I'm A Celebrity... South Africa: Jordan Banjo's…

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa: Jordan Banjo's vasectomy decision, famous brother and wife's near-death experience

Jordan Banjo shot to fame as a member of the dance troupe Diversity, which won the third series of Britain's Got Talent. Since then he has had a lot of TV success and now he is heading back on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! as he takes part in spin-off I'm A Celebrity... South Africa.

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa is an all-star version of the series and will see former contestants who took on the Australian jungle in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! now return and head to South Africa in an attempt to win and be crowned the first I'm A Celebrity Legend. You can read all about the show here.

Jordan first took part in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2016, alongside Welsh TV presenter Carol Vorderman. He was the fourth celebrity to be voted out after remaining in the jungle for 17 days.

The TV star is married to Naomi Courts and they have three children together - Cassius Ashely, Mayowa Angel and new baby Arteus Funos, with their youngest born just days ago on Thursday, April 20. Jordan made the decision to have a vasectomy, meaning he can have no more children, while Naomi was pregnant with their third child.

Speaking to The Mirror, Jordan explained why he had a vasectomy. He said: "I just didn't think it was a big deal. So many people are going through times in life whether its vasectomies, this, that – everyone's got something going on. I honestly didn't think it was a big deal. For some people, I understand it might be a bit more of a like a huge decision and it might take a bit more of a toll."

While Naomi was pregnant with their second child, she became extremely ill due to sepsis. Jordan told OK! magazine back in 2020 doctors were just moments away from putting his partner into an induced coma as her body struggled to fight the deadly infection.

He said: "Six weeks after Mimi was born Na (Naomi) went into hospital, she had sepsis twice. She spent the better half of a month in hospital because she got really, really ill really quickly. Na is okay now. I won't lie, at one point we were in hospital and it was a little bit touch and go. They were talking about, particularly, induced comas and stuff like that."

Jordan is the brother of fellow Diversity member Ashley Banjo with many thinking they are twins. Ashley is currently a judge on Dancing on Ice and has been a guest judge on Britain's Got Talent. The brothers have also written children's books together.

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