Football legend Ally McCoist in 'advanced talks' for I'm A Celeb
The 2024 series isn't too far away!
As we are counting down the days until the 2024 series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! lands, rumours are heating up each week about which famous faces will head to the Australian jungle.
With names such as Giovanni Pernice, Tommy Fury and Jeremy Clarkson all in the rumour mill, the latest is Scottish football legend Ally McCoist!
According to the Daily Mirror, 62-year-old Ally is in 'advanced talks' with bosses to appear on the upcoming series, with fans hoping he will join Ant and Dec Down Under.
A source told the publication: “Ally has such a huge fan base thanks to his years of commentating and punditry, plus his long stint on A Question of Sport. He’d be great for the jungle - as his wife and kids have been telling him forever - so everyone is really hopeful that this will be the year."
Ally, who received an OBE at Windsor Castle just last week, has previously turned down the show on two separate occasions in the past few years, so bosses are doing everything in their power to persuade the pundit this year.
Check out all of the rumoured names for I'm A Celeb 2024:
Patsy Palmer
Following her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, bookies had odds of 2/1 for EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer to appear on this year's show. As reality TV fans will know, she's no stranger to TV, having appeared on the likes of The Masked Singer and Dancing On Ice.
Nick Ferrari
Reports suggested bosses were determined to get TV and Radio host Nick Ferrari on this year's line-up!
Jools Oliver
When hosts Ant and Dec invited TV chef Jamie Oliver to appear on the show, he quickly declined, saying: "Thanks for the offer boys, I would love to come on I'm A Celeb. "I think it's an amazing show, but honestly, you couldn't give me enough olive oil in the world to make me eat a witchetty grub or a kangaroo's a--e, no way."
However, he did nominate his wife Jools, adding: "But what I can give you is my wife Jools, she would love to be on the show. Go on Jools."
Ally McCoist
Scottish football legend Ally McCoist was reportedly in 'advanced talks' with bosses to appear on the 2024 series, but he didn't appear! The pundit has turned down the show twice in the past, and it looks like he's done the same again.
Jeremy Clarkson
Thanks to the success of Clarkson's Farm, rumours were rife that Jeremy Clarkson is in demand with reality TV shows, with I'm A Celeb reportedly top of the list!
Tommy Fury
Bookies were tipping Tommy Fury to sign up for the 2024 series, but after landing a rematch with KSI, Tommy turned down the show. Now he's back with Molly-Mae, many thought he'd feature in the 2025 line-up.
Giovanni Pernice
Following his removal from Strictly Come Dancing, ITV/STV bosses were reportedly keen to sign up Giovanni Pernice for the 2024 series, with Mail Online suggesting they are ready to splash out £100,000 to sign him. However, Giovanni then signed up for the Italian version of Strictly and he didn't appear!
Richard Gadd
After shooting to intense fame in 2024 following the release of Netflix's Baby Reindeer, Scottish actor and comedian Richard Gadd was reportedly being lined-up by bosses.
Olivia Attwood
As fans will know, reality star Olivia Attwood was forced to quit the 2022 series due to medical reasons, leaving her gutted. Olivia later hinted she could return for the 2023 series, admitting she'd had chats with bosses during an appearance on Loose Women.
Although she's in demand right now and very busy with radio and TV jobs, we have to admit we'd love to see Liv back in the jungle at some point!
Alex Beresford
Good Morning Britain weather reporter Alex Beresford recently expressed interest in appearing on I'm A Celeb. He told the Mirror: "Out of all the shows I would love to do, I would love to do the jungle."
Alex recently appeared on BBC One's Celebrity Race Across The World.
Danny Dyer
Since Danny Dyer left his iconic role as Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter on EastEnders last year, he's been heavily rumoured for I'm A Celeb.
Of course, his family are no strangers to reality TV, with Danny's daughter Dani winning Love Island back in 2018.
Denise van Outen
The lovely Denise van Outen is no stranger to reality shows, having appeared on the likes of Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Gogglebox in recent years.
Denise has previously admitted she turned down the offer in 2021, but it looks like she's not going to appear in 2025.
Phil Taylor
Ever since he admitted he'd 'love' to appear on the show a number of years ago, darts legend Phil Taylor has been heavily rumoured every year.
Will Mellor
Following his stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, it seems actor Will Mellor has the reality TV bug, as he's admitted to his friend and former co-star Ralf Little he'd fancy appearing on I'm A Celeb
Ally, who played for St Johnstone, Sunderland, Rangers and Kilmarnock during his playing career, as well as the Scottish national team, is now a popular pundit on both TNT Sports and Channel 4.
He also works on Talk Sport, where he seemingly didn't give anything away about his potential appearance in the jungle, whilst talking this morning (Wednesday 9th October).
When quizzed on the rumours, Ally said: “You know the drill lads - I’ll do what I’m told! To be fair, I could do with losing a stone and a half.”
Ally spoke back in 2022 about why he chose to turn down the offer, admitting the creepy crawlies had put him off.
He said at the time: “I'm not a fan of cockroaches. The bit where you jump out of the helicopter or plane at the start - I'd like to do that. But then the rest is downhill. You don't really know until you're there, but I actually think being in the coffin with the rats and snakes - from where I'm sitting right now - I don't think that would bother me that much."
I'm A Celeb will return to ITV/STV in November.
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