Her name is one of the most recognisable in the country (Picture: Rex / Getty)
I wasn’t sure I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! had much of a future – and then came Coleen Rooney.
It’s been 22 years since Ant and Dec first dragged eight celebrities to the Australian rainforest, force-fed them bugs and crowned Tony Blackburn the first ever King of The Jungle.
Somewhat miraculously, it’s been one of the biggest television shows every single year without ITV really touching the format at all with the exception of the 2021 series filmed in Gwrych Castle, Wales, during lockdown.
And then in 2023, ITV threw a real curveball which quite rightly left fans furious. The now leader of Reform Nigel Farage was given the undeserved opportunity to deceive the public into believing that aside from his troubling views on immigration, his various questionable values and integral role in the disastrous Brexit, he was just an ordinary guy.
A year on he’s more powerful than ever. He has a seat in Parliament and is leader of the party which may only have five MPs but was a huge disruption for both Labour and Conservatives at the last UK general election.
Aside from being hugely irresponsible, Farage’s addition to the I’m A Celebrity 2023 line-up stank of desperation. The show was becoming increasingly irrelevant, ratings were dropping and ITV likely knew its expiry date was looming.
Aside from being hugely irresponsible, Farage’s addition to the I’m A Celebrity 2023 line-up stank of desperation (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
I was doubtful I’m A Celebrity could ever return to its heyday when being crowned King or Queen of the Jungle was completely career-changing. When everyone in the office was talking about last night’s Bushtucker trial or a clash between two stars whose careers might be in the gutter but their egos are still thriving.
Well, if ever there was one woman who could revive my interest in I’m A Celebrity it’s Coleen Rooney, who is reported to have been paid £5,000,000 to finally enter the jungle after years of attempts to sign her by ITV, making her the highest paid camp mate of all-time.
And she’s worth every single penny.
Her name is one of the most recognisable in the country since she became a household star as the young girlfriend of Wayne Rooney, one of the most exciting footballers of the noughties.
At the time, the United Kingdom had WAG-fever, our fascination with the women behind the men on the pitch was astronomical.
But what do we really know about Coleen Rooney?
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Source:: Metro