Wayne Rooney‘s pals have predicted he will “snap” as soon as he gets hungry on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!
Wayne Rooney might get hungry in the jungle
The former footballer is among the famous faces heading to Australia to take part in the ITV reality series in which they will be seen surviving in a jungle camp with limited rations – and Wayne’s friends are convinced the public will see another side of him as soon as his stomach starts to grumble.
During an appearance on The Good The Bad and The Football podcast, fellow former Manchester United player Nicky Butt said: “I just want to see him flip. I want to see him snap on the jungle …No food, No sleep. Mosquito bites.
“He’s going to snap. He’s ready to snap, isn’t he? … Either way it will be great. he will be funny. I think he could win it, you know.”
Another former Manchester United star Paul Scholes, added: “That’s what gets people the most angry, isn’t it? Having no food … he’s either going to be hilarious or he’s going to flip his lid. He could bang [hit] someone.”
Actor James Nelson-Joyce – who is also friends with Wayne – revealed the former sports star has already cut out coffee ahead of his stint in I’m A Celebrity in a bid to avoid suffering from caffeine withdrawal on the show, explaining: “Well he’s cut the coffee out hasn’t he? he told me. He said: ‘I’ve not had caffeine for weeks’.”
Nicky revealed he’d also spoken to Wayne ahead of his trip to Australia and the star confessed he was going to attempt to smuggle some pepper into the camp to improve the taste of meals.
Nicky shared: “I said: ‘What are you going to take in?’ He said: ‘Er, white pepper. I’m gonna put it in my band here [in my trousers] and I’m gonna tip it out like that’. And I thought: ‘You’ll get caught!'”
Paul went on to insist Wayne has a good chance of winning the show but he may face competition from any social media stars in the line-up who may bring in big numbers in the public vote, saying: “I think he will win it. The only trouble you get those YouTubers and streamers and they get millions of votes.”
Wayne – whose wife Coleen Rooney competed in I’m A Celebrity in 2024 – will reportedly be in the jungle with stars including actress Joanna Page, YouTuber Sharky, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, TV presenter AJ Odudu and comedian Leigh Francis.
