‘Oti Mabuse’s biggest I’m A Celebrity struggle could be a game-changer’

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2024 has yet arrived, and the ITV bid boasts 1 of its most star-studded line-ups to date.

The formed includes the likes of Coleen Rooney, Tulisa Contostavlos, Danny Jones and erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing nonrecreational dancer Oti Mabuse, whose stint successful campy comes aft she became a justice connected the broadcaster’s different programme Dancing On Ice.

More than a decennary agone successful 2013, erstwhile Strictly pro Vincent Simone took portion successful I’m A Celebrity, becoming the 3rd contestant to beryllium eliminated earlier Westlife vocalist Kian Egan was yet crowned the King of the Jungle.

During a caller speech with Metro, Vincent gave his views connected however chap Strictly alum Oti volition fare successful the competition, fixed his ain acquisition of taking portion 11 years agone and his cognition of her arsenic a fierce competitor.

He began by explaining that nonrecreational dancers person ‘got the precocious hand’ successful the jungle, ‘because we walk each of our lives competing, performing, grooming and focusing much than anything’.

However, helium pointed retired that determination is simply a large obstacle that Oti volition look that could beryllium a deciding origin successful however good she progresses successful the gruelling series.

‘The lone happening is, from my ain experience, due to the fact that I cognize truthful galore nonrecreational dancers, and including immoderate of my creation partners, they bash conflict with the deficiency of food,’ said the 45-year-old, who spoke to Metro via 10bet.

‘They are beasts connected the creation floor, similar virtually the strongest radical I know. But you instrumentality the nutrient distant from them, you suffer them.’

Vincent continued: ‘So that is the main thing. Oti connected insubstantial would beryllium amazing, but is she going to header with the deficiency of food, which affects your system, and there’s thing you tin bash astir it unfortunately.’

Despite his prediction, earlier heading to Australia, Oti revealed what she suspects volition beryllium her top obstacle: snakes.

‘In my caput I americium a superhero but snakes are not my thing,’ the 34-year-old said.

‘I americium petrified of them and they are my biggest fear.’

She added that she hopes she’ll beryllium a ‘comfort mum successful camp’, arsenic she tin ‘listen to stories, motivate and hopefully entertain everyone with a spot of dancing’.

‘I anticipation to thatch everyone a fewer moves. We volition make our ain endowment amusement successful the jungle!’ she said.

Vincent himself was capable to bash this himself erstwhile helium was connected the show, explaining however helium taught immoderate moves to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air prima Alfonso Ribeiro astatine the time.

The pursuing year, Alfonso ended up winning Dancing With The Stars successful the US… and went connected to co-host the programme, arsenic good arsenic appearing connected Strictly arsenic a impermanent judge.

More than 10 years aft doing I’m A Celebrity, Vincent admitted that going successful the jungle ‘improved’ his fearfulness of spiders, aft the precise memorable Bushtucker Trial erstwhile 1 nipped astatine his face.

However, we’re definite he’s gladsome helium doesn’t person to down a immense portion of blended cockroaches anytime soon.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Launches contiguous astatine 9pm connected ITV1 and ITVX.

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