I’m A Celebrity star Tom Read Wilson says it will be ‘a real wrench’ ahead of late arrival
The Celebs Go Dating is entering the Ant and Dec series with Vogue Williams
Tom Read Wilson is joining I’m A Celebrity(Image: instagram/tomreadwilson)
I’m A Celebrity star Tom Read Wilson has revealed what will be ‘a real wrench’ ahead of his late arrival on the ITV reality show.
The popular Celebs Go Dating personality is joining the Ant and Dec series with podcaster and influencer Vogue Williams as final two campmates of the ITV series on Thursday (November 19).
Viewers are already growing accustomed to seeing how the day one entrants are faring in the Australian jungle, with Manchester stars Aitch, Lisa Riley and Angry Ginge all winning over fans.
As is tradition with I’m A Celebrity, Tom and Vogue have the potential to throw off any camaraderie when they step foot into the camp.
According to 39-year-old receptionist Tom, he’s looking forward to bonding with rapper Aitch, who he compared to William Shakespeare.
“I know that he is very bendy with words, which I adore. “I love new coinings. It is the reason I am mad about Shakespeare, is all the endless coinings and the sense of play with lexicon.
“And he has got that in spades. I know he has. And I also really think of rap as modern poetry. I wish I could do it,” he said.
Tom Read Wilson on Celebs Go Dating(Image: E4)
Tom continued: “I have always felt that it does not matter how divergent your tastes are. If your feelings about the arts are the same, it kind of pleads you together, you know. You get excited about those things.”
Despite being posh, cool and collected on the outside, Tom noted that he’s ‘terrified’ of what lies ahead on the series.
“I shan’t sugar the pill. I am terrified. I do not think I have ever been quite so frightened. But it is a funny thing with fear historically for me because it is one of those things that swells and swells and swells in my mind. And as soon as I start something, I am actually much better,” he noted.
According to Tom, he will miss the ‘small people’ in his life most of all as he takes on one of the biggest challenges of his career to date.
“I have got five godkids and three nephews, all of whom I speak to multiple times a week and see multiple times a month. So that is going to be a real wrench,” he stated.
Asked if he will bring energy to the camp, he replied: “Oh, I hope so although I gather that they are a very zestful bunch, as it is. But I suppose it is slightly incumbent on you, if you come late, to sort of be a little bit of a warm zephyr.
“Because by then, I suppose they have endured quite a lot of hardship. I mean, they probably would have done a task or two, and they certainly would be maybe food and sleep deprived by then.”
Out of all the stars who he’ll get to meet in the jungle, Tom expressed his excitement about finally meeting comedian Ruby Wax, thanks to a lifelong devotion to Absolutely Fabulous, which she wrote.
He explained: “I am excited and nervous about this in equal measure, because historically I have not done very well when I have been a big fan of somebody.
“But I am a very, very big fan of Ruby Wax. In myriad ways, because, I mean, she can talk chapter and verse about Jung, which I find fascinating.
“And also, I am a devotee of Ab Fab, and I have been told many times that a lot of the zingers and some of the more caustic lines in Ab Fab were Ruby’s.”
With his father Martin Kemp already getting stuck in on the programme, Tom revealed that his son Roman Kemp is one of his ‘dear friends’ who has offered him advice about the jungle.
“He said,’ you must make sure that you wean yourself off coffee at least five days before’. Because, he said, that is the biggest shock. You suddenly crash and you get headaches. And that is terribly good advice for me,” he said.
