Soap fans are very excited about the fact that Owen Warner is going into the jungle for the new series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
After being hotly tipped to be on the show this year, the actor appeared on the confirmed I'm A Celebrity line-up when it was announced by ITV earlier this week, joining the likes of Mike Tindall, Boy George and Sue Cleaver. While he didn't appear on the line-up, Matt Hancock is all set to go into the jungle as a late arrival.
Other stars who have become campmates for the new series of I'm A Celebrity include Scarlett Douglas, Jill Scott and Charlene White and on Sunday night, viewers will get a first look at them in action when the new series launches on ITV.
Ahead of the show starting, Owen was made joint fifth favourite to be winner of the new series, on odds of 16/1, the same odds offered for ex Strictly star, comedian Seann Walsh, who is expected to join Matt Hancock as a late arrival.
Owen gave fans a bit of early TV gold during Sunday's launch show, by being totally clueless at to who co-star Scarlette Douglas was. Scarlette was the fourth star to join the group but, as she got off the boat, Owen looked puzzled as Boy George whispered: "She's from A Place in the Sun," to, much to the hilarity of I'm A Celebrity viewers at home, Owen asked: "Whereabouts?” with George quickly clarifying: “No, like the TV show," as Scarlette got closer to them.
Who is Owen Warner on I'm A Celebrity?
Owen, 23, is best known for playing Romeo Valentine in Hollyoaks, a role he has been had for four years now. Prior to becoming embroiled in a series of big storylines on the Channel 4 soap, Owen starred in short films Beverley and 20th Century Tribe.
He already has a link to I'm A Celebrity, appearing as a guest on spin-off show Extra Camp last year. Owen is said to be very excited about the prospect of being on the show. A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Owen is so excited to be in the mix. He’s never done anything like this, and it would catapult his profile to a new level.
"His abs are on-point so he wouldn’t be shy about showing off his bod.”
Owen, who landed In Australia the same day as fellow soap star Sue Cleaver, enjoyed a brief romance with Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry in summer 2021, with the two pictured above.
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