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Mark Jefferies & Charlotte Smith

ITV I'm a Celebrity 2022 contestant radio DJ Chris Moyles pictured arriving in Australia

Radio and TV presenter Chris Moyles has been confirmed as the first celeb to star in this year's line-up of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. The former Radio 1 DJ was snapped landing at Brisbane airport, reportedly saying "it should be nice [in the jungle]."

Photos of the 48-year-old show him pulling a suitcase while donning a black cap and a pair of sunglasses.- According to the Mirror, he was in a joking mood as he got into a waiting car.

When asked by members of the press if he was excited to be heading to the Australian outback, Chris said: "It should be nice, fingers crossed anyway."

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Asked if he was afraid of anything in the jungle, such as snakes and spiders, he quipped: "There's lots of everything in this country, like sport and beer and I am not scared of sport or beer. So I think I will be alright."

He later added: "I have absolutely no idea what my family and friends would think of me doing a show like I'm A Celebrity. I have never asked them. But I think they would be much more nervous about me doing Antiques Roadshow."

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here fans will be pleased to know that this year's series will be returning to our screens in just a matter of days as its start date has been revealed. It comes as the 2022 season will be heading back to Australia, its native filming location, after spending the last couple of years in Wales following coronavirus travel restrictions.

According to The Sun , I'm A Celeb will start Sunday November 6. Much-loved presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly will be returning to their usual hosting duties on the hit ITV show.

Rumours of who else could be entering the jungle this year have already been doing the rounds- including Mike Tindall, Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver as well as Loose Women star Charlene White.

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