I'm a Celebrity full cast list confirmed - this is who will enter the castle
This weekend will see Ant and Dec back on our televisions for the highly anticipated return of I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here.
The official line up for I’m A Celebrity has now been revealed, with soap stars and dancing legends among the contestants.
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Hide AdThe 12 contestants have now travelled to Wales as they prepare to enter the castle and take on the bushtucker trials.
So, who is included in the star studded line up? This is what you need to know.
I’m A Celebrity 2021 contestants
Simon Gregson
British soap star Simon Gregson is famed for playing hapless Coronation Street character Steve MacDonald.
The 47-year-old has been on the show since 1989 and is best known for his tumultuous relationships and hilarious one liners. His comedy gold performances has won him 17 awards for comedy and performance, plus a Legends of Industry Award.
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Hide AdGregson is a father-of-three and has been tipped for I’m A Celeb previously,
Adam Woodyatt
Eastenders’ actor Woodyatt (aka. Ian Beale) is the BBC soap’s longest serving actor, having joined the London-based cast for the first episode back in 1985.
The 53-year-old left the show in January 2021 and hit headlines after opting to give up his showbiz life and income to live off the grid after announcing he had split from his wife of over 20 years, Beverley Sharp.
The father-of-two now runs his own consultancy company, which is reported to have racked in over £1,000,000 last year.
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Hide AdArlene Phillips
Dancing legend Phillips is I’m A Celebrity’s oldest ever contestant, as she is 78 years old.
She takes the title from Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley, who was 77 years old when he took part in 2017.
Phillips may be the oldest but sources close to the dance expert told the Mirror she is more than ready for the challenge of cold night inside the Welsh castle.
"Arlene is strong and tough and her energy is boundless. No doubt she’ll have the group dancing around the campfire in a bid to beat the cold and keep morale high,” the source said.
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Hide AdThis is her first appearance on primetime TV since she was axed from Strictly in 2009, for what was later condemned as ageism, she was replaced by singer Aleisha Dixon.
David Ginola
Former Newcastle and Spurs winger Ginola has signed up for the ITV series, almost 20 years after he last played professionally.
The Frenchman, 54, has since worked as a model, actor and football pundit with the BBC, BT Sport, Canal Plus, CNN, Sky Sports and Talksport.
The father-of-three has previously experienced a huge health scare, when he collapsed at the home of Jean-Stéphane Camerini and suffered cardiac arrest. He was saved by paramedics who used a defibrillator and fellow footballer Frédéric Mendy, who used CPR to resuscitate him.
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