Meet the full I’m A Celebrity 2024 line up

Coleen Rooney

After years of being asked to take part in many different TV programmes, Coleen Rooney has finally said ‘yes’ to the show she is a huge fan of – I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!

“It has been year after year I have been asked to go on a programme and it’s always been a straight no,” says Coleen as she outlines her reasons. “Over the years, there have been different things going on in my life and also, my children have been really young. But they are at an age now where I can go away for this length of time. I also feel it’s time to have a challenge for me and do something different.

“It has taken many, many years but I’m finally doing it. And I have always said if I was going to do one – then it would be this show. I think it will be good for me.

Danny Jones

McFly singer Danny Jones is on a winning streak with The Masked Singer and The Voice UK victories under his belt. But he’s not sitting at home staring at his trophies – instead, he’s ready for another challenge.

Danny describes I’m A Celebrity as a ‘bucket list thing’ and says: “I felt very privileged to be asked to do it. This is an amazing opportunity. I had time in the diary, which was insane. I’ll never get the opportunity again. I’ve always learned so much more from pushing myself out of my comfort zone. For me it’s learning about myself as well. And showing my little boy that it’s ok to be scared – it’s do it and conquer it.”

Asked which Trials he’s dreading, Danny laughs: “All of them… it’s genuinely all of them.”

Tulisa

N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos admits she is going to need more than hypnosis to conquer her fears in the jungle, after avoiding appearing on the programme in the past because she was so terrified.

She explains: “I am like Frodo Baggins on an unexpected journey. I feel really adventurous this year and the place I am now in, I want to do things that take me out of my comfort zone. I have always said I wouldn’t do this show in the past, as there are things that have terrified me. But the person I am now, I want to throw caution to the wind.”

Alan Halsall

Coronation Street legendary actor Alan Halsall has joked his appearance on I’m A Celebrity is the ‘worst kept secret’ after he was forced to pull out last year to have major knee surgery.

Alan – who has played Corrie’s Tyrone Dobbs for 26 years – says he can’t wait to finally take part in the hit ITV1 show. Smiling, Alan says: “It feels like the worst kept secret ever! It was a bit of a shock when I got the knee injury last year and whilst I am signed off surgically, I still have several months of physio ahead of me.”

Oti Mabuse

Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse admits to being a superfan of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! – and it’s one of the main reasons why she accepted an offer to take part.

“I have been a fan of I’m A Celebrity for so long,” explains Oti. “Outside of Strictly and Dancing on Ice, it’s the show I watch religiously, and I can remember last year thinking: ‘Ok, this feels right. I am definitely up for it now, I am up for the challenge’.

“Now I have had my baby daughter, I want to get back to the adventurous and fun Oti. I feel ready for a change and doing something completely different. I will have no make-up, concealer, lashes – it’s going to be nice to be laid back.

Jane Moore

As a regular panellist on Loose Women, Jane Moore is never afraid to express her strong views – and she is hoping to bring a lively debate to the I’m A Celebrity camp.

Admitting she loves finding out about people’s lives, Jane promises she will be asking plenty of questions in an ‘organic way’ during her time in the jungle, just as she does on the hit ITV1 daytime series.

“I will fill the hours with good chat,” explains Jane. “I find people really interesting and I want to have organic conversations. I won’t be like, ‘Tell me about the time…’ but I will be asking questions kust because I am interested. I hope they (my fellow campmates) don’t get offended!”

GK Barry

Podcaster and content creator GK Barry says she can’t wait to finally meet Ant and Dec in person, after being a guest on their Instagram Live show two years ago.

At the time, the TikTok star admitted she was a super fan and she laughs today as she confesses she can’t believe she is now actually going to be taking part in the famous jungle series.

“Too right I’m a super fan,” says the social media influencer. “They (Ant & Dec) went: ‘What is a GK Barry?’, and now we have gone from that to me being on the show. It has gone full circle. I can’t wait to meet them in Australia in the jungle. I am also excited to meet everyone on the programme, as the cast is always so amazing.”

Barry McGuigan

Former Boxing Champion Barry McGuigan is no stranger to taking on tough challenges and with one eye on getting to the ‘later stages’ of the show, it’s both the physical and psychological aspect of it that
appeals to him.

“It can be physically arduous, but it’s the psychological part of it that I want to conquer before I get too old,” Barry explains. “I’m 63 now. I’d like to think I’m a young 63, but that doesn’t mean it’ll make any of these challenges easy. I’d rather do it when I’m 63, than 73, put it that way.”

Of how he thinks he’ll do, Barry says: “I’d like to do well. I’m not saying I’m going to win, but I’d like to be in there for a sustained amount of time so that I can get to know all of the guys in camp.”

Reverend Richard Coles

Reverend Richard Coles is swapping the Brazilian Amazon rainforest for the I’m A Celebrity jungle, as he reveals his biggest worry as a late entry will be not recognising some of his fellow campmates.

Confessing he is both nervous and excited about entering camp, Richard says: “I have flown in from Brazil and the Amazon to do this, as I have been giving some talks there. It’s a tougher gig being the late entrant as you already have some groups forming. And I am nervous of getting in there and not recognising people. You could be talking to the most famous influencer in the world and not know who it is.”

Maura Higgins

As a late entry to camp, Love Island star Maura Higgins is hoping to bring plenty of energy – but falling in love under the jungle stars is not on the agenda as she admits going on I’m A Celebrity will be the hardest thing she has ever done.

Smiling, Maura also admits she is looking forward to ditching her fake tan and make-up as she describes being asked to take part on the hit ITV series as a ‘pinch me moment’.

Melvin Odoom

Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom admits he vowed to hit the gym after accepting the offer to take part in this year’s series in a bid to look like his close pal, JLS singer Marvin Humes, in the famous jungle shower.

Revealing he also asked his friend, who starred in last year’s I’m A Celebrity, for a lowdown on what to expect in camp, Melvin confesses however, that one of his biggest fears as he prepares to enter is not facing the creepy crawlies in a trial – but, in fact, snoring too loudly at night and waking his fellow campers up.

The Radio 1 DJ explains: “Snoring is my biggest fear. I have been trying to train myself, as messing with people’s sleep is a big deal. I might be the camp’s enemy if my snoring comes out. It’s loud!”

Dean McCullough

Radio 1’s early morning breakfast DJ Dean McCullough admits he is so petrified of everything, he had to switch the first episode of last year’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! off because he was so
scared.

And when he once spotted a cockroach in a hostel, he reveals he immediately checked out of it. But the lively DJ is determined to overcome his phobias of ‘everything’ and enjoy what he likens the show to as a three-week therapy camp.

Dean admits: “I am terrified of everything and the more I think about being put in the ground with 50 snakes or getting those green fly things that bite poured over me – well there’s just no point thinking about it, as otherwise I won’t get on the plane