I’m A Celebrity latecomers ‘revealed’ as official line-up is unveiled-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Two sports stars were rumoured to be a part of the line-up (Picture: ITV)

The line-up for I’m A Celebrity 2023 has officially been unveiled, but two stars rumoured to be taking part in the series have yet to be announced – suggesting they could be the latecomers this year.

Nigel Farage and This Morning’s Josie Gibson will be joining Jamie Lynn Spears and Marvin Humes on the reality programme, with the former Ukip leader reportedly becoming the highest-paid contestant on the show ever.

First Dates’ Fred Sirieix and EastEnders actress Danielle Harold will also be taking on Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s bushtucker trials.

However, two sports stars that were rumoured to be heading into the jungle have yet to be announced – suggesting they could be this year’s latecomers.

Last year, comedian Seann Walsh and former health secretary Matt Hancock provided quite the shock when they arrived in the jungle after the celebrities had already begun filming.

Matt Hancock and Seann Walsh were last year’s latecomers (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

Nigel Farage and Jamie Lynn Spears have been officially announced (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

And now, world-famous jockey Frankie Dettori and former pro boxer Tony Bellew could be doing the same.

Frankie, 52, previously confirmed he had jetted off to Australia, after rumours he was in ‘advanced talks’ to star on the show.

A source previously told The Sun: ‘Frankie is a superstar signing for jungle casting producers as he is a legend in the horse racing world and would be reality TV gold.

‘He might be pint-sized, but his personality is larger than life and he has real charm and a sense of humour.

Frankie Dettori has already jetted off to Australia (Picture: AP)

Tony Bellew was one of the first celebs reported to be taking part (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

‘Frankie would be brilliant in the Bushtucker Trials too as being competitive is second nature to him. He’s got a wealth of stories he could tell around the campfire too to keep other campmates entertained.’

Meanwhile, Tony – who has previously starred on Celebrity SAS – was one of the first names reported for this year’s I’m A Celebrity.

Katie Price’s ex Danny Cipriani was also rumoured to be heading into the jungle, as well as The Apprentice’s Thomas Skinner, and Denise Van Outen.

ITV has yet to confirm who, if anyone, will be joining the jungle late.

This comes after filming was reportedly thrown into chaos after Coronation Street star Alan Halsall was forced to pull out of the series after undergoing knee surgery.

Alan Halsall has had knee surgery, which reportedly threw I’m A Celebrity into chaos (Picture: Getty)

A source said: ‘It’s a big blow, but there’s no way he can go to Australia – his surgeon would have a fit. 

‘Alan needs to recover fully and then maybe he can take part next year.’

The insider continued to The Mirror: ’It’s a massive shame because everyone was really looking forward to having him on the show, but these things happen.’

I’m A Celebrity starts on Sunday, November 19 at 9pm on ITV2.

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