TOWIE and Love Island star Olivia Attwood can add another reality television series to her list of appearances. She has arrived in Australia ahead of filming for this year's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Olivia is the first Islander to appear on the hit show fronted by Ant and Dec. She will no doubt be virtually cheered on by footballer fiancé Bradley Dack who remains in the UK.
Apart from missing the love of her life, Olivia is also anxious about getting on with her new camp-mates. As reported by Mirror, Olivia who spoke at the airport said: "I am scared of me.
"In terms of how long the other campmates can tolerate me. I will get myself in trouble somehow, the usual.
"I haven't packed very many bikinis. We are not allowed very many."
The reality TV star, 31, became one of the most recognisable faces from the popular dating series after her time in the Majorcan villa in series three. She was paired with Chris Hughes, 29, in the third season, but the pair's explosive coupling wasn't meant to be.
She has since featured on TOWIE and hosted her own documentary titled Getting Filthy Rich, which focused on the sex industry. "My friends and family have always wanted me to do this show so lets see how it goes.
"I love Ant and Dec, I have grown up watching them. They are British TV icons."
Asked what she will miss she referred to her partner, saying: "It is day one at the minute so I'm not missing much. But in three or four days the dogs and my fiancé probably.
"I mean four weeks and no sh*gging what can you do?" Olivia has previously admitted she would be keen to try her luck on the show.
She participated in mock trials on the show's spin-off which saw her successfully devour fish eyeballs and animal testicles to impress viewers. Former Radio One DJ Chris Moyles was the first celebrity camper to touch down in Australia earlier this morning.
Chris, 48, happily posed for snaps as he made his way to a waiting car. When asked if he was looking forward to spending time in Australia, the star said: "It should be nice, fingers crossed anyway."
Quizzed if he was scared of things in the jungle like snakes and spiders he joked: "There's lots of everything in this country. Like sport and beer and I am not scared of sport or beer, so I think I will be alright."
The Radio X presenter then added: "I have absolutely no idea what my family and friends would think of me doing a show like I'm A Celebrity. I have never asked them.
"But I think they would be much more nervous about me doing Antiques Roadshow." Chris is a major coup for I'm a Celebrity bosses and the show's presenter's Ant and Dec, who have wanted the radio personality to appear on the ITV show for many, many years.
Chatting with Vernon Kay who appeared on the Welsh version of the show in 2020, Chris previously implied he would never put himself through a stint in the celebrity jungle. Speaking on his Radio X breakfast show, Chris told Vernon it only hit him how bad his vertigo was when he took girlfriend Tiffany Austin’s niece to Go Ape.
"I papped myself and I realised I’m more scared of heights than I actually genuinely thought I was," he said, as he explained how his fears wouldn't see him fare very well on the show. Chris and Olivia's arrival in Australia comes 10 days before the show kicks off next month, due to ITV bosses taking no risks when it comes to Covid-19 as the show returns to Australia for the first time in two years.
ITV have asked celebrities to arrive around a week in advance so they can isolate and also be tested for the viral disease. Other famous faces are expected to arrive Down Under soon.
Names thought to be in the line-up include 80s singer Boy George, rugby star and royal family member Mike Tindall, and newsreader and Loose Women star Charlene White. I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! is set to return on ITV on Sunday November 6, a week earlier than normal to avoid clashing too much with the football World Cup which starts on November 21.
