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The initial celebrity confirmed for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here ! has been revealed after being spotted touching down in Australia - and they have business to complete before heading to the jungle. Kelly Brook jetted into Brisbane Airport before the ITV programme kicks off this coming Sunday. Chatting to the Mirror, the model and TV personality revealed she has family inAustralia who she'll be heading to see before her stint in camp. She said: "It was a long flight. I am going to miss my dog Teddy and my husband Jeremy, and my food in general. Read more I'm A Celebrity drama as star pulls out after intervention from bosses "I am looking forward to seeing my Auntie Sheila and distant cousin - I haven't seen her for a long time. "I am not sure how I feel about sleeping under the stars - hopefully I will have a spare room. "I am looking forward to seeing koalas and the kangaroos." Additional famous faces preparing to jet Down Under include Emmerdale's Lisa Riley, former EastEnder Shona McGarty, YouTuber Morgan Burtwistle, recognised as Angryginge, musician Martin Kemp, comedian Ruby Wax, TV presenter Alex Scott and Jack Osbourne . They're anticipated to be accompanied by comedian Eddie Kadi, rapper Aitch, and presenter Vogue Williams, reports the Mirror . ITV is scheduled to officially reveal the lineup next week. Two personalities will be absent from the announcement as they're anticipated to join the jungle as late arrivals. Kelly's choice to venture into the jungle marks a complete reversal from earlier remarks in 2018 when she declared there would be "a million" activities she'd prefer over heading into the wilderness. Speaking on her Heart radio programme, she explained: "I don't want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles and all the things they have to eat on there. "Even if I had a huge tax bill and I had to pay it really urgently, I still wouldn't do it." During a 2022 interview, she maintained her reluctance. She remarked: "It's never appealed to me! It's never ever ever appealed to me. "Like Mark Wright asks me at work if I would ever do it and I just couldn't think of anything worse. "But he loved it, for him, he just absolutely loved I'm A Celebrity , and it opened up so many doors for him and gave him so many opportunities. "He also has some really great memories from doing it." Ant and Dec are set to return as presenters for the popular programme, which celebrates its 25th anniversary. An insider connected to the programme revealed: "Producers are expected to pull out the stops to ensure the 25th series is the most memorable yet." Recent weeks have seen intense speculation surrounding the celebrity lineup. The Mirror disclosed over the weekend that Nick Ferrari withdrew from discussions with ITV about joining I'm a Celebrity after his radio employers promised to equal his substantial jungle payment. The LBC presenter had been courted by programme executives during what sources describe as "really productive conversations." However, insiders suggest that once Ferrari informed his superiors at Global about the opportunity, they urged him to reconsider. An insider revealed: "They pledged to match any fee he was set to receive as they consider him such a vital and well-loved part of the LBC schedule."
