I’m A Celeb’s Maura Higgins ‘100% walking’ as her campmates see hints she’ll quit within days
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I’m A Celeb’s Maura Higgins ‘100% walking’ as her campmates see hints she’ll quit within days

i’m A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, featuring a group of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun’s Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year.

Coleen Rooney – Probably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, famous for her marriage to Wayne Rooneyhas made a grand return to TV that she looks set to set Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed that the mother of four had landed an eye-catching deal worth over £1.5 million to be on the show this year making her the highest paid contestant ever.

Tulisa – The pop star and former X Factor judge has made his triumphant TV comeback over signing up for this year’s I’m A Celeb after avoiding television shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV series The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.

Alan Halsall – The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on the ITV soap opera Coronation Streetwas originally signed to head Down Under last year, but an operation threw his planned appearance off course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities.

Melvin Odoom – The radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin already been to one twirl on the Strictly dance floor and hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes 2015 but now he faces his biggest challenge yet – the Australian jungle.

GK Barry – Britain’s biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has turned her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. In addition to her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast Saving Grace and regularly appears on the ITV talk show, Free women. She has even continued to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers.

Dean McCullough -A rising star among this year’s bunch of celebritiesDean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has been prominent ever since. He has had a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest spots Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live.

Oti Mabuse – The pro dancer has signed up for her latest TV show after making your way through the biggest programs on the box. She originally found fame at Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV’s Dancing On Ice.

Danny Jones – The McFly star was pulled into the show at the last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungleafter Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he is now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voicetogether with the bandmate Tom Fletcher.

Jane Moore – The one Free women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge – recently divorced her husband. It will be Jane’s first foray into reality TV with the TV favorite who has always said no to reality shows in the past.

Barry McGuigan – Previously professional boxer Barry is the latest battle master to lead Down Under in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough years for Irish star Barry, who lost her daughter Danika to colon cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021: “She was such an intrinsic part of the family that we ache every day.”

Maura Higgins – The one Irish TV beauty first found fame at Love Island where she found a brief connection to dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then she has been doing it competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty pageant, Glow Up. Since last year she has been working on build his career in the United States by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest-starred on an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year.

Reverend Richard Coles – Former BBC radio host Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrityand he’s ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly starsaid the BBC didn’t know its a**e from the elbow last year. An insider said: “Rev Coles will have a variety of stories to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, to appearing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth.”