The first stars have begun arriving in Australia with the launch of I’m A Celebrity now just days away
The first star to be confirmed on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! has been announced after they were pictured arriving in Australia.
Kelly Brook flew into Brisbane Airport ahead of the ITV show starting next Sunday. Speaking to the Mirror, the model and presenter said: “It was a long flight. I am going to miss my dog Teddy and my husband Jeremy, and my food in general.
“I am looking forward to seeing my Auntie Sheila and distant cousin – I haven’t seen her for a long time. I am not sure how I feel about sleeping under the stars – hopefully I will have a spare room. I am looking forward to seeing koalas and the kangaroos.”
Other celebs set to fly Down Under include Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley, ex-EastEnder Shona McGarty, YouTuber Morgan Burtwistle, known as Angryginge, musician Martin Kemp, comedian Ruby Wax, TV presenter Alex Scott and Jack Osbourne. They are expected to be joined by comedian Eddie Kadi, rapper Aitch, and presenter Vogue Williams.
ITV are set to formally announce the line-up next week. Two names will be missing from the announcement as they are expected to enter the jungle as latecomers.
Her decision to head into the jungle is a U-turn on previous comments back in 2018 when she said there would be “a million” things she would rather do than head into the jungle.
Speaking on her Heart radio show, she said: “I don’t want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles and all the things they have to eat on there.
“Even if I had a huge tax bill and I had to pay it really urgently, I still wouldn’t do it.”
In 2022 in another interview she insisted she still wasn’t keen. She said: “It’s never appealed to me! It’s never ever ever appealed to me. Like Mark Wright asks me at work if I would ever do it and I just couldn’t think of anything worse.
“But he loved it, for him, he just absolutely loved I’m A Celebrity, and it opened up so many doors for him and gave him so many opportunities. He also has some really great memories from doing it.”
Ant and Dec are returning to host the hit series, which is in its 25th year.
A source close to the show said: “Producers are expected to pull out the stops to ensure the 25th series is the most memorable yet.”
There has been fervent speculation as to the line-up in recent weeks. The Mirror revealed at the weekend how Nick Ferrari pulled out of talks with ITV to join I’m a Celebrity after his radio bosses vowed to match his lucrative jungle fee.
The LBC star was wooed by show chiefs during what insiders say were “really productive conversations.”
But sources claim that after Ferrari mentioned the plans to his bosses at Global, they begged him to reconsider.
Source: Mirror
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