The I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! full line-up for 2024 has finally been revealed on, and among those heading Down Under to take part is WAG and showbiz ‘detective’ Coleen Rooney.
Coleen, 38 – who is joining several other famous faces – is even said to be getting paid more than the controversial participant Nigel Farage did last year.
Colleen Rooney is set to take part in this year’s I’m A Celeb (Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
Now, if you’ve ever watched the show before, you’ll know that celebs have to face a number of gruelling challenges – and we’re not talking about the Bushtucker Trials.
Not only do they often have to either jump out of a helicopter or balance at the top of a skyscraper before they even make it into camp, they’re then faced with sleeping outside on a hammock, rationed food, no contact with home and of course, as many creepy crawlies as possible.
Speaking of bugs, regular viewers of the show might have noticed that the celebrities all wear red socks while they are in camp.
And there’s actually a reason for this.
Bob McCarron worked on the show for years before hanging up his stethoscope and he told Woman’s Own a few years ago that the socks are actually to cover up blood splatters from the many and varied blood sucking critters that live in the jungle.
Basically, one of the pitfalls of being in the jungle is that you will get bitten, you will pick up cuts and bruises, and they simply don’t want the celebs to look too much like they’ve been through the wars.
Brutal.
There’s a reason why the celebs wear red socks (ITV)
Also expected to appear in the jungle this year is McFly star Danny Jones, dancer and presenter Oti Mabuse, Corrie star Alan Halsall – who plays Tyrone Dobbs – and TikToker GK Barry.
Radio 1 host Dean McCullough will also be heading Down Under, as well as singer Tulisa.
Heading into the jungle will mark a TV comeback for the N-Dubz star as she returns following a long health battle.
Apparently, Tulisa has been approached for the show for a while but ‘she’s never wanted to consider it’. But now, a decade since she left The X Factor and off the back of her group’s tour, it seems like the right time.
Other participants include Loose Women star Jane Moore, Rev Richard Coles, radio presenter Melvin Odoom, boxing promoter Barry McGuigan and Love Island star Maura Higgins.
You can view the full line-up here.