Ricky Wilson denied taking part in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as he finally landed in Australia, having had his flight cancelled. The Kaiser Chiefs frontman was reportedly due to fly from Singapore to Brisbane on Wednesday (November 11) morning, but his Qantas flight, which was scheduled to land at 5.55am, was reportedly cancelled on Tuesday (November 10).
Ricky Wilson Arrives in Brisbane
Despite the cancellation, Ricky was seen arriving at Brisbane Airport in the early hours of Wednesday (UK time). Speaking to waiting reporters and photographers as he arrived Down Under, the singer said he was doing a "top secret TV show that I can’t talk about."
He added: "My flight was cancelled but there are lots of trials. I am here to do a top secret TV show I can’t talk about. Are my bandmates not here? I thought I was meeting them here. I am not a great liar am I? I have never been camping. I’ve been to festivals playing them, never camping."
ITV Confirms 2026 Line-Up
ITV officially confirmed the line-up for this year's run of the reality show, which will once again be hosted by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly, ahead of its return on Monday (November 16) at 9pm on ITV and ITVX. A new King or Queen of the Jungle will be crowned, following in the footsteps of I'm A Celeb's 2025 champion, Angry Ginge, the YouTuber who hails from Salford.
In a pre-interview ahead of heading into the jungle, Ricky was asked about his phobias, to which he replied: "Phobias? Celebrities! At least there are less celebrities than there are snakes."
Other stars touching down in Australia for the new series include Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page, TV presenter and former Paralympian Ade Adepitan, Love Islander Chloe Burrows, social media star Sharky, and former Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney.
Last year's edition of I'm A Celeb launched with 11.3m viewers and averaged 8.7m viewers across its series run. Across all platforms, the 2025 series reached 23.4m people, which is 38% of the TV population.
