EastEnders’ Danielle Harold says soap pals will want to see her suffer on I’m A Celeb
EastEnders star Danielle Harold has revealed she's looking forward to taking on the infamous I'm A Celebrity trials but hopes her former co-stars don't vote for her all the time
Danielle Harold is convinced her pals at EastEnders want to see her go through hell in camp.
The actress, who played Lola Pearce on the soap, said: “They won’t be able to wait for me to get back and take the Mickey out of me. I am looking forward to getting stuck into the trials but at the same time, I hope they don’t vote for me to do all of them! There is always someone every year who people love to watch and I hope it isn’t me.”
The former Lola Pearce actress will be joined in camp by fellow soap star Nick Pickard, best known for playing Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks, and also JLS hunk Marvin Humes.
One campmate which will get viewers talking is controversial politician Nigel Farage, who says he’s bracing himself for the nation to put him through hell. The GB News presenter reckons he is so hated that he’ll get voted to do most of the horror trials on the new series.
He said: “Given millions hate me, I do expect people will vote for me to do trials. I am particularly dreading anything to do with heights.” Farage will be exempt from some trials due to a back injury he sustained from a plane crash in a PR stunt during the 2010 general election.
But viewers will still be able to vote for him to do vile eating challenges and be pelted in creepy crawlies. Former Brexit Party leader Garage is hoping his stint on the show will help him win over some viewers after years of controversy.
Talking about misconceptions, he said: “The idea that somehow the things I represent… mean-spirited, small-minded, nasty, the ‘little Englander’… all those accusations that have been flung at me over the years just aren’t true.
“If we can dispel some of those misconceptions, then that will be a good thing. I have been demonised over the years and so it will be nice to show people I am not nasty. I am hoping those who hate me might hate me a little bit less afterwards. But it’s a gamble.”
Opening up on his campamtes, he said: “They will go in with their preconceived ideas and it might be a little bit frosty. We will just have to see. I am sure I won’t get on with everybody.” Nigel has been told he will be allowed to smoke during his time as a contestant, but he will have to use a designated area of the camp. He added: “It’s such a mental test and maybe I will discover who I really am.”
I’m A Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here! returns to ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, November 19 at 9pm
