I'm A Celebrity Unveils New Additions As 2 More Stars Enter The Jungle

"I will never back down or give in."
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The cast of I'm A Celebrity 2023
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I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! has unveiled two late additions to this year’s series.

Fans of the long-running reality show may recall that, earlier this month, a “leaked” I’m A Celebrity line-up featuring 12 names was published in the tabloid press, with only 10 entering camp when the show returned to our screens last week.

However, those extra two – boxer Tony Bellew and racing legend Frankie Dettori – have now arrived in the jungle.

Tony said before his arrival: “This is going to be very hard and I am apprehensive. I had to think long and hard about doing it because it is so out of my comfort zone and it was my missus who talked me around to doing it.”

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Tony Bellew in the ring in 2018
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He added: “I want to come in for the experience and leave a little bit of a trail for my kids who will be able to say: ‘My dad did that’.”

The former champion also vowed to stick out every trial until the end, insisting: “You won’t catch me saying [’I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!]. I don’t think of myself as a celebrity and I will never back down or give in.

“I hope my sporting competitiveness will kick in. Imagine if it’s your fault if people aren’t eating?!”

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Frankie Dettori
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Meanwhile, Frankie said: “This is going to be tougher than a horse race, it is going to be a challenge, but I am looking forward to it all. I am going straight from riding to the jungle. But you don’t get to do this every day so why not?”

He continued: “I am 100 percent committed and I am not going to moan about what I am missing as I’m looking forward to the challenge of it all.”

See how Frankie and Tony get on when I’m A Celebrity continues on Thursday night at 9pm on ITV2.