Barry McGuigan has ruled out a return to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, despite winning over viewers during the 2024 series. The former world boxing champion, 65, said he enjoyed the experience but would not do it again, citing extreme hunger and poor performance in trials.
Speaking before the final, McGuigan said: 'I enjoyed it, but would I do it again? Probably not... the jungle was phenomenal. It was great. I was starving the whole way through - genuinely really hungry, and if we mucked up our trails, we didn't get food, so that happened several times.' He lost a stone and a half during his time in the jungle.
McGuigan praised his campmates, including winner Danny Jones, Melvin Odoom and Alan Halsall, describing them as 'a great bunch of people'. However, he reflected on the tragic death of Nigerian boxer Young Ali in 1982, which he said changed safety regulations in the sport. 'I killed that young man that night. I will never forget it,' he said.
The boxer also spoke of his daughter Danika, who died from bowel cancer in 2019 at age 33. She had previously recovered from leukaemia as a child. McGuigan credited actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who portrayed him in the 1998 film The Boxer, with inspiring Danika to become an actress.
