Paul Gascoigne For 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'?

Troubled ex footballer Paul Gascoigne could be heading to the jungle for the next series of 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'.

Gazza - who has been battling an addiction to alcohol - has revealed that he turned down the chance to appear on the reality show when bosses approached him a few years ago, but now says he is up for the challenge.

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Paul Gascoigne

Speaking to The Sun, he said: "They asked a while back, but I wasn't right and said no.

"When sober, I'm up for anything, but when drinking, I don't want to do anything. I won't say what they offered, as other celebrities would complain they weren't given as much. But it was a lot.

"I've no problem eating insects, and now I'd be there like a shot," he added.

His former wife Sheryl Gascoigne was a contestant on the tenth series of 'I'm a Celebrity', and has been supporting him through his recent battle against the booze.

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Sheryl Gascoigne

After Paul sought treatment for his problems earlier this year, the pair's daughter Bianca revealed they were in daily contact.

She wrote on her Twitter page: "My mum talks to him (for) hours on end everyday helping speaking to the people around him trying to do the best for him."

After detoxing at a treatment facility, Gazza had a bad reaction and ended up in intensive care, but is now on the road to recovery.

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RonP-uk

17 Fans

11:45 PM on 03/14/2013

Get real folks, how would he get through 6 weeks of anything without a drink.

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denim0561

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10:18 PM on 03/14/2013

that is a crazy idea. the bloke is not strong enough mentally or physically and I think the producers should be prosecuted if the allow it to happen. It would a victorian freak show all over again.

steve0000

19 Fans

08:58 PM on 03/14/2013

Pity George Best wasnt given all this help

08:57 PM on 03/14/2013

Pity there wasnt all this out poring of sympathy and help for a truly talented footballer ,,,namely George Best, he might still be alive today!!!!

gimmeanamethen

saying it like it is

80 Fans

08:47 PM on 03/14/2013

Big mistake if they allow him in the jungle as healthier and more stable people than gazza have cracked under the strain.

saracen220

4 Fans

05:12 PM on 03/14/2013

It would kill him, physically and mentally.....he must be desperate for money !

fgradinho

0 Fans

05:43 PM on 03/14/2013

I'm with you on that one. The show must be desperate for celebrities.

bkkkkaty

5 Fans

03:54 PM on 03/14/2013

How sad for Paul .WHERE are all his friends the ones,who supposed to look out for him .Help get really well and look after his interest, I don't mean money interest s.. I wish him well, he still has a long way to go. let him go on TV when he hasreally beaten his demons All the best to you Paull

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paulie boy

Justice for all..not the few

53 Fans

03:37 PM on 03/14/2013

He should not be allowed on the show, until he is alcohol free..

slinkyone73

34 Fans

01:44 PM on 03/14/2013

I really hope he doesn't end up on this show. It will not be good for his recovery process.

king53

30 Fans

12:53 PM on 03/14/2013

I wish Gazza all the best. My advice is forget reality TV shows like I`m a celebrity, It will make you ill, I know it makes me ill, just watching it !!!!!!!!!

elizabethjl

46 Fans

12:49 PM on 03/14/2013

Was he not knocking on Deaths Door the other week, put him in the Jungle and he will surely go nuts!! or are we just being played here for the publicity?

seadmin

12:46 PM on 03/14/2013

I would say don't do it

tastysound

12 Fans

12:28 PM on 03/14/2013

It won't happen until he is cured, after the last series the show's legal team will want to make sure there is no chance of anyone breaking down. I do wish Gazza all the best in his recovery though and hope that one day he is stable and well enough to appear on any show.

Nathan0316

TrueBlueTory Age quod agis

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AKA "I'm a Celebrity, Give Me the Money!"

I suppose at least there's no booze in the jungle....

stevensrg73

12:44 PM on 03/14/2013

No, but plenty of money to buy the booze, and coke when he gets out 'due to medical reasons, on day 2', with a cheque for £500K in his back pocket.

Triptych1

3 Fans

12:50 PM on 03/14/2013

Jungle juice

RobertDazzler

18 Fans

11:57 AM on 03/14/2013

Surely if someone is ill and needs to go into rehab, the last thing they need to do is put themself into a stressful situation like I'm A Celeb. Maybe it's a way to pay his friends back, but they aren't skint, and I am sure they would rather he got better than to do a stunt like this for the money.

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