Noel Edmonds CONFIRMED for I'm A Celebrity

The Deal or No Deal star will be the 11th camp mate 
Confirmed: Noel Edmonds is heading for camp
ITV/ Rex
Emma Powell21 November 2018

He’s going in!

Noel Edmonds has finally announced he’s heading Down Under for a stint on I’m A Celebrity after weeks of speculation.

The Deal or No Deal star confirmed the news with a photoshoot at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Queensland before he swaps luxury for life in the jungle camp.

Edmonds, 69, posed with his jungle hat as he sat in the driving seat of a vintage red car.

.The presenter joked his role will be the "washer up" and said he is scared of heights and confined spaces. He also promised to retire from TV if he is crowned King of the jungle.

Life of luxury: Noel Edmonds is swapping the luxury hotel for camp
James Gourley/ITV/Rex

Edmonds will reportedly receive a whopping £500,000 for his first foray into reality TV.

The news comes days after it was reported show bosses were hoping the “huge name” would up the ratings.

Jungle read: Noel Edmonds is heading in
ITV/ Rex

“ITV was desperate to get Noel,” a source told the publication. “He's a huge name to secure and everyone has high hopes he’ll pull in plenty of ratings.”

The former Saturday night TV star will join Anne Hegerty, Rita Simons, Harry Redknapp and Nick Knowles among others in a bid to be crowned King of the jungle.

The recruits are currently divided into Red and Yellow teams and have been pitted against each other.

Emily Atack successfully secured nine stars for camp in Monday night’s first Bushtucker Trial while Hegerty will take on Monstrous Monolith tonight.

I’m A Celebrity is on ITV, tonight at 9pm

I'm a Celebrity 2018 line up - in pictures

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