Wayne Rooney has a sneaky tactic that could help swerve boredom in the I’m a Celeb camp, but it could make him very boring TV
Wayne Rooney joked he’d be “boring TV” if he was to ever jet Down Under for I’m a Celeb. The Manchester United icon is the headline name in the 2026 cast – but fans shouldn’t get too excited.
Rooney, 41, has already lifted the lid on what he might be like in the jungle when speaking with his stunning wife, Coleen Rooney, and former king of the jungle Danny Jones on the BBC’s The Wayne Rooney Show podcast earlier this year.
Coleen, who appeared on the show in 2024, joked she could only see her husband sleeping in camp. The former United striker added he might need someone to wake him up: “Otherwise I’d just go the whole day!”
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Coleen continued: “Oh yeah, he’s slept for, I think, maybe two days solid one time. My brothers came round and they were like ‘is he still in bed?’ and I was like ‘yes!’. They had to go up and check he was alright.”
Rooney interjected: “I love sleep!” However, it might prove to be a great tactic when it comes to avoiding boredom in Australia. But, as a result, Rooney admitted: “I’d be quite boring I think to watch…I’d be like just leave me alone!”
Kelly Sommers, who was hosting the podcast, joked: “It’s probably a relief for the casting producers that you didn’t want to go in!”
He also made the unfortunate mistake of revealing to the British public exactly what he doesn’t like after joking he’d be “alright” at the trials. But once snakes were mentioned, the Red Devils icon immediately shook his head.
Rooney might have to face his fears later this month when he swaps British winter for the Australian summer. Rooney will be joined in the jungle by the likes of former Love Islander Chloe Burrows, Paralympian Ade Adepitan and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson when it returns to TV screens on Monday (November 16).