Torchwood star John Barrowman signed up for his stint in the Australian jungle at least five months ago, the sneak!
Premiering tonight (November 18), the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! is a reality show unlike any other, with famous contestants competing in two separate camps and eating all sorts of gnarly insects and delicacies in the process.
But in a society dominated by ridiculous levels of accessibility, how did Barrowman keep this secret for so long?
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Speaking to Digital Spy, he Scottish-American actor explained his history with the show and why it's taken him this long to make the jump.
"It's taken me so long because I haven't really been available," he said of appearing on the reality series. "This is the second time in 10 years that I haven't done pantomime.
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"I went to a meeting with the executives at ITV at the beginning of the year, just after I'd finished panto, and we talked about it for 2018. I said I would think about it, so I discussed the idea with [husband] Scott and I gave them my answer in May or June. I signed up that long ago."
He might've enjoyed five or six months in preparation, but how does he feel now it's so close?
"I'm feeling okay. I've been in Australia for about two-and-a-half weeks already. I've been doing work over here and I feel fine," Barrowman explained.
"I'm a little nervous. I'm a little excited. I'm also ready to go in there. I really want to do it. I want to get in there and have a really good time. I've been in our isolation for a few days and I'm ready to go."
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! 2018 starts tonight (November 18) on ITV.
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