TV comedy legend lined up to join I’m A Celebrity camp after advanced talks with ITV bosses
COMEDY actress and interviewer Ruby Wax is being lined up as a big-name contestant on I’m A Celebrity.
The 72-year-old American is in advanced talks to fly out to Australia for the hit ITV reality show next month.
Sign up for the newsletter
Thank you!
Ruby Wax is being lined up as a big-name contestant on I’m A Celebrity
Ruby has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the worldCredit: Getty
A source said: “Ruby’s a proper TV legend and adds real gravitas to this year’s line-up.
“She’s interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world so will have no problem getting to know her fellow campmates.
“It will make great TV for viewers.”
She is also no stranger to taking on adventures.
wax lyrical
Ruby Wax told ‘get out of the ward’ after tricking mum into breastfeeding son
RUBY’S CONFESSION
Ruby Wax reveals her parents beat her and left her feeling suicidal
She spent ten days on a remote island for Channel 5’s Ruby Wax: Cast Away in 2023.
Ruby found fame on ITV sitcom Girls on Top in 1985 alongside Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Tracey Ullman.
She went on to be a comic interviewer on shows such as the BBC’s Ruby Wax Meets . . . and grilled stars such as Tom Hanks, Pamela Anderson and Sharon Stone.
She is set to appear in the jungle with model and DJ Kelly Brook.
She will also feature alongside soap stars Shona McGarty and Lisa Riley and political pundit Nick Ferrari.
An ITV spokesman said: “We do not comment on speculation about I’m A Celebrity contestants.”
Ruby went on to be a comic interviewer after finding fame on Girls on TopCredit: Alamy
