Yahoo News I'm A Celebrity 2024 line-up and favourite to win this year's show
The line-up for the brand new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has been announced and there's already a favourite to win.
On Sunday, November 17, the popular ITV reality show will kick off for its brand new series, with Ant and Dec returning as its hosts. Yesterday (November 11), the line-up was announced after weeks of speculation and it includes everyone from WAGs to professional dancers.
McFly star Danny Jones has emerged as frontrunner to win the show, according to the BonusCodeBets.co.uk Supercomputer. Looking at previous winners, the computer has said Danny fits the bill of being a male musician and only two years older than the ideal age for a campmate at 36.
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Fellow bandmate Dougie Poynter was crowned winner in 2011 and Danny could follow in his footsteps. Danny is the favourite at 11/4 with YouTuber GK Barry at 6/1.
A spokesperson for BonusCodeBets.co.uk said: “Danny Jones ticks all the boxes of a classic I’m A Celebrity winner – he’s got the right profession, is the right gender and is only a couple years older than the ideal campmate. With the bookmakers and our Supercomputer both picking Danny to win, will the McFly star really go on to claim the crown? Well, as his band might say… Obviously.”
Here is the full line-up of stars taking part in the show this year:
Alan Halsall
Alan Halsall is best known for portraying Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street, a role he's had since 1998. Alan was the second star to be spotted landing in Australia and has already expressed his excitement over the series.
The 42-year-old said: “I am looking forward to meeting different people in camp. This is something I have always shied away from in the past. You are never going to get me on the ice, dancing isn’t my thing and this will be much harder than filming a scene in Corrie.”
Barry McGuigan
Barry McGuigan is a former professional boxer and promoter and is the oldest campmate this year at 63-years-old. The Mirror reports he was playing down his decision to do the ITV show until he was officially confirmed as a contestant, the 63-year-old said: “I’m here out here to sign the next best Australian fighters. I’ll go searching for him and there might be some trials along the way.”
He added: “I have done some camping but not very often, I used to do it in the scouts.” Asked if he was scared of snakes or spiders, Barry, 63, said: “I can’t answer that, stop asking.”
Coleen Rooney
Perhaps the biggest star of this year's series, Coleen Rooney is a television personality and the wife to former football player Wayne Rooney. Coleen was spotted at the airport on Sunday (November 10) on her way Down Under.
Ahead of the journey, the mum-of-four has appeared on the latest episode of Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast and spoke about her marriage. She said: "With me and Wayne, I've always said there was always love still there so why throw it away when you can work at it. If you work at it and it doesn't work, then forget about it and go your own separate ways. But there's always been love, there's always been.
"We've never wanted to part but situations have set in where it could have happened and we mightn't have got through it but we have. That's the way I've got to look at it. Hopefully it's going to be a nice smooth sailing marriage. I don't know if you can get one of them."
Danny Jones
The favourite to win, Danny Jones is a member of the boyband McFly. The star was pictured as the first campmate to touch down in Australia to a frenzy of photographers.
The Bolton singer arrived at Brisbane Airport and was embraced by Sam Thompson and Joel Dommett, the hosts of I’m A Celebrity Unpacked, alongside DJ Kemi Rodgers.
Dean McCullough
A Northern Irish radio presenter, Dean McCullough was the fourth star to touch down in Australia. The Mirror reports he said: "It feels so good to be in Australia, it is my first time.
"I am actually here to pick up two koalas that I have adopted, they are called Anthony and Declan." Asked if he would be scared of snakes or spiders he quipped: "I'm alright, I have dealt with enough snakes in my life. It's not the snakes you need to be worried about."
GK Barry
GK Barry is an internet personality and host of the popular podcast, Saving Grace. The 25-year-old was spotted in Australia yesterday and told the Mirror she had already consumed a bottle of wine of the flight.
She said: "The flight was horrendous, I wouldn't recommend it to a friend. I drank a bottle of wine. I am here to go to a retreat, just one with nature." Asked if she had been camping before, she quipped: "No, god forbid."
Jane Moore
Jane Moore is a regular panellist on ITV's Loose Women and has been offered a spot on I'm A Celeb in the past before saying yes to this series. The Mirror has reported she wanted an "adventure" and decided to join the show.
Jane said: "Certain close friends have died too young, so I consider myself very lucky to still be here with, touch wood, no serious ailments, and I want to make the most of the active years I have left.
"Added in to the mix is that my elderly mother is living with dementia and is in need of 24/7 care. Seeing her once vibrant life being slowly eroded by Alzheimer's has brought my own in to sharp focus and, cliché I know, reminded me that our time on this planet is short. So when this once-in-a-lifetime experience was offered to me again, my immediate thought this time was, 'Why not?'."
Melvin O'Doom
Melvin O'Doom is a BBC Radio host and TV presenter and has already teased his aversion to camping. He said to the Mirror: "It looks lovely here and it's warmer than home. I'm here for a bit of relaxing, nothing too strenuous." He added: "I've been camping before at festivals but I'm not really a tent guy."
Oti Mabuse
Oti Mabuse is a professional dancer, having appeared on Strictly Come Dancing. She has spoken about leaving her daughter to head to Australia for the show, after only giving birth to her last year.
The Mirror reports Oti said: "Now I have had my baby daughter, I want to get back to the adventurous and fun Oti. I feel ready for a change and doing something completely different. I will have no make-up, concealer, lashes – it's going to be nice to be laid back."
Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa Contostavlos is an N-Dubz singer and former judge of the X-Factor. Opening up about her I'm A Celeb debut, she told the Mirror: "I am wearing black.
"I'm packing three plain bikinis as I don't want to draw attention to myself. I'm not going to step out in white, it's going to be the polar opposite and if someone can hold up a towel then I will ask them."
