I’m a Celebrity 2018 – which stars have joined the jungle cast?
The full list of celebrities has been confirmed – but who else was rumoured to join the show?
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Katie McGlynn, Shayne Ward or Faye Brooks
There’s usually a Coronation Street star or two who goes into the I’m a Celebrity jungle every year, and ahead of this series, tabloid reports are suggesting that not two but THREE of the soap’s big names are vying for a place in the line-up.
According to The Sun, a source said that following Jennie McAlpine‘s appearance on the show last year, “Faye, Shayne and Katie are all eager to follow in her place.
“But TV bosses will only take on one Corrie cast member and, so far, they have a tough decision on their hands.”
Ronnie O’Sullivan
In an interview immediately after the 2017 UK Snooker Championship, Ronnie O’Sullivan was asked whether he’d be interested in appearing on I’m a Celeb in 2018 – despite the fact it’d mean him missing the tournament for this year.
“I would, a million per cent, I’d do anything now, I would love it,” he said, adding: “Why not? Let’s have a bit of the jungle. They’ll think I’m a gorilla when they look at me and I take my T-shirt off.”
We hope the producers are reading this. Get him in there…now!
Danny Dyer
With his daughter, Dani, becoming a star in her own right through ITV2’s Love Island, Danny Dyer,40, has seen his public profile rise and rise this summer.
In an appearance on Good Evening Britain, Dyer admitted his love of reality TV shows, leading to speculation that the EastEnder and notorious Cockney hard-man will be one of the next stars to enter the jungle. We’ll just have to wait and see if there’s any Babe Ruth in the story that’s been heading around the tabs in recent days.
Sue Perkins
The Great British Bake Off star recently admitted that she’d previously been asked to sign up for the show. However, she also explained in an interview with Smooth Radio why she turned the offer down.
“I just don’t like the way the animals…I just don’t like it,” she said. “If I was in a glass coffin with a load of spiders the only thing I would think about is: have I squashed a spider?”
She concluded: “It’s a great show to watch, but not for me.”
In other words, she’s a ‘maybe’ at best.
Coleen Nolan
Hello tweeties - we can confirm that our Coleen is definitely NOT going into the #imacelebrity jungle this year .... she’s looking forward to watching it from the safety of her sofa tho 😉#DontBelieveTheRumours 🐍 pic.twitter.com/QFx4zWCvUu
— Coleen Nolan (@NolanColeen) November 6, 2018
The Loose Women panellist was tipped to appear in the jungle and seemed a good fit too: she previously appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice.
However, Nolan’s team have taken to Twitter to outright deny she will be a contestant on the show (for this year, anyway).
