Graham Norton has explained what it would take for him to appear on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as rumours about the line-up are swirling around.
By now, pretty much everyone knows the drill around I'm A Celeb, a bunch of famous faces are stuck in a camp in the jungle to be showered with bugs, snakes and forced to crawl through all sorts of nastiness for our entertainment so their fellow campmates can eat something resembling an actual meal that day.
Then there's the various animal genitals they might have to eat if their name comes up for that notorious Bushtucker Trial, so you might be wondering why on Earth anyone would put themselves through this.
Money, dear reader. The celebrities who appear on the show don't get paid for winning; they agree to an appearance fee, which they receive as long as they stick it out for 72 hours.
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As such, talk show host Graham Norton has a very clear idea of what it would take for him to appear on I'm A Celeb.
Speaking on the Wanging On podcast, Norton was asked whether he would ever consider stepping into the jungle for the ITV show, and he had a brutal take on the situation.
He said: "One day when my roof blows off or a big tax bill comes and I have to do I’m A Celebrity!
"You know, because I think there comes a time in most people’s lives when they kind of go ‘, I’m going to have to do that, I’m going to have to say yes to that for the money.
“I’m going to go, ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!’ within a second of every single challenge, and let them starve – I don’t care! I don’t want to resurrect my career, I just want a quick injection of cash, that’s all I want.”
That might be the reason why he's not among the rumoured line-up for the 2025 edition of the show, as the Daily Record reports that there are some names being mentioned.
They suggested that Emmerdale star Lisa Riley (who says she gets 'asked every year'), boxer Tommy Fury (who dropped out of the show last year) and model Jools Oliver could be among this year's pack of celebrities.
The Record suggested that former England footballer Wayne Rooney might be involved after his wife, Coleen, did very well on the show.
Other names they've thrown into the discussion include former footballer Alex Scott, Shona McGarty of EastEnders fame, Denis Van Outen, Ruby Wax and the social media star known as Angry Ginge.
Meanwhile, Christine McGuinness appeared to confirm she'd been approached to be on the show.
How many of these, if any, are actually part of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-up is something we'll just have to wait and see about.
Meanwhile, The Sun claims the show has shaken up the format somewhat to be more like Love Island so viewers will be given a 'first look' preview ahead of each episode to tease more people into watching.
Topics: Graham Norton, TV, ITV, Im A Celebrity, Celebrity
Joe Harker