Rugby World Cup winner rumoured for I’m A Celebrity 2021

Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 10:49

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byRugby Rucker

Returning to Wales once again, the reality show is back in the UK after the pandemic forced producers to abandon plans to head back to Australia.

The hugely popular show will be back at Gwrych Castle around the middle of November.

The last series of the programme was won by podcast host Giovanna Fletcher, but who will be crowned the king or queen of the castle this year?

Rugby World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson is in the potential contestant's list once again, while Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing has been heavily rumoured to join this year's series, Liverpool Live reports.

he odds for the rumoured cast of I'm A Celeb:

Jamie Laing 5/2
Tommy Fury 3/1
Matt Baker 3/1
Jack Whitehall 7/2
Jade Thirlwall 4/1
Zara McDermott 9/2
Tom Daley 6/1
Maya Jama 6/1
Andrea McClean 7/1
Vicky McClure 8/1
Iain Sterling 8/1
Sam Thompson 8/1
Clara Amfo 8/1
Eric Cantona 8/1
Nick Grimshaw 10/1
Martin Kemp 10/1
Matty Lee 12/1
Ben Shephard 14/1
Roy Keane 14/1
Laura Kenny 16/1
Piers Morgan 20/1
Jonny Wilkinson 20/1
Laura Whitmore 20/1
Adam Peaty 25/1

5 things you didn’t know about Jonny Wilkinson

#1. Sporting family

Wilkinson's brother, Mark, was also a Newcastle player who made 16 appearances in the Premiership for the side between 2002 and 2005, predominantly as a centre. His father, Phil, was a rugby player and cricketer, and his mother, Philippa, played squash at county level. His grandfather, Phil, also played football for Norwich.

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#2. Competition winner

When former England centre Jeremy Guscott walked into the dressing room on the day of Wilkinson's international debut, he thought the 18-year-old had won a competition to spend the day with the national team.

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#3. First born

Jonny and Shelley became parents for the first time in late 2018. They keep their private life pretty much on lockdown, but according to reports, they had a little boy called James while they were still living in France.

#4. Beliefs

Wilkinson followed Buddhist principles and teachings to help control his perfectionist tendencies, according to an interview he gave with The Times newspaper in 2009.

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#5. Phobias

"Heights. Being stuck in a lift, now we’ve talked about that. And audience participation, the type you get at stage shows. In school, we had three occasions like that and I got selected all three times. I tried different approaches, apart from getting up and running out of the building, and I still got picked every time."