Bad boy rocker Shaun rumoured for I'm a Celebrity

Bad boy rocker Shaun rumoured for I'm a Celebrity (Image credit: PA Archive/Press Association Ima)

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! bosses are set for a bleeping nightmare after it emerged former chart star Shaun Ryder is in the running for this year's show. The former Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman is reported to be among stars who will Step On to the jungle camp for this year's series. But Shaun is known for his continual four-letter outbursts. His swearing famously prompted Channel 4 to pre-record editions of Chris Evans show TFI Friday when he let fly with bad language. Shaun was banned from appearing live on Channel 4 after his TFI antics which saw him use the f-word. He is expected to join the line-up of contestants who are flying to Australia this week ahead of the new series, the Sun reported. The singer was about to promote a new greatest hits album which is due for release next month. The rest of the cast who are heading to the Australian jungle was also named by The Sun. The paper said Nigel Havers, Gail Porter, Britt Ekland and Olympic sprinter Linford Christie were in the line-up. Also said to be taking part are former Big Brother contestant turned This Morning reporter Alison Hammond, ex MP Lembit Opik, nutritionist Gillian McKeith and Stacey Solomon. Dom Joly, Sheryl Gascoigne - former wife of ex-footballer Paul - and rapper Aggro Santos are also taking part, the paper says. Bookmaker William Hill installed Stacey as favourite to win at 5/2, followed by Gail Porter at 7/1. *I'm A Celebrity .. Get Me Out Of Here! returns on Sunday.

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