The EastEnders actors opened up about their reasons for returning (Picture: ITV)
The latest episode of I’m A Celebrity… South Africa teased that two new celebrities would be joining the camp very soon.
Well, you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to find out who they are – as it’s none other than EastEnders actors Joe Swash and Dean Gaffney!
Plenty of viewers suspected that it would be these two entering the jungle, and they were right on the money.
Joe, 41, competed on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2008, during which he won and was crowned the King of the Jungle.
From the following year, he became a part of the presenting team on the programme, and even started dating his now-wife Stacey Solomon when they met on the show.
Dean, 45, competed on the series in 2006, finishing in fifth place while Busted musician Matt Willis was named the victor.
His return for the all-stars edition of the show will mark his reunion with his fellow competitor Myleene Klass, who was the runner-up on his season.
It’s been almost two decades since Dean last entered the jungle (Picture: ITV)
Dean reckons he’s now ‘worse’ at being scared in Bushtucker Trials then he was when he was last on I’m a Celebrity, he stated: ‘Doing I’m A Celebrity is like getting on a rollercoaster.
‘When you are waiting in the queue, you are fine; but once you are on the rollercoaster, you can’t get off and I feel like that now.’
He added that when he was last on the programme, his daughters were 10 and so they ‘didn’t care’ if he screamed or not – but now at the age of 27, ‘they would be a bit embarrassed’ if he didn’t maitain his composure.
Joe, on the other hand, said that his ideal campmate would be his wife Stacey, stating: ‘The jungle holds a special place in our hearts for both Stacey and I.’
Could Joe become the first ever two-time winner? (Picture: ITV)
‘I’m A Celebrity holds a big place in my heart,’ he said. ‘I won it and I was lucky enough to go on to present the spin-off series on ITV2 for ten years.
‘I met Stacey whilst I was out in Australia and me and Stacey have now married and we have had kids. Doing the all-stars series is closure. It finishes off the circle.
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Joe said that Stacey was ‘over the moon’ about him going back, adding: ‘The jungle holds a big part in both our hearts. Without the jungle, we wouldn’t have each other. In a way, we owe it to the jungle to say goodbye.’
So how do you think Joe and Dean will fare as they venture into the jungle for a second time?
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa returns tomorrow at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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