Mis-Teeq star, Colin Hendry for I'm A Celebrity?

Mis-Teeq star, Colin Hendry for I'm A Celebrity?
Mis-Teeq star, Colin Hendry for I'm A Celebrity? (Image credit: UK Press/Press Association Image)

Alesha Dixon's former Mis-Teeq bandmate Sabrina Washington and former football star Colin Hendry are rumoured to have signed up for the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Bosses are reportedly hoping for sparks to fly between fiery Sabrina and ex-Page 3 girl Samantha Fox when the ITV1 reality returns for a new series on Sunday. Sabrina has openly attacked the singing talents of her former bandmate Alesha, now a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, saying: "A lot of people say Alesha should have stuck to MC-ing because her voice isn't that strong and I agree." Former Scotland football captain Colin - who quit football management in 2008, is said to be looking forward to a stint in the jungle as a way of rebuilding his life following the death of his wife in July, after more than 20 years of marriage. A source told The Mirror: "In a way, it will be breaking the shackles of Colin's mourning. It will be six weeks away in Australia but he is definitely up for it." Other famous faces due to be taking part include ex-EastEnder Robert Kazinsky, former Coronation Street star Bruce Jones, snooker legend Jimmy White, ex-soccer hardman Vinnie Jones and WAG Lizzie Cundy.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.