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Kirsty McCormack

Carol Vorderman 'signs up for I’m A Celebrity All Stars' as she's the 'perfect campmate'

Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman has reportedly signed up to take part in I'm A Celebrity All Stars.

The spin-off show to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! will feature a stellar line-up of former contestants who wowed in the Australian jungle.

I'm A Celebrity All Stars is set to be filmed in South Africa this summer but won't be broadcast until next year.

A source claimed: "Carol was always top of producers’ wishlist; in some ways she was the perfect campmate.

"She was funny, outspoken and intelligent and let’s just say she gave the younger girls a run for their money in the jungle shower," they told The Sun.

Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman has reportedly signed up to take part in I'm A Celebrity All Stars (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

"Her flirtations with Joel were one of the big talking points of the series so signing up Carol for All Stars looks like a no brainer," the insider added.

Mother-of-two Carol took part in the sixteenth series of I'm A Celebrity back in 2016 alongside the likes of Adam Thomas, Wayne Bridge and OIa Jordan.

Not only did she wow in the shower, Carol also kept viewers entertained with her flirty conversations with comedian and TV presenter Joel Dommett.

Carol is said to have at the 'top of producers’ wishlist' for the spin-off show (REX/Shutterstock)

Carol lasted 18 days in the Australian jungle before being voted out, and former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt went on to win the 2016 series.

Most recently, viewers have seen Carol on their screens hosting ITV's Lorraine this week after Lorraine Kelly tested positive for Covid.

The 61-year-old was praised for her “free” attitude to relationships when she appeared on Loose Women earlier this week.

And she shared her decision to stay unattached stems from her upbringing, as her mum was a single parent in the 1960s.

Viewers have seen Carol on their screens hosting ITV's Lorraine this week after Lorraine Kelly tested positive for Covid (ITV)

She explained: “What it is, when you’re growing up as a young girl, you’re told that you should have one partner, and for the vast majority of people that suits.

“But then as we all have women friends, girlfriends if you like who are older, a lot of people who are married go, ‘I wouldn’t mind living in a separate house actually’.”

Carol has been married twice before – but says she will never walk down the aisle again and is happy to be single forever.

Carol wasn't afraid to jump in the jungle shower during her time on I'm A Celebrity (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

But she says the thought of sharing her life with someone else again makes her feel “positively sick”.

However, that hasn't stopped her from dating people – and Carol has confessed to having multiple "special friends."

The TV icon said: "I'm very happy, I have no complaints. I am not dating anyone, I have special friends. Special friends. Plural."

The Mirror has contacted a representative for Carol asking for comment.

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