I’m A Celeb host Dec has cheeky request for buddy Ant as he arrives Down Under with family
I'M A Celebrity host Declan Donnelly has a cheeky request for his best pal and co-star Ant McPartlin after arriving in Australia.
The Geordie star, 47, has touched down in Oz with wife Ali and their kids Isla and Jack ahead of the big launch show on November 6.
And he's hoping pal Ant, 46, will help mind his two little ones so he can enjoy some free time before jungle fever sets in.
In an exclusive interview, he said: "It's good to be back. Very excited. I can't wait, I can't wait to get going but yeah it is just good to be back. Baby Jack and Isla are here. We have got the whole gang.
"It's a bit more stressful, you watch less movies, but it is fine, it is great and nice to be able to bring them out and have a bit of family time as well as he the series going as well."
And when asked if Ant was going to babysit, he replied: "Absolutely!"
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Ant was seen arriving Down Under earlier this week.
Loose Women's Charlene White also arrived in Brisbane but refused to confirm she was taking part and said I’m A Celebrity isn’t up her street.
She told our reporter on the ground: “Well I don't really like creepy crawlies so I can't imagine it is a show that I would do to be perfectly honest and I am not particularly outdoorsy. I am not quite sure how that would work.”
The TV star admitted she would get homesick if she did take part, telling us: “Oh no of course I would miss my family, I would miss the kids, my other half, and of course my Loose Ladies.
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"If I am not hanging out with them every week I am not quite sure what to do with my time to be honest.”
Meanwhile England midfielder Jill Scott, 35, who famously swore during the Euros, insisted she will be keeping it clean in the jungle.
Speaking to The Sun as she arrived this morning, Jill said: "I have never had an interview where they haven't mentioned that.
"I am not proud of that swearing and I don't usually swear so I'd like to think that wouldn't happen again."
Asked what is more nerve wracking, the Euros final or doing I'm A Celeb, Jill admitted: "That is a very good question I don't think anyone would test my nerves as much as that final though."
But she's not sure how she will react to the creepy crawlies, telling us: "I've never really been confronted by them in England so I actually don't know how I would react apart from the odd spider in the bathroom now and then so yeah. "
So far Hollyoaks star Owen Warner, Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver, reality TV star Olivia Attwood and radio DJ Chris Moyles have been pictured arriving in Australia.
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The celebrity reality show is returning to its original jungle location after the past two series were filmed at Gwrych Castle in North Wales due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
The forthcoming series, which is launching on November 6, will see a new batch of famous faces undertake challenges and trials to secure food and treats for the group and avoid being voted out by the viewers.
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Yesterday the show's official Twitter account confirmed the start date as they shared an image of a sign announcing the news with the caption: "Mark your calendars... the countdown is on!"
