Friends of Wayne Rooney have revealed what they think will make him 'snap' during his time in the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle, after the former Manchester United and England star was spotted arriving in Australia.
Rooney, who followed his wife Coleen into the show two years after she finished as runner-up in the 2024 series, landed at Brisbane Airport on Monday (November 9). He remained tight-lipped when asked if he was looking forward to the jungle, only admitting: "I've never been to Australia," but smiled when asked about jungle karaoke.
Pals predict a 'snap'
Speaking on The Good The Bad and The Football podcast, fellow former Manchester United player Nicky Butt said: "I just want to see him flip. I want to see him snap on the jungle... No food, No sleep. Mosquito bites. He's going to snap. He's ready to snap, isn't he? ... Either way it will be great. He will be funny. I think he could win it, you know."
Another former United star, Paul Scholes, added: "That's what gets people the most angry, isn't it? Having no food … he's either going to be hilarious or he's going to flip his lid. He could bang [hit] someone."
Cutting out coffee and smuggling seasoning
Actor James Nelson-Joyce, also a friend of Rooney, revealed the former footballer has already cut out coffee ahead of his stint. The This City is Ours star said: "Well he's cut the coffee out hasn't he? he told me. He said: 'I've not had caffeine for weeks!'"
Butt also claimed Rooney told him he planned to smuggle seasoning into camp to improve the campmates' diet of rice and beans. Butt said: "I said: 'What are you going to take in?' He said: 'Er, white pepper. I'm gonna put it in my band here [in my trousers] and I'm gonna tip it out like that'. And I thought: 'You'll get caught!'"
Rooney, who has enjoyed a successful career as a football pundit following spells in management, is thought to be the biggest name in this year's line-up. The former England captain is understood to be particularly keen to impress his four sons - Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, ten, and Cass, eight - by taking on the show's notorious Bushtucker Trials. He will have no shortage of advice from Coleen, 40, who became a firm favourite with viewers during her own stint in camp.
Other stars in the line-up include Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney, Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page, TV presenter and former Paralympian Ade Adepitan, Kaiser Chiefs' frontman Ricky Wilson, and Love Islander Chloe Burrows.
