Vogue Williams and Tom Read Wilson to Enter ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Here!’
Irish TV presenter Vogue Williams and ‘Celebs Go Dating’ receptionist Tom Read Wilson are set to join the cast of ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Here!’.
The surprise additions were revealed during Wednesday night’s episode of the ITV program, with their arrival in the jungle camp scheduled to air on Thursday.
Williams described her participation as a “massive life experience,” noting that she typically avoids stepping “out of my comfort zone.”
Read Wilson expressed initial “abject terror” but is now “feeling excited” about his forthcoming jungle experience.
The pair will join previously announced contestants, including Martin Kemp, Ruby Wax, Jack Osbourne, and Kelly Brook, who entered the jungle upon the show’s premiere on Sunday.
Williams, who is married to Spencer Matthews of ‘Made In Chelsea’ fame, stated: “I always thought I wouldn’t do it because I’ve gotten too comfortable in my life. I like to have eight hours of sleep, I like to eat nice things, I like to just chill out, and I never put myself out of my comfort zone.
“Then when I turned 40, I started to get scared of ridiculous things. I didn’t want to be this person. Doing this is such a massive life experience, and it is not something you can pay to do.”
“So now I am 40, I think it will be pretty cool to do ‘I’m A Celebrity’.”
The mother-of-three voiced concerns about missing her children while in the jungle camp.
“I have never been away this long before, and I spend such a huge amount of time with them,” she explained. “It will be my biggest struggle.”
Read Wilson, who previously appeared on ‘The Voice UK’ in 2016 and was the runner-up on ‘Celebrity Best Home Cook’ in 2021, shared his enthusiasm for entering the jungle.
“My first thought when they approached me about taking part was abject terror,” said the 39-year-old. “But I have got a very strict rule in life. If the only reason that you don’t want to do it is fear, you must do it, whatever it is.”
“I’m fearful as a porcupine, and I am very nervous that my grey cells [brains] won’t dance properly in camp, too. At home, I do a cryptic crossword every day, I always have a book on the go, and I am a bit worried that my frontal lobes will drop off if I don’t have a lubricant for it.”
He added, “I can be vague at times, and I don’t want to scatter brain cells over the camp.”
Known for his role on ‘Celebs Go Dating,’ where he greets celebrities, Read Wilson is also recognized for his extensive vocabulary and a book he published on language in 2022.