The odds of Boris Johnson appearing on the next series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! have been slashed by one betting firm. The recently-resigned Prime Minister is now 10/1 – having previously been 33/1 – to follow in his father Stanley Johnson's footsteps by starring in the long-running reality show's next series.
A former Member of the European Parliament, Mr Johnson senior was the oldest contestant to have gone into the Aussie jungle when he took part in I'm A Celeb's 17th series back in late 2017. And the likelihood of his son, the former incumbent of Number 10 Downing Street, also turning up Down Under soon has increased since he was succeeded by Liz Truss earlier this week.
It certainly casts new light on some of the remarks Mr Johnson made regarding his immediate future during his leaving speech on Tuesday. Some fans have even wondered if there'd been a cryptic reference to some upcoming involvement with the popular ITV show – particularly Johnson's description of himself as a "booster rocket that has fulfilled its function" and would be "splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific".
