I'm A Celeb's Wayne Rooney faces gruesome drinking challenge as he and campmates drink Prawn-star Martini in first trial of the series

He may have ditched booze for the past six months and embraced a healthier diet, but there’s one thing he can’t escape in the I’m A Celebrity jungle – its stomach-churning delicacies. And Wayne Rooney has already faced his first gruesome drinking challenge.New pictures show Rooney tackling the revolting trial, as he gets a taste of what jungle life has in store.The former England footballer had to suck a thick pink liquid, which they named a prawn star martini, through a straw and spit it back out into a bucket.He was not alone in the trial, and was joined by new campmates Chloe Burrows, Ade Adepitan, AJ Odudu, Mariella Frostrup and Jack Skipper.They will later join Joanna Page, Ricky Wilson, Sharky, Leomie Anderson and Claire Sweeney, who were handed a totally different challenge by Geordie hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly.Rooney, 41, appeared to take the challenge in his stride, while his friend Ms Burrows struggled alongside him. He may have ditched booze for the past six months and embraced a healthier diet, but there's one thing he can't escape in the I'm A Celebrity jungle – its stomach-churning delicacies New pictures show Rooney tackling the revolting trial, as he gets a taste of what jungle life has in store He was also seen having a laugh with Paralympian and TV presenter Adepitan, 53, who is making history as the show's first wheelchair contestant.Rooney previously confessed his biggest fear is heights. He says that in the past he has booked to jump out of a helicopter on three separate occasions, and each time has cancelled at the last minute.But he finally conquered his phobia after taking on a terrifying skydive as part of his first I'm A Celebrity challenge, which was filmed on Saturday. With a huge beaming smile, he touched down on a beach on Australia's Gold CoastOne source told the Daily Mail: 'Wayne has always been nervous when it comes to heights and helicopters, so it seemed an obvious choice for bosses to get him doing the famous skydiving trial before entering camp.'And to everyone's surprise, he absolutely loved it. It will make for great television.'Ahead of entering camp, Rooney told The Mail on Sunday about his recent lifestyle overhaul, and how it has affected his marriage to wife Coleen.'I have stopped drinking for six months and Coleen is happy because from a point of view of our marriage we are in a much better place and a much happier place, so that obviously makes a difference,' he shared.'She has said I look better, but from a mental point of view I am in a much better place as well. I think I am in a really good place, a really happy place.' The former England footballer had to suck a thick pink liquid, which they named a prawn star martini, through a straw and spit it back out into a bucket He was not alone in the trial, and was joined by new campmates Chloe Burrows, Ade Adepitan, AJ Odudu, Mariella Frostrup and Jack Skipper Rooney, 41, appeared to take the challenge in his stride, while his friend Ms Burrows struggled alongside him He was also seen having a laugh with Paralympian and TV presenter Adepitan, 53, who is making history as the show's first wheelchair contestant Rooney previously confessed his biggest fear is heights He says that in the past he has booked to jump out of a helicopter on three separate occasions, and each time has cancelled at the last minute But he finally conquered his phobia after taking on a terrifying skydive as part of his first I'm A Celebrity challenge, which was filmed on SaturdaySpeculation has swirled that Rooney was on weight-loss jabs. But he has insisted his transformation is down to simple changes. Improving his diet and cutting out the booze had done wonders for his skin, he told the MoS.‘Not drinking helps in terms of the food you are eating. I am probably eating the healthiest I have ever eaten and getting back into a routine of training, so it all ties in. 'Just losing weight helps with your skin and not drinking helps from a health point of view as well.’