Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read-Wilson reveals surprising I’m A Celeb campmate he’s desperate to befriend
POSH I’m A Celeb star Tom Read Wilson desperately wants to befriend “bad boy” rapper Aitch in the jungle.
He reckons they would bond over their love of the English language – and branded Aitch a “modern poet”.
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I’m a Celeb’s Tom Read Wilson desperately wants to befriend rapper Aitch in the jungleCredit: Rex
Aitch, real name Harrison Armstrong, previously said he is still a ‘bad boy rapper’ despite signing up for ITV’s family-friendly showCredit: Eroteme
Tom, 39, the receptionist on E4’s Celebs Go Dating, is heading into the jungle tomorrow night as a late arrival alongside Irish podcaster Vogue Williams, 40.
Asked what he thinks the dynamic would be like between him and Aitch, 25, he told The Sun: “You see, that fascinates me, because I know that he’s very bendy with words, which I adore.
“I love new coinings – the reason I’m mad about Shakespeare is all the endless coinings and the sense of play with lexicon.
“He’s got that in spades. I know he has.
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“And I also really think of rap as modern poetry. I wish I could do it.”
Mancunian Aitch, real name Harrison Armstrong, previously said he is still a “bad boy rapper” despite signing up for ITV’s family-friendly I’m A Celeb.
He said he is “excited” about having the chance to befriend Aitch in camp.
He added: “I think any commonality is like that.
“I’ve always felt that it doesn’t matter how divergent your tastes are – if your feelings about the arts are the same… you get excited about those things.”
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Typically, the two late entries link up and have to tell lies to the ten other campmates.
Last year, former Love Island star Maura Higgins was a late arrival with ex-Communards musician Rev Richard Coles.
The pair had to pretend they were living in squalor to their fellow celebs – while secretly enjoying luxuries such as a double bed and a bath.
We spoke to Tom yesterday in Surfers Paradise, Australia, where he said he will have to take a leaf out of Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr’s book to succeed as a late arrival.
Tom said: “My history is acting, and you would have thought that it would be good training for lying.
“When I’m on a stage and there’s a role, it’s fine – I can say anything.
“But if I’m doing it as me, I’m not terribly good at lying.
“I might have to take a tip from Alan Carr and almost play the ‘being bad at it’ as a double-bluff.
“He was so good at that, wasn’t he?”
In a separate interview Down Under yesterday, Vogue also told us she wants to cause mischief in the camp – and that she is also inspired by the BBC’s hit deceitful reality show.
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Mum-of-three Vogue, married to former Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, 37, said: “I wouldn’t mind causing a bit of mischief. A bit like Traitors vibes, 100 per cent. A bit of fun in camp.
“I don’t want to annoy anyone, but I think I’m very much willing to go along with the game.”
Tom, left, is the receptionist on E4’s Celebs Go Dating, pictured with Anna Williamson and Paul C Brunson.Credit: Lime Pictures
