Musician Martin Kemp has spoken in detail for the first time about the horror chainsaw accident that saw him rushed to hospital just weeks before heading into the I'm A Celebrity jungle. The Spandau Ballet legend, 64, was taken to hospital after trying to cut a piece of wood in the garden of his Hertfordshire home, with son Roman later revealing his dad had been "lucky not to lose his hand". Roman told listeners on his podcast that the family first realised something was wrong when Martin sent a photo of his heavily bandaged fingers to their WhatsApp.

Now, speaking as he prepares to enter camp, Martin admitted it was a freak moment of bad luck. "I was taking the scabbard off," he said. "It was electric and it came to life." He added: "It was about three weeks ago now. It got reported I had done it, and then it was reported in a paper 10 days after, so by then it was already on the mend. It has all healed up. It is pretty amazing how skin heals like that. It was my own fault, nobody else's." The injury was serious enough for a hospital trip, but he insisted it was just cautionary. "It was really just for an injection to make sure everything was all right," he explained. "They wrapped it up and that was it."

Crucially forITV, there was never a point where he thought the accident might rule him out of the jungle. He was already looking ahead to the show and to the notorious Bushtucker Trials, although is worried about the eating trials.

"I do not think I am going to get given a burger in there at all," laughed Martin, who says he and wife Shirlie are "practically vegan" at home, even if he still eats meat on the road.

Despite the scare, he insists the near miss has not dented his appetite for throwing himself into challenges. Although he fears that Roman, who has appeared previously in the jungle, is going to influence things.

"I don't think it's the public that's going to target me....it's Roman who is going to bring all his followers to target me," he laughs.

Martin's I'm A Celebrity journey comes six years after his son finished in third place during the 19th series, the year EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa was crowned winner.

Thankfully, the singer was able to rely on his son's advice before entering the jungle and shared that the Radio star encouraged him to savour every minute of the experience.

Martin shared: "He told me to go in and enjoy it all. He said it's the most fun he has ever had and he said, 'I am really jealous; I know how much fun you are going to have.'"

As for the dreaded and gruelling challenges, the former EastEnders star told ITV: "I voted for him to do the worst trials! He said to me he was going to get his revenge!"

Martin will be in the jungle among the likes of other actors such as Lisa Riley and Shona McGarty, musician Aitch, TV and Radio presenters Eddie Kadi, Kelly Brook, Ruby Wax and Alex Scott. As well as internet personality Angry Ginge and socialite Jack Osbourne.