I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here bosses want this Coronation Street actor for new series
This would be great!
Last updated 27th Feb 2017
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here bosses are looking for celebrities to line-up for the new series later in the year and reports are suggesting they have their eye on a former Coronation Street actor.
The actor in question is Ryan Thomas, the older brother to Adam Thomas who appeared on the popular reality show in 2016.
Ryan, who is best known for his role as Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap, is top of the list after his brother's hilarious antics on the show.
A source close to the actor told a national newspaper, "There was speculation before Adam went into the jungle that maybe Ryan would do it, but circumstances went against that and Adam went in and did brilliantly.
"Ryan would be superb in the jungle and there has never been a family member following a family member into the outback ever in all the series.
"Fans would no doubt get behind him like they did Adam, and it'd be interesting to see if he reacts to the bushtucker trials in the same funny way."
Ryan first joined Coronation Street way back in 2000 and made the tough decision to leave the soap back in 2016 to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
After his final scenes aired on the soap in June 2016, Ryan opened up about his time on the cobbles and took to Instagram to thank everybody for their support.
Alongside a snap of himself filming, he wrote, 'Thank you to everyone at Coronation Street for making the last 16 years of my life so special, time for a new chapter, new beginning wherever that may take me next.
'I'm excited to grow as an actor and more importantly, as a human being! And my last thanks goes to you lot!!! For supporting Jason Grimshaw since 2000, there's a lot love for "Jason" and it never goes unnoticed. Thank you so so much!!!!' (sic).
If Ryan does appear on the show, we expect he'd like to beat his brother who finished third behind Joel Dommett and Scarlett Moffatt.
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is expected to return later in the year.