I'm a Celebrity 2018 line up: All the stars 'confirmed' for the brand new series including Harry Redknapp and Fleur East

Down Under: Celebrities are arrived in Australia for I'm A Celebrity: ITV
Down Under: Celebrities are arrived in Australia for I'm A Celebrity: ITV

I’m A Celebrity is days away and this year's famous recruits are touching down in Australia ready for three weeks of, well, hell.

While the official line-up is yet to be announced by ITV, a whole host of VIPs have arrived with their suitcases in hand on the other side of the world.

Hosted for the first time by Holly Willoughby alongside Declan Donnelly, this series promises to be one of the most talked about yet as more eager celebrities chow down on rice and beans and face Bushtucker Trials.

So, as we speed towards the new series, here is everyone “confirmed” for the show…

Presenters: Holly Willoughby and Declan Donnelly (ITV)
Presenters: Holly Willoughby and Declan Donnelly (ITV)

Fleur East

Got the X Factor: Fleur East has touched down in Aus (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)
Got the X Factor: Fleur East has touched down in Aus (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

The X Factor runner-up –who was beaten by Ben Haenow in 2014 – was the first to be pictured at arrivals in Brisbane, rocking a brown shellsuit.

Previously, it was reported that the Play That Sax singer was looking to “get her music career back into the headlines” and thought the show would be a perfect way to do it.

A source told The Sun: “Fleur was one of the most loved X Factor contestants in recent years, so she is bound to be a hit with ­audiences. She’s part of the ITV family.”

Harry Redknapp

Touch down: Harry Redknapp has landed Down Under (James Gourley/REX)
Touch down: Harry Redknapp has landed Down Under (James Gourley/REX)

The former football gaffer – most recently berthed at Birmingham City – is said to be swapping his life of luxury for an assortment of creepy crawlies and a hammock.

Although technically still unconfirmed, Redknapp’s latest appointment hasn’t pleased Piers Morgan who railed against his “sporting hero” for signing up .

“I just don’t get it, eating kangaroo testicles? I don’t get why people do it! Thank god they do, because it’s a ratings blockbuster for ITV,” he said.

"But I don’t get it. Harry, you’re one of my sporting heroes, you’re going to munch kangaroo testicles, really? Really Harry? I thought managing Tottenham was humiliating enough, but this?”

Malique Thompson-Dwyer

Moving in: The actor is swapping Hollyoaks for the jungle (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)
Moving in: The actor is swapping Hollyoaks for the jungle (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

The Hollyoaks actor reportedly impressed ITV bosses back in July when he stormed to victory at the British Soap Awards for his role as Prince McQueen.

Thompson-Dwyer, 20, has been separated from on-screen partner Theo Graham, who played Hunter on the soap, and appears to have left Cheshire behind for Brisbane as he touched down on Monday.

Nick Knowles

Jungle SOS: Nick Knowles teased reporters on landing Down Under (James Gourley/REX)
Jungle SOS: Nick Knowles teased reporters on landing Down Under (James Gourley/REX)

The DIY SOS presenter will be wishing he had his team around him to build a luxury jungle camp.

Knowles, 56, previously teased a stint on the show in September, telling Lorraine Kelly that he would “rock the hat”. Upon landing, he told the Daily Mirror that he was “heading to Perth to swim with sharks”. Yeah, about that.

Sair Khan

(James Gourley/REX)
(James Gourley/REX)

The Coronation Street actress, who plays Alya Nazir, is swapping the Cobbles for the cockroaches.

Khan, who arrived in Weatherfield in 2014, was the fifth celebrity spotted in the arrivals hall in Brisbane. She told The Mirror: “I never think you are scared of anything until you get there. I just want to have fun. Depending on who I am around I am quite outgoing.

James McVey

(James Gourley/REX )
(James Gourley/REX )

The boyband heartthrob slot is set to be filled by McVey of The Vamps, who has been snapped at the airport.

A source previously told The Sun: “James is certain to cause excitement with his topless shower scenes and even though he has a girlfriend, producers are still hoping for a jungle romance.”

And the rumour mill keeps on turning, with more celebrities set to step into the Australian sunshine any time now, including Holby City actress Rosie Marcel, Loose Women host Coleen Nolan and ex-EastEnders star Rita Simons.

I’m A Celebrity starts on Sunday at 9pm on ITV.