Carol Vorderman has hinted at a fierce showdown in the all-star spin-off of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
Speaking with Lorraine on Thursday morning, the star opened up about her fellow campers and how she fared in the jungle.
When asked about the prerecorded show, she He said quickly: ‘Janice Dickinson, we won’t talk about her. She is crazy, totally crazy.
The former Countdown host, 62, shared her love for Helen Flanagan, revealing she has a sweet nickname for the former Coronation Street star32, referring to her as ‘my little meerkat’.
She told him: ‘So I’ve absolutely and utterly fallen in love with Helen Flanagan. She is my little meerkat. I love her.’
New Friendship: Carol Vorderman has admitted she’s ‘in love’ with Helen Flanagan after their stint together on the all-star spinoff of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
Carol then went on to former boxer Amir Khan, 36, calling him “one of the funniest men in the world.”
She continued: ‘Jordan Banjo, he was in Australia with me, I was like his jungle mom and he was my jungle son. I love Jordan.
‘And obviously, Ashley [Banjo] now, we present the Pride of Britain awards together, now I’m basically part of the Banjo family.
“It was fun and tough, and a lot of people I knew before… Paul Burrell, Fatima Whitbread, what a woman, what a story.”
In addition to the aforementioned, Carol will be joined by Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder, 60, and former English international cricketer Phil Tufnell, 56.
More stars will be announced in due course, with the series set to air late next month.
The new series sees the return of some of the most memorable campmates from I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in the new environment of South Africa.
Sweet: The 62-year-old former Countdown presenter has revealed she even has a sweet nickname for the 32-year-old former Coronation Street star, referring to her as “my little meerkat”
Drama? But approaching model Janice Dickinson, 68, Carol appeared to take a jab, hinting that the two may have collided.
Update: Speaking with Lorraine on Thursday morning, the star opened up about her fellow campers and how she fared in the jungle.
The challenges will be bigger and tougher and the environment harsher and more unforgiving than the usual Australian jungle.
With no public vote, they will compete against each other in a battle to become the first I’m A Celebrity Legend.
Ant said: ‘It’s a question we always get… who would you bring back to the jungle?
“So to have this chance to do a whole new show in South Africa and put some of our previous campmates to the test again was the dream.”
Dec added, “It’s bigger and wilder than we could have expected, so viewers will really enjoy it!”
Former soap opera actress Helen, who appeared in season 12 in 2012, entertained viewers for the first time.
Helen reportedly upset producers and even hosts Ant and Dec by abandoning numerous challenges without even trying, causing tension at the camp as the celebs went without food for nearly 10 days.
She said of her return to the show: ‘I’m not saying I’m going to go in and be a jungle warrior and be absolutely amazing because I won’t.
‘Yes, I’ll be scared, but I’ll try and I’ll be much better than last time!’
Former Countdown star Carol was the eighth celebrity to be eliminated from the 2016 series, which ran for 18 days in the Australian jungle alongside winner Scarlett Moffatt after entertaining viewers with their flirty banter and jungle showers. .
Carol said of her return: “Doing I’m A Celebrity changed me so much and I can’t wait to be in this new series.”
“I loved everything about I’m a Celebrity [the first time round].’
She added: ‘We still have a WhatsApp group!’
Comes back! The first nine celebrities to cast in the all-star spin-off of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! were revealed earlier this week
Previously: Former Countdown star Carol was the eighth celebrity to be eliminated from the 2016 series, which lasted 18 days in the Australian jungle alongside winner Scarlett Moffatt after entertaining viewers with her flirty banter and showering in the jungle.