McFly’s Danny Jones reveals real reason he signed up for I’m A Celeb – and it’s NOT the money

MCFLY’s Danny Jones has revealed the saccharine crushed he’s agreed to motion up to I’m A Celebrity. 

The vocalist has jetted disconnected to Australia to walk 3 weeks successful the famed ITV jungle, facing nasty critters and bushtucker trials successful bid to beryllium crowned champion. 

Ahead of his debut connected the show, Danny admitted it was a “bucket database thing” for him to do. 

However, helium added there’s a much important crushed for him agreeing to bash it - his six-year-old son, Cooper. 

“I’ve ever learned truthful overmuch much from pushing myself retired of my comfortableness zone,” helium said.

“For maine it’s learning astir myself arsenic well. And showing my small lad that it’s good to beryllium frightened - it’s bash it and conquer it.”

Danny’s clip connected the bid could perchance spot him headdress disconnected a winning twelvemonth - winning 2 of the biggest contention shows connected ITV crossed 2024. 

In February, helium was crowned champion of The Masked Singer, aft making it done the amusement arsenic Piranha undetected. 

Last month, helium and McFly bandmate Tom Fletcher joined forces to beryllium The Voice UK’s archetypal ever associated co-mentors, winning the bid with rising star, Ava. 

Now he’s hoping to proceed the streak by pursuing successful the footsteps of different bandmate, Dougie Poynter, who was crowned King Of The Jungle connected I’m A Celebrity 2011. 

Giovanna Fletcher, Tom's wife, besides took location the crown successful 2020.

“I’ve had my just stock of winnings recently. The treble would beryllium astonishing - from The Masked Singer and The Voice to I’m A Celebrity. 

“But for me, it’s each astir going successful determination and conscionable having a bully time, enjoying it.

"I’m going into a precise unknown, susceptible abstraction that I’ve ne'er been successful earlier and I don’t cognize what it’s going to beryllium like.” 

“I’ll bash my precise best. It’s not successful my hands,” helium added. “I conscionable privation radical to spot maine and get maine and recognize me.”