Seann Walsh ‘signs up for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Seann Walsh has reportedly signed up for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

The comedian, 36, was set to head Down Under for the new series – the first back in Australia since the coronavirus pandemic.

According to The sunITV bosses hope Seann will discuss his infamous 2018 love affair with his Strictly pro partner Katya Jones, who was married to fellow dancer Neil Jones at the time.

The brief affair resulted in the end of Katya’s marriage to Neil the following year and Seann broke up with his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries.

A source said: ‘Seann is an incredible signing for I’m A Celebrity and it’s a real coup for ITV. His kiss with Katya is the biggest scandal to ever hit Strictly. People still talk about it.

Seann has joked about kissing Katya in his comedy skits, but he has never discussed their relationship in detail.

“Life in the jungle is boring and those long hours around the campfire would be the perfect time for Seann to talk.”

The insider added that they believe it is “unlikely” that the other camp mates will not bring up the kiss, as the comedian is best known for that.

MailOnline has reached out to representatives from Seann Walsh and ITV for comment.

According to reports, Seann will join Olivia Attwood, Babatunde Aleshe and Boy George in the jungle.

Ant and Dec welcome 12 new familiar faces to the Australian camp in November.

In a statement, ITV said: ‘Autumn also brings I’m A Celebrity, making a welcome return to ITV from the Australian jungle.’

In the 2021 series, Danny Miller was crowned King of the Castle, while Giovanna Fletcher was the first person to win the Welsh version of the show the year before.

After the Strictly kiss incident, Seann’s ex Rebecca released a passionate statement revealing that he called her “psycho” and “crazy” for questioning his friendship with Katya, whom he kissed on Rebecca’s birthday — before the photos went public. were created.

Discussing the drama on the Prime Video show Backstage With Katherine Ryan, which aired in June, he said, “What you think about is, ‘What did you do to someone?’

“It’s one thing to do that in private and I’m not judging anyone because everyone has their own backstory, lives or whatever. It was horrible. It was crazy.’

The star has said to this day that he is unable to watch Strictly because it “confuses my head.”

He said: “I have such great memories of that show and the aftermath of that kiss, it was crazy. I’m just a comedian.

‘I hope that one day I can look back on that with great pleasure, those first weeks, because it was the best time of my life.’

In April, in his comedy special Seann Walsh: Kiss, the star said he was “sorry” for the kiss then and still regrets it now.

He recalled hearing that their PDA had gone public and said, “I was leaving the cloakroom department and before I could order my first beer, my agent came up to me and asked if he could speak to me outside.

‘I thought’ he’s going to tell me I got Michael McIntyre’s Big Show! I’d better be surprised!’

‘Apparently I didn’t have to be surprised. We went to the BBC car park, my agent looked over his glasses and said ‘about 20 minutes ago they posted a picture of you kissing Katya outside a pub’.

It was just then that my life would turn upside down – the dream turned into a nightmare.”

He explained the incident and said: ‘I was in a relationship, my dance partner Katya was married.

‘After training we went for a drink, one thing led to another and we were photographed kissing outside a pub. Terrible, I know. It’s terrible – I’m sorry. I’m still sorry now.’

He said: ‘I was then on the receiving end of thousands of abusive messages online. I started to wonder ‘did I do something wrong?’

“Then… Katie Hopkins tweeted in defense. Then I thought ‘yes, I screwed up!”

“I managed to keep Brexit off the front pages for 12 days, but I hated it.

‘I thought ‘I just had to get out of here’ and left for America. Just the break I needed.

While Katya was supported by her husband Neil after the ‘drunken mistake’, their marriage did not last when they announced their divorce in August 2019.

The dancers confirmed they broke up in joint Instagram statements, but despite writing that they had mutual “respect” and “love,” a source claimed Katya’s infidelity was something her husband couldn’t get over.

The pair have remained friends since the split and continue to be professional dancers together on Strictly.