Jamie Lynn Spears is headed to the jungle.
The actor and little sister of Britney has been introduced as a castmember on the most recent season of U.Okay. actuality survival present “I’m a Superstar… Get Me Out of Right here!” alongside British right-wing politician Nigel Farage and morning present host Josie Gibson.
Farage is finest often called the face of Brexit within the U.Okay. whereas Gibson is an everyday host on troubled ITV daytime present “This Morning.”
“I’m a Superstar,” which begins on Nov. 19 on U.Okay. community ITV and is ready to final roughly three weeks, sees contestants dropped off in a distant a part of the Australian jungle the place viewers will vote for them to tackle a spread of repulsive challenges starting from consuming kangaroo testicles to being immersed in a pit filled with creepy crawlies.
Becoming a member of Spears, Farage and Gibson on the present are “Made in Chelsea” star Sam Thompson, TV presenter Fred Sirieix, YouTuber Nella Rose, meals critic Grace Dent, pop star Marvin Humes, “Eastenders” actor Danielle Harold and “Hollyoaks” star Nick Pickard.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, identified collectively as Ant and Dec, return to host the collection.
Spears, who has lately appeared on a “Zoey 101” reboot and “Dancing With the Stars,” admitted the SAG-AFTRA strike had prompted her to do much more actuality tv. “I believe it’s so far out of my consolation zone and this yr with SAG being on strike, I’ve mentioned ‘sure’ to numerous unscripted initiatives,” she mentioned in a press pack for the present. “I’m actually having fun with throwing myself into these experiences.”
Admitting she is “petrified of all the things,” the actor added she hoped the jungle — the place contestants typically discover themselves having intimate conversations over the campfire — can be a “good probability to point out who I actually am.”
