears as he discussed his attempts to recover his late brother’s body on Mount Everest  on The One Show on Thursday.

The TV star, who was aged just 10 when it happened, retold Alex Jones and Roman Kemp about Michael’s last journey and how he retraced his steps to try to bring him home.

Spencer said: ‘When Michael went missing, by the time some people realised he was missing it was too late. Nobody survives the night, really. A couple of cases maybe.’

Michael is said to have got in trouble after beginning to make his way down the south descent through the ‘death zone’ on May 13, 1999.

Trek: Spencer included photos of the tents at base camp and added: ‘Home for four and a half weeks’

Insight: n another photo he showed the ‘Puja ceremony at 4am before climbers head through the Khumbu icefall to camp 1’ 

Mission: Spencer detailed: ‘Shooting drone footage of Everest from the trail’

He was the brother of Pippa Middleton’s husband, the racing driver turned hedge fund manager James Matthews, 47.

The experienced mountaineer, who had previously conquered Aconcagua, the Pyrenees and the Swiss Alps, was the 162nd person to die on Everest.

Spencer went on to detail how he made the ‘difficult decision’ to undertake the mission himself. 

 ‘In 2017, the family was sent a photo of a body on the mountain and they claimed that it could be Michael. In fact it did look like it could be, with similar summit suits. It’s the first time really that I thought even a body recovery was possible. 

‘It continued to tick away in my head: “What if it is him?”. I’ve certainly grown up with feelings that he’s up there and died and was left there. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a body to mourn for my family?’

Tragic: Michael is said to have got in trouble after beginning to make his way down the south descent through the ‘death zone’ on May 13, 1999

‘We scrapped together any information we had. Some of the footage of Michael on the mountain I’d never seen before,’ he said, becoming increasingly more emotional as the interview progressed. 

‘It was the first time I’d seen him on camera, because as a kid we didn’t do home movies or anything.

‘Retracing his steps and understanding his final days a bit better was quite cathartic for me…’

The former Made In Chelsea star filmed Finding Michael with the help of survivalist Bear Grylls and record-breaking mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja.

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