Noel Edmonds CONFIRMED to enter the I’m A Celebrity jungle

Ever since the rumours about who would be entering this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! began, one name has been mentioned many more times than the others. However, now that the show has actually started, there's been no sign of Deal Or No Deal's Noel Edmonds - despite the rumours that he could be the show's highest-paid campmate EVER.

However, the 69-year-old TV legend is now CONFIRMED to be entering the jungle, red socks and all, to join the 10 other celebrities who have started to bond and take care of each other.

It normally happens that more than one celebrity enters the jungle late, but reports have alleged that due to Noel's giant fee of £600,000, ITV bosses were reluctant to then fork out for another celebrity.

Noel has now spoken out about going into the jungle, admitting that he's terrified of heights and small spaces and also revealing that his entry into the jungle is all down to presenter Declan Donnelly and his 15-year-old son, Harrison.

"It actually started as I was filming with Dec earlier in the year and he said, 'Ah you should do the Jungle', he recalled. "Our 15-year-old son, Harrison, was there at the time and he said, 'It will be brilliant; you have got to do the Jungle'.

"He put me under considerable pressure. The reason why I’m going to have this amazing experience is down to Harrison. I just love the idea that I’m going to live out in the natural environment. I’m looking forward to learning more about myself and meeting people I would never normally ever spend time with."

The presenter, who has been working in showbiz for a whopping 50 years, even promised to retire if he won the crown of King of the Jungle.

He said, "I am going to win because I promise the British public if they vote for me, I will retire from television and I will never appear again. There’s a deal that I am striking with the great British public who have supported me over the years - they make me ‘King of the Jungle’ and I will retire and never appear again!"

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV at 9pm.

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