I’m A Celebrity is set to launch tonight with hosts Ant and Dec welcoming ten celebrities for an unforgettable adventure. The youngest of this year’s participants is 25 year old podcast host and social media influencer GK Barry.
Last year, before signing up for the ITV1 series, Grace discussed her potential participation on the show.
In a podcast episode featuring I’m A Celebrity alumna Ferne McCann, Grace confessed that hunger could drastically change her demeanour.
She explained to the ex-TOWIE personality: “When I’m hungry, I become a horrible person, I’d be arguing with everyone in there, just from hunger.”
In a separate chat with finalist Mark Wright, she disclosed her apprehensions about certain elements of the show, reports OK!.
Grace admitted: “I just don’t think I could do, you know when you’re showering, in the fountain. I couldn’t deal with that.
“And with Australia’s heat, if a snake got near me, I’d have a heart attack, I don’t think I could handle that.”
Mark informed the online sensation that snakes do indeed make their way into camp, necessitating removal by professionals.
Reacting to this revelation, Grace humorously remarked: “I don’t know why, but I always thought maybe they’d net it all off, that they’d be no snakes near you. Well now I’m definitely not doing it now that you’ve told me that.”
Grace rose to fame as a TikTok sensation during the 2020 lockdown, amassing over a million followers within her first year on the platform.
She launched her podcast Saving Grace in 2022 and has since taken it on a tour around the UK.
Joining her in the jungle will be a host of well-known faces including McFly’s Danny Jones, Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse, Coleen Rooney and radio presenter Melvin Odoom.
Also jetting off to Australia are N-Dubz singer Tulisa, Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall, Loose Women’s Jane Moore, Radio 1 personality Dean McCullough and boxing promoter Barry McGuigan.
Love Island’s Maura Higgins and Rev Richard Coles are anticipated to join the jungle later, bringing the total number of campmates to 12.
I’m A Celebrity: Unpacked will feature hosts Joel Dommett, Sam Thompson and DJ Kemi Rodgers discussing all the latest happenings from the main show.
I’m A Celebrity airs on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.