Boy George has pledged to try and avoid "pointless arguments" during I'm a Celebrity...Get Mr Out of Here!
The Culture Club singer and DJ hopes to find some quiet space away from fellow campmates, who will include former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, to the fury of the families from the North East who lost loved ones to coronavirus.
Yoga, chanting and other mindfulness are some of the methods Boy George plans to use to survive his Jungle stint.
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Boy George said he had been persuaded to join the show by its “charming” hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, and that it was not as “hostile” as in the past.
“TV is very different. I’ve always watched the show and it’s not as aggressive as it used to be,” he told The Sun.
“If you go back to when, say, Johnny Rotten was on it or Katie Price — that was really hostile and that’s not something I would have enjoyed.
“You don’t really know how you’re going to react but my appetite for pointless arguments is greatly diminished.”
He added: “I’m going to obviously do yoga and I chant… so I can hopefully find a space where I can do that because I think that will keep me more sane.”
The singer said he plans to be “as Boy Georgey as I can”, having previously revealed a customised look for the jungle – with large red polka dots sewn onto his khakis.
It comes as former Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley, former I’m A Celebrity… contestant and long-time friend of Boy George, wished him luck for the show.
“I loved it (the show). I loved every minute of it, but I’m not sure how George is… what he’s going to make of it, because trust me, you don’t get champagne when the cameras go off at nine o’clock,” he told the PA news agency.
“It’s tough in there. You get really hungry and it’s tough. But good luck to George. He’s a lovely guy.”
England Lionesses hero Jill Scott, from Sunderland, is also among the cast this year.
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