Iconic X Factor judge tipped for I’m A Celebrity 12 years after ITV series

A erstwhile X Factor justice has been hotly tipped for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, and ITV bosses are seemingly highly ‘excited’ astir the imaginable signing.

Every year, speculation is ever rife implicit which celebrities are going to beryllium cast successful the line-up to participate the jungle, acceptable to instrumentality connected each sorts of terrifying challenges.

Several names person already been rumoured for the 2024 season, including boxer Tommy Fury, erstwhile This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield and ex-Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice.

Now, 00s popstar and X Factor fable Tulisa Contostavlos – who archetypal recovered fame successful the hep hop trio N-Dubz – has been named arsenic different contender.

‘Tulisa has been connected ITV’s deed database for a portion but until present she’s ne'er wanted to see it,’ a root told The Sun.

‘This twelvemonth is simply a decennary since she near The X Factor truthful she felt the clip was close to instrumentality to the TV spotlight — the astonishing reception to the N-Dubz reunion circuit truly helped physique her confidence.’

The insider claimed that the ‘breadth’ of Tulisa’s vocation could mean that she’ll entreaty to the ‘wide audience’ who tune successful to ticker I’m A Celebrity.

‘As good arsenic everyone knowing her from The X Factor, her archetypal euphony fanbase has boomed acknowledgment to the N-Dubz reunion tour,’ they stated.

‘TV bosses are peculiarly excited by the caller wealthiness of fans successful the important 16 to 24 property scope who person discovered Tulisa and the set done TikTok and everyone hopes the woody is signed soon.’

In response, a spokesperson for the ITV bid said that immoderate names tipped for the programme ‘are speculation’.

Tulisa joined The X Factor arsenic a justice successful 2011 erstwhile she was conscionable 23 years old, becoming the youngest justice ever to beryllium connected the panel.

She mentored Little Mix that twelvemonth successful the Groups category, who went connected to triumph the full competition.

The pursuing twelvemonth – successful her last twelvemonth arsenic a main justice 12 years agone – the vocalist was successful complaint of the Girls category, which saw her look aft singers including Lucy Spraggan and Ella Henderson.

Two years later, she made a little instrumentality to the programme arsenic a impermanent judge.

In 2022, N-Dubz, which is made up of Tulisa, her relative Dappy and rapper Fazer, embarked connected a reunion tour pursuing an 11-year hiatus, which sold retired wrong minutes.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is acceptable to instrumentality connected ITV aboriginal this year.

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