The special privilege that chain-smoking Shane Warne had on the jungle set of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! while he was fighting the habit of 50 cigarettes a day
Shane Warne got special treatment on his season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2016.
The late cricketer, who was known to be a heavy smoker, was allowed to sneak off screen for frequent cigarette breaks during filming for the show.
I’m A Celeb host Dr. Chris Brown revealed the secret arrangement during the jase and lauren radio show on KIIS FM on Monday.
‘There are rules for Warnie and there are rules for everyone else. No one else has had the privileges that Warnie got,’ Brown admitted.
Brown added that only Shane was allowed to sneak into the jungle for a ‘smoko’, a privilege awarded to any other contestant.
Shane Warne (pictured) got special treatment on his season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2016. The late cricketer, who was known to be a chain smoker, was allowed time off screen for frequent cigarettes during the filming of the show.
“He’s the only one who’s been able to have a special Warnie time,” the TV presenter said.
Before landing in the South African jungle for the second season of I’m a Celebrity, Shane reportedly tried to quit smoking.
In Nova 96.9 Fitzy and Wippa program, reporter Jonathon Moran claimed that Shane “smokes forty or fifty cigarettes a day” and “eats a pizza or two a day.”
The radio personality said Shane “can’t have patches” while in the jungle and that he’s gone “cold turkey” for the series.
In 1999, the bowler was caught smoking despite having signed a $200,000 contract with a maker of nicotine substitutes to quit smoking.
I’m A Celeb host Dr. Chris Brown revealed the secret arrangement during the Jase & Lauren radio show on KIIS FM on Monday. ‘There are rules for Warnie and there are rules for everyone else. No one else has had the privileges that Warnie got,” Brown admitted.
On Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa show, reporter Jonathon Moran stated that Shane “smokes forty or fifty cigarettes a day.” Before landing in the South African jungle for the second season of I’m A Celebrity, Shane was reported to have tried to quit smoking.
Sources revealed to Daily Mail Australia that the self-confessed arachnophobe also had a spider-related clause written into his contract before signing on the dotted line.
“Shane has a special ‘no eating spiders’ clause in his contact,” the source told Daily Mail Australia.
The former athlete was able to enter the South African jungle on a private plane, while the other 11 celebrity contestants were forced to skydive and fight their way to camp on whitewater rafts.
A-lister was also reportedly paid much more than some of his semi-famous co-stars.
Entertainment guru Peter Ford told 3AW’s breakfast radio show that Shane was paid $2 million for appearing on the reality show.
The athlete died on March 4 of last year at the age of 52 while on vacation with friends in Koh Samui, Thailand.
The athlete died on March 4 of last year at the age of 52 while on vacation with friends in Koh Samui, Thailand.