Ade Adepitan touches down in Australia as he prepares to make history as I'm A Celebrity's first wheelchair user campmate

Ade Adepitan and Leomie Anderson have touched down in Australia ahead of this year's I'm A Celebrity as he arrives at Brisbane Airport.The Paralympian, 53, will be the first wheelchair user in the show's 23 years history.ITV bosses were keen to have Ade join the show and have adapted the camp to make living there accessible for him.Ade lost the use of his left leg after contracting polio at the age of 15 months.And as he arrived in Brisbane the star joked he is Down Under to 'advise on the 2027 Australian Tap Dancing Festival'.Asked what he will miss most about the UK he teased: 'Probably time with my family, tap dancing.' He added: 'You know, I'm going to give it my all when I'm here. I'm going to throw the kitchen sink at it.' Ade Adepitan has touched down in Australia as he prepares to make history as I’m A Celebrity’s first wheelchair user campmate Victoria Secret Angel Leomie Anderson also arrived in Australia ahead of her jungle stintThe Paralympian, 53, was in great spirits after the long flight ahead of the new series which will see him be the first wheelchair user in the show's 23 years historyIn terms of whether he will be able to handle the creepy crawlies he joked: 'I mean, I think there were a few snakes on the plate. I might make a film about it.'Victoria Secret Angel Leomie Anderson also arrived in Australia ahead of her jungle stint.Asked what she was doing Down Under she said she was there to 'see the sights' as she tried to throw off the scent that she was going on the show. Talking about the snakes and bugs in Australia she added: 'I'll take my chances.' Scouted at age 14 and debuted in 2011, she has walked for major brands like Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Burberry, Moschino, and Rihanna’s Fenty.She walked in four consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows from 2015 to 2018 and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2019, making her the first Black British Angel.She previously said of the achievement: ‘This is something I was even scared to dream about because I never thought it would come true.’Last year, she starred on the Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt but admitted she was disappointed to be the first contestant eliminated. However, she now has a second chance to show off her survival skills.Meanwhile Ade shot to fame as a star of the Team GB wheelchair basketball team and won a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece before embracing a new career in TV.He trekked through rainforests, deserts, rivers and mountains in Nicaragua for 2005 BBC documentary Beyond Boundaries.And as he arrived in Brisbane the star joked he is Down Under to 'advise on the 2027 Australian Tap Dancing Festival' He added: 'You know, I'm going to give it my all when I'm here. I'm going to throw the kitchen sink at it' Asked what she was doing Down Under she said she was there to 'see the sights' as she tried to throw off the scent that she was going on the showAde has worked on a string of other travel shows, as well as sport, including the London 2012 Paralympics and Rio 2016.In July, he played wheelchair rugby with Prince Harry ahead of next year’s Invictus Games in Birmingham.The survival reality show – which is presented by Declan Donnelly, 51, and Ant McPartlin, 50 – will be back on ITV on Monday, November 16.Last year's I’m A Celebrity series launched with 11.3m viewers. Across all platforms, the 2025 series reached 23.4m people which is 38 per cent of the TV population.What makes the programme so great every year is the selection of famous faces ready to take on the jungle in Dungay, New South Wales.Alongside Ade on the line-up this year is Wayne Rooney, Chloe Burrows, Joanna Page, Ricky Wilson, Sharky, AJ Odudu, Mariella Frostrup, Leomie Anderson, Claire Sweeney, Leigh Francis and Jack Skipper.And on Monday morning Wayne became the first star to touch down at Brisbane Airport ahead of this year's I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!The former England star, 41, who is claimed to be the series' highest-paid star, was joined by his manager, Paul Stretford, and was pictured wearing a grey tracksuit and laden with luggage.When asked if he was excited to be in Australia, Wayne responded: ‘Yeah I've never been. I was meant to come once when going to go to Thailand.’And he couldn't help but giggle when asked if he was going to be taking part in his beloved karaoke while in the jungle. Wayne is following in the footsteps of his wife Coleen Rooney, who finished as runner-up on I'm A Celebrity in 2024.His arrival came a couple of hours before YouTuber Sharky (Sharmarke Mohamud), 30, touched down. The Mail on Sunday revealed that Wayne has already bonded with Love Island star Chloe Burrows ahead of entering camp.The Manchester United star and reality icon struck up an unlikely bond when they played in the charity football match, Soccer Aid.