I'm A Celeb bosses furious as star breaks golden rule before show starts
Reach Daily Express November 13, 2025 09:39 AM

TikTok star Angry Ginge hinted that he's already breached a significant I'm A Celebrity rule days before the show starts. The 23-year-old YouTube sensation forms part of this year's star-studded lineup, which means he'll be enduring jungle life alongside the likes of Lisa Riley, Martin Kemp, and Shona McGarty. Nevertheless, he cheekily quipped that he's already chatted to three of his 2025 contestants before the cameras start rolling.

The influencer, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, potentially landed himself in hot water with ITV executives when he was photographed touching down at Brisbane Airport prior to the programme, which kicks off on Sunday (November 16). Jungle dwellers are forbidden from disclosing their co-stars' identities before ITV officially reveals them - or communicating with them beforehand, reports the Daily Star.

Regardless, the Salford native playfully suggested he'd been chatting on the phone to Kelly Brook and Lisa Riley, who have already landed Down Under in preparation for the programme.

Before he left the airport, he told The Sun: "I'm very excited - I've never been here before so it should be fun. You won't actually believe why I'm here... I got a random phone call last night from Kelly Brook, saying she's 'coming to visit her auntie Sheila, do I want to join her?'.

"So I said, 'I might as well'. Then Lisa Riley rings me and says she's doing Dingles Down Under, do I want to join her? I said I might as well.

"Then Aitch said he's going on tour, so I said I'll join him as well. And then Aitch's mum rings me and says, 'I've got two weeks in Australia, I've just won off Postcode Lottery, do I want to join her? I said I might as well!".

Rapper Aitch is also rumoured to be entering the jungle. Joking about his friendship with the musician, he chuckled: "I'm not the number one fan of his music, but he's a good guy, so it should be fun."

The TV star reportedly grabbed ITV bosses' attention during this year's charity football match, Soccer Aid. A source revealed to The Sun: "ITV bosses always like to have a social media superstar on their cast, especially after GK Barry proved such a success last year.

"Angry Ginge has bags of personality and was really friendly to everyone at Soccer Aid this year. He made a great impression". Angry Ginge rose to prominence as a gaming streamer and has built up a massive following of 1.2million on Twitch.

But he isn't the only star who has sent tongues wagging ahead of the show's return. Kelly Brook is a new addition to the celebrity cast, thought to be replacing This Morning presenter Nick Ferrari.

But joining the cast of I'm a Celeb could bring back awkward memories working with the Geordie double act. The TV national treasures were sensationally accused by the ex-glamour model of "getting her sacked" as a judge on Britain's Got Talent - and now insiders have revealed exactly how the "bitter fallout" is being navigated as she touches down in Australia.

At the time, Simon Cowell blamed Kelly's sudden exit - just six days into her judging role on the ITV talent show back in 2009 - on the failure of the show's new "four-judge" format.

But Kelly was quick to hit back at the comedy pair for "ruining her career". Now, after accepting the high six-figure deal to head Down Under, the stunning star is set for a dramatic showdown with her TV rivals this Sunday.

A source told The Sun: "How things ended with Kelly on Britain's Got Talent was very upsetting. Both sides said things in anger afterwards, which meant the unpleasantness rumbled on." The insider added that their "painful history" won't be discussed on the show to avoid any awkwardness on air.

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