Olivia Attwood has reportedly become the first ever Love Island contestant to sign up for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
The TV personality, who shot to fame on the ITV2 dating show in 2017 alongside now ex boyfriend Chris Hughes, is gearing up to head down under next month. I'm A Celebrity fans recently rejoiced after Ant and Dec confirmed they would be taking the show back to the Australian jungle for the first time in three years.
Olivia, 31, has become a popular media personality since leaving the villa and has appeared on multiple reality shows like Celebs Go Dating and The Games. She also fronted her own documentary series Getting Filthy Rich looking into online sex work, and had her own show Olivia Meets Her Match.
A TV insider told The Sun : "This is a sign that [Love Island] is now so big and produces figures with such high profiles that they can no longer be dismissed. Olivia is already viewed as a rising star on ITV and this is likely to serve as a launchpad for potentially fronting more mainstream shows with the broadcaster."
A spokesperson for ITV previously told MailOnline that the line-up will be confirmed closer to the transmission date. This comes after it was reported that Babatunde Aleshe and Boy George have also signed up for the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity.
Bosses were said to be 'really excited' to get Babatunde involved after becoming impressed by his amusing one-liners while appearing on Celebrity Gogglebox with his pal Mo Gilligan. A show insider told The Sun : "Bosses are really excited to have Babatunde in the mix.
"He's become a firm favourite with Celebrity Gogglebox viewers and producers reckon he'll be a great campmate. He's been doing stand-up for years but it's his banter and constant one-liners with best mate Mo on Celebrity Gogglebox that really impressed the casting team."
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