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Mark Jefferies & Zoe Delaney

Olivia Attwood first female star confirmed for I'm A Celeb 2022 as she arrives in Australia

Olivia Attwood is the latest famous face to land in Australia ready to star in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! next month.

The former Love Island star has landed Down Under ready to make history as the first Islander to ever appear on the show - breaking the previous ban on those who have previously tried to find love in the villa entering the hit jungle-based show.

Speaking as she arrived in Australia, Olivia admitted she will missed her footballer fiancé Bradley Dack during her time in the jungle, and confessed she's worried about how her other campmates will tolerate her.

"I am scared of me, in terms of how long the other campmates can tolerate me. I will get myself in trouble somehow, the usual," the star confessed at the airport.

"I haven't packed very many bikinis, we are not allowed very many."

Olivia Attwood was the second celebrity to land in Australia, following Chris Moyles touching down this morning (James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock)
The star wore an all-black ensemble for the long-haul flight over to Australia (Mirror Star Express)

The reality TV star, 31, became one of the most recognisable faces from the popular dating series after her time in the Majorcan villa in series three. She was paired with Chris Hughes, 29, in the third season, but the pair's explosive coupling wasn't to be.

She has since featured on TOWIE and hosted her own documentary titled Getting Filthy Rich, which focused on the sex industry.

"My friends and family have always wanted me to do this show so lets see how it goes. I love Ant and Dec, I have grown up watching them. They are British TV Icons," Olivia explained as her stint on I'm a Celebrity was confirmed due to her arrival in Australia.

Olivia confessed what parts of the ITV show she is dreading the most (James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock)

Asked what she will miss she referred to her boyfriend, saying: "It is day one at the minute so I'm not missing much. But in three or four days the dogs and my fiance probably.

"I mean four weeks and no sh*gging what can you do?"

Olivia has previously admitted she would be keen to try her luck on the show and has taken part in mock trials on the show's spin off. In it, she successfully devoured fish eyeballs and animal testicles to impress viewers.

Former Radio One DJ Chris Moyles was the first celebrity camper to touch down in Australia earlier this morning, saying "it should be nice" in the jungle as he arrived at Brisbane airport ahead of his reality TV venture.

Chris, 48, happily posed for snaps as he made his way to a waiting car and when asked if he was looking forward to spending time in Australia, the star said: "It should be nice, fingers crossed anyway."

The former Love Island star looked relaxed as she made her way through Brisbane airport (Mark Jefferies / Daily Mirror)

Quizzed if he was scared of things in the jungle like snakes and spiders he joked: "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."

The Radio X presenter then 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."

Chris is a major coup for I'm a Celebrity bosses and the show's presenter's Ant and Dec, who have wanted the radio personality to appear on the ITV show for many, many years.

The radio star was the first big name to arrive in Australia this morning (James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock)

Chatting with Vernon Kay, who appeared on the Welsh version of the show in 2020, Chris previously implied he would never put himself through a stint in the celebrity jungle.

Speaking on his Radio X breakfast show, Chris told Vernon it only hit him how bad his vertigo was when he took girlfriend Tiffany Austin’s niece to Go Ape.

"I papped myself and I realised I’m more scared of heights than I actually genuinely thought I was," he said, as he explained how his fears wouldn't see him fair very well on the show.

Chris and Olivia's arrival in Australia comes 10 days before the show kicks off next month, due to ITV bosses taking no risks when it comes to Covid-19 as the show returns to Australia for the first time in two years.

ITV have asked celebrities to arrive around a week in advance so they can isolate and also be tested for the viral disease.

Other famous faces are expected to arrive Down Under soon. Names thought to be in the line up include 80s singer Boy George, rugby star and royal family member Mike Tindall, and newsreader and Loose Women star Charlene White.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! is set to return on ITV on Sunday November 6, a week earlier than normal to avoid clashing too much with the football World Cup which starts on November 21.

* I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Starts on ITV on November 6.

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