Wayne Rooney leads I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-up

Wayne Rooney leads I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-upImage source, ITVImage caption, Eleven celebrities will enter the Australian jungle camp on MondayByEmma Saunders and Ian YoungsCulture reportersFormer England and Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page and YouTuber Sharky will be among the intrepid crew entering the jungle Down Under for this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!They will be joined by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, Paralympian and presenter Ade Adepitan, actress Claire Sweeney and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup.TV presenter AJ Odudu, comedian Jack Skipper, Love Island contestant Chloe Burrows and model Leomie Anderson round out the team headed for Australia.Hosts Ant and Dec will return with the ITV show's opening episode on Monday, 16 November, with the series now in its 26th year.Image source, ITVImage caption, Wayne Rooney said he wants to go one better than wife Coleen, who was runner-up in 2024Ade Adepitan - Paralympian and documentary maker, who will be the first wheelchair user in the show's historyLeomie Anderson - Model and co-host of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star Chloe Burrows - Love Island finalist, Kiss Radio breakfast presenter and host of Chloe vs The World podcastMariella Frostrup - Broadcaster, author and journalist, including appearances on Loose Women and Times RadioAJ Odudu - Big Brother presenter and former Strictly Come Dancing contestantJoanna Page - Stacey from hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey, and host of TV series including Shift the Thrift and Shop Well For LessWayne Rooney - Former Everton, Manchester United and England striker turned football manager and punditSharky - one of YouTube's Beta Squad (alongside Celebrity Traitors star King Kenny among others), who have 12 million subscribersJack Skipper - Stand-up comedian and social media starClaire Sweeney - Coronation Street and Brookside star and musical actressRicky Wilson - Kaiser Chiefs singer, ex-Virgin Radio drivetime host and former The Voice UK coachRooney is following in the footsteps of his wife Coleen, who was runner-up on I'm A Celebrity in 2024."If you're going in you want to win it," he said. "Coleen's already tried and obviously she finished second in the show so I'm here to bring that title back to the Rooney household."Rooney admitted that jumping out of a helicopter is his biggest fear. "I've been booked to jump out of a plane three times before and never made it on the plane," he said."I don't like snakes or what is in the water either - I don't go in the sea."Image source, ITVImage caption, Ade Adepitan said he is "overwhelmed" to be the first wheelchair user on the showProducers are making adaptations to the Australian jungle camp so it is accessible for Adepitan.In a press statement, he said: "For me, this is a moment in time. Even if I go out in the first week, I will always be remembered as the person in a wheelchair. I am slightly overwhelmed. It's never been done before, and it never crossed my mind I would be the first."Keith Lemon comedian Leigh Francis is not among the official line-up but is rumoured to become a late addition.The last I'm A Celebrity series was the all-star version in South Africa, which was marked by heated arguments and walk-outs among the cast during the live final in April.More on this story