Coleen Rooney, GK Barry, and Danny Jones Confirmed for I’m a Celebrity 2024

Coleen Rooney is set to appear alongside McFly’s Danny Jones and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse in the upcoming installment of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Additional well-known personalities slated to feature on the ITV reality TV programme include ex-professional boxer Barry McGuigan, digital content creator GK Barry, and radio and N-Dubz vocalist Tulisa. Television presenter Melvin Odoom, Loose Women panellist Jane Moore, and Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall are also scheduled to participate in the show. The ITV production, which involves celebrities residing in an Australian jungle environment and undertaking various challenges, is scheduled to return to television screens on Sunday 17 November. Coleen Rooney is the spouse of former England footballer Wayne Rooney, and the couple shares four sons. She garnered significant media attention when the widely reported Wagatha Christie legal dispute proceeded to court in 2022. Rooney publicly accused media figure Rebekah Vardy online of disseminating private stories about her to The Sun newspaper. She prevailed in the subsequent High Court legal action initiated by Vardy for libel, with the judge determining the accusation to be “substantially true.” When questioned about the primary misconception she hopes to correct during her time on the programme, she stated: “I have been in the public eye for over 20 years now and people take what they want from it. “I do think people will get a better idea of what kind of person I am.” Actor Alan Halsall, recognized for his portrayal of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, is preparing to enter the jungle. The 42-year-old, who hails from Salford, has been a fixture on the ITV soap for more than two decades, with his character involved in several of the show’s prominent narratives, including experiencing domestic abuse. Halsall expressed his belief that he would serve as the camp’s comedian, adding that it would be beneficial for individuals to become acquainted with him personally rather than solely through his Coronation Street role. Melvin Odoom is primarily recognized for his presenting work on BBC Radio 1 alongside co-hosts Rickie Haywood-Williams and Charlie Hedges. He previously served as a team captain on BBC Three’s comedy panel show Sweat the Small Stuff and hosted The Xtra Factor, which functioned as a companion programme for the singing competition The X Factor. The London native and former Kiss FM DJ exchanged his microphone for dancing shoes when he competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016. When asked about his fears, Odoom commented: “I really hate insects and creepy crawlies.” Online personality GK Barry is slated to appear in the latest season of I’m a Celebrity. The 25-year-old from Cambridgeshire’s actual name is Grace Eleanor Keeling, and she boasts 3.6m followers on TikTok and over 60,000 subscribers on YouTube. She hosts a podcast titled Saving Grace, where she recounts personal experiences and conducts interviews with celebrities, such as comedian Alan Carr and YouTuber Louise Pentland. “I am terrified of everything,” she declared when questioned about her phobias. Finbar Patrick McGuigan, also known as Barry McGuigan, is also journeying to Australia for I’m a Celeb. The former professional boxer from Ireland secured the gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada at the age of 18. Subsequently, he embarked on a professional career and gained prominence in the 1980s after clinching the British and European featherweight titles in 1983 and becoming the WBA World Featherweight Champion in 1985. McGuigan indicated that he envisioned himself as one of the camp’s “elders,” someone who would act as a “calmer downer.” Tula Paulinea Contostavlos, known professionally as Tulisa, is an English singer who first achieved widespread recognition as a member of the hip-hop trio N-Dubz in the 2000s. The Londoner later pursued a solo career, releasing successful tracks such as Young and Sight of You, and subsequently served as a judge on The X Factor in 2011 and 2012. She won a legal dispute in 2018 concerning her contribution to one of the past decade’s major hits, Scream And Shout by Will.I.Am and Britney Spears. Tulisa stated that the show would offer an opportunity for people to discover the “real” her, adding: “I am not the person that people perceived me to be.” Dean McCullough will be trading the radio studio for the jungle environment as he participates in the programme. The 32-year-old, originally from Northern Ireland, presents the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast show on weekdays. “I am terrified of everything – snakes, green flies, being suspended off a cliff – it’s all torturous,” McCullough confessed. Jane Moore, widely recognized as a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women, is a broadcaster and a columnist for The Sun. She is also known as an author of romantic novels, including Perfect Match and Love Is On The Air. When asked about the main misconception she aimed to address during her time on the programme, Moore mentioned that journalists, as a profession, can sometimes be misunderstood, and she hopes to engage in “a good conversation” about this. Oti Mabuse has been a familiar presence on television for many years as a dancer and a judge on talent shows. She holds the title of an eight-time Latin American Champion in South Africa and was a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, where she secured victories in 2019 and 2020. Mabuse departed from Strictly in 2022 and became a judge on the celebrity figure skating competition Dancing On Ice in the same year. Mabuse revealed her fear of snakes and stated that, apart from her family, her make-up would be what she missed most in the jungle. Danny Jones is a member of the pop-rock boyband McFly, which was established in the early 2000s and comprises Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, and Harry Judd. In 2013, McFly collaborated with Matt Willis and James Bourne from the pop-punk band Busted to form McBusted. McBusted dissolved in 2015, but both McFly and Busted announced in October a joint “mega tour,” co-headlining a series of performances across the UK. Prior to the show, Jones expressed his belief that he would be the “silly billy in the corner having a good time.” This content is copyrighted by the BBC in 2024. All rights are reserved. The BBC disclaims responsibility for the material found on external websites. 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