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Mike Tindall has reportedly signed up to participate in this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
The 43-year-old husband of Zara, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will join the cast in the Australian jungle next month. The sun.
Former England Rugby player Mike will reportedly be the first royal on prime-time reality TV, and it’s said he’ll join the likes of Boy George, comedian Seann Walsh and DJ Chris Moyles to compete for the Jungle crown .
The details surrounding the father-of-three’s deal “remain a closely guarded secret,” but a source told the publication: “It’s a massive coup. Mike has been a seat for some of the most important moments in royal history for generations.
“He will certainly be discreet, but his sheer presence means this series is an absolute must-see.”
Mike Tindall (pictured with wife Zara at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral) has reportedly signed up to participate in this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here
The 43-year-old husband of Zara, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will join the cast in the Australian jungle next month, according to The Sun. Pictured, the late Queen, Zara and Mike in 2006
Mike, who won the 2003 World Cup with England, married Zara in 2011 and the couple have three children together, Mia, eight, Lena, four, and Lucas, one.
Mike’s alleged appearance in I’m A Celeb won’t be his first feature film on a reality TV show, though; in 2015, the former rugby player appeared on Channel 4 winter sports show The Jump.
An I’m A Celeb spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Any names suggested for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! are just speculation. We will officially announce our lineup for the new series as soon as it airs.”
Sue Cleaver, Boy George, Chris Moyles, Seann Walsh, Owen Warner and Olivia Attwood have also recently been tipped to star in the ITV show.
Olivia, 31 – who finished third on ‘Love Island’ in 2017 alongside ex-boyfriend Chris Hughes – is expected to become the first-ever star of the dating show to enter the competition.
ITV bosses hope she will be a hit with viewers as they are eager to secure her for more projects in the future.
Former England rugby player Mike (pictured in 2011) will reportedly be the first royal on primetime reality TV, and it’s rumored he will join the likes of Boy George, comedian Seann Walsh and DJ Chris Moyles to compete for the Jungle -Crown
Mike officially became a member of the Royal Family in 2011 (pictured on his wedding day to Zara), but he previously revealed that he first met the Queen at school in 1992
An insider recently said: ‘This is a sign that the dating favorite is now so big and producing figures with such high profiles that they can no longer be rejected.
“Olivia is already seen as a rising star on ITV and this will likely serve as a launch pad for potentially more mainstream shows with the broadcaster.”
Last month, Mike candidly revealed how the royal family “came together overnight” following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The ex-rugby champion of England also admitted he is “completely sorry” for not asking the Queen more questions during his time with her.
Tindall reflected on his relationship with the Queen in a special episode of his podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby.
Tindall reflected on his relationship with the Queen in a special episode of his podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby (pictured)
He said: ‘It was sad, emotional but happy. Great in some ways. To see the family get so close at night. You never predict it. A 96-year-old lady, you know it’s going to happen, but you’re never ready when it happens.
“Seeing what Zara had to go through, she clearly loved the Queen more than anything else. Their connection with horses, they really had a bond around that. It’s as if the world has somehow lost its grandmother.’
He went on, “I’m also very sorry that I didn’t ask her so many more things… If you’re nervous when you sit there, you get that happy place to sit next to her.
‘Going back in history and all she may have seen; 15 prime ministers, I don’t know how many presidents.
“To endure anything when she meets dictators, she must remain neutral, she must do her duty.”
The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall attend the Thanksgiving service at St Paul’s in June
Later in the podcast, he said the royal family was “blown away” by tributes from members of the public.
“You expect an outpouring of love, but I guess what it was like, the world leaders who came in accepted their invitation without question. He immediately came back and said “yes we are coming”, he said, adding that there was “no jostling for positions” between the hugely important guests.
Speaking about the Queen’s funeral arrangements, which she was consulted about before her death, Mike revealed that he had been told a story (although he could not verify it) about the plane that was to fly Her Majesty of Scotland’s coffin back to London. .
He said the plane originally intended to carry her was too small, and instead officials had suggested a larger plane that had been used to bring the bodies of soldiers back from Afghanistan.
At the Platinum Pageant in June, Mike sat behind four-year-old Prince Louis in the Royal Box and entertained the boy with funny faces to amuse him
Hearing this, the Queen reportedly wrote a note that read, “If it’s good enough for my boys, it’s good enough for me.”
Mike added, “It kind of sums her up that it was ‘her boys’.”
Speaking of the Queen’s state funeral, which was attended by some 2,000 world leaders, foreign royals and citizens, Mike admitted that the family didn’t necessarily realize the magnitude of the televised event – which went on to worldwide estimated 4 billion people were watched – until he turned on the television. highlights later.
He added that it was “positive” to be part of the funeral as so many people lined up in unison to pay their respects to Her Majesty.
Mike also praised the Queen’s power to keep some parts of herself private from the rest of the world – modeled on how Her Majesty sat alone at her beloved Prince Philip’s funeral.
Although Mike officially became a member of the Royal Family in 2011 when he married Zara, he revealed that he had met the Queen 19 years earlier in 1992 when she came to visit his school, Queen Elizabeth Grammar, on his 400th birthday.
“I think I was in a physics class and she came in … turned on the Bunsen burner,” he said. “Then I have to say goodbye to her.”