
He was crowed the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here winner back in 2007.
But Christopher Biggins has no plans to return to the jungle, admitting he isn’t ready to risk giving up his crown.
The actor, 73, shared that after winning the show during his first stint, anything else would ‘only be disappointment’.
Sharing that he turned down the opportunity to appear in the all-star spin-off show, Christopher told The Mirror: ‘I wouldn’t want to risk losing my King of the Jungle title, I’ve done it and I loved it so it can only be disappointment.’
Adding to the dismissal of any potential appearances on the South African filmed show, he continued: ‘Winning because you were voted by the public was so special, you can’t top that, referencing the axe of the public vote for the spin-off.
While Christopher may not be headed for a return, television bosses are said to be delighted to be coming to deals with a number of stars, with an insider telling the Mirror: ‘There are plenty who weren’t too scarred by the whole experience to give it another go with a bunch of different campmates.’
The all-star spin off show is set to run alongside the normal series of the show in 2023, with Myleene Klass and Paul Burrell reportedly in the returning line-up.
While You Are What You Eat star Gillian McKeith, 62, and Happy Mondays band member Shaun Ryder, 59 are also thought to be heading in.
When the show was initially announced, a source told MailOnline at the time: ‘The team behind I’m A Celebrity are making a brand new spin off of the hit series featuring the most loved, favourite campmates from previous years.
‘The campmates will be doing trials and living in the camp environment, but with fresh and exciting new twists, and they will have a hand in their own destiny through a series of internal votes and challenges.
‘The new edition is likely to air in 2023 but before that viewers will get to enjoy the show’s much anticipated return to Australia in November.’
It’s thought the new spin-off will be a slightly shorter format of two weeks instead of the usual three and won’t have any kind of public vote, as per other series.
A source told MailOnline: ‘The show is still very much based in the world of I’m A Celebrity – the camp mates will be doing trials and living in the camp environment, but with fresh and exciting new twists on the format.
‘The camp mates will have a hand in their own destiny through a series of internal votes and challenges.’
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