I'm A Celebrity's Fred Sirieix makes dig at Nigel Farage as past feud revealed

13 November 2023 , 12:11

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I'm A Celebrity's Fred Sirieix makes dig at Nigel Farage as past feud revealed

Fred Sirieix appeared to make a cheeky dig at Nigel Farage as he arrived at Brisbane airport in Australia ahead of I'm A Celebrity kicking off on Sunday.

Asked who he would least want to go camping with, Fred replied: “I'll let you guess, I'll let you guess!” And then began to laugh. Fred has been described as a vocal Remainer who once branded the ex-UKIP boss Farage a “coward who likes attention”.

He may have read about Mr Farage’s involvement on the show before arriving in Brisbane. Back in 2017, the First Dates star shared an article about Mr Farage and Brexit as he wrote: "Farage is a coward who likes money, attention & the sound of his own voice far too much. Definitely not a selfless idealistic revolutionary."

Teasing fans about his upcoming I'm A Celebrity appearance, Fred continued: "I've been camping before, I love camping. But I will miss from home my bed and coffee in the morning."

Fred appeared to hit out at Mr Farage (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)

Mr Farage will become the highest paid celebrity (James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock)

Asked how he would cope with snakes and spiders he said: "I don't know really. I mean we'll see we have got a lot of big stuff in Australia." The show is famed for its eating trials and Fred said: "I love frogs legs, witchetty grubs, why not?!"

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When asked if he would want to win any reality show he was on, he added: "You always want to win, this is going to be competitive y'know."

Meanwhile, Mr Farage is set to become the highest paid contestant ever with a staggering £1.5million fee. The former UKIP leader and The Brexit Party founder was the first celebrity to arrive in Australia on Monday.

Last month, Mr Farage told GB News he was "seriously considering" offers from ITV but was weighing up the "downsides" of doing the show too. He admitted he was hoping to "connect with the [I'm A Celebrity] audience".

This Morning's Josie Gibson and social media influencer Nella Rose have already arrived in Australia while Ex-EastEnder Danielle Harold, Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson, and JLS singer Marvin Humes are all expected to arrive shortly.

Jamie Lynn Spears, MasterChef guest judge Grace Dent, retired jockey Frankie Dettori, Hollyoaks legend Nick Pickard and former boxer Tony Bellew are also expected to arrive in Brisbane in the coming days.

I'm A Celebrity starts on ITV on Sunday November 19 at 9pm.

Charlotte McIntyre