Olympic star Louis Smith hints he could be a contestant on I’m A Celeb

OLYMPIC hero Louis Smith could be set to swap the gym for the jungle.

The 27-year-old pin-up says he's taking a year out after winning silver in Rio on Sunday - and dropped a huge hint that he's in talks to do I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.

And he's also fired a four-letter broadside at Twitter trolls who accused him of snubbing team-mate Max Whitlock, who beat him to gold in the Pommel Horse event.

Smith said: "I'll be taking most of 2017 out.

"I want to get on the property ladder - and apart from that, you'll have to wait and see.

"There's something in the pipeline.

"I have got a meeting when I get back about a potential show.

"You guys will probably have a field day with it.

"But I am looking forward to it, it’s something I have wanted to do for a long time."

Asked if it was I'm A Celebrity, he grinned: "I can neither confirm or deny anything you say.

"Like I say, wait and see.

"When I get back I am dancing for seven weeks, on tour with a West End show called Keep Dancing, so I am looking forward to a break from gym."

Last night an official spokesman said: “Anyone suggested for I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! at this early stage is just pure speculation.”

Louis then turned on internet rumour-mongers stirring up a row between him and Whitlock, snapping: "People are saying I didn't congratulate Max, but they just didn't see me give him a hug and say well done.

"Now it's all 'oh, Louis, he's a sore loser'. F*** off, everyone."

Louis was accused of refusing to shake Max’s hand and saying: “That’s bulls**t man” on camera after his team mate pipped him to the gymnastics gold medal.

The gymnast, who won two silvers and a bronze across three Games, insists he told another competitor “should be proud man.”

Louis took a break from the showbiz world to focus on his Olympic training.