Kyle Sandilands has revealed that he turned down a seven-figure offer to take part in the upcoming season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Outta Here.
“They offered me one million dollars and the ability to smoke whenever I wanted but I’d have to be hidden,” the shock jock told his co-host Jackie O.
He continued: “I said, ‘Warnie got two [million]’ and they were like, ‘Well that’s Warnie,” he detailed. “I said, ‘Well forget about it then.”
Kyle admitted the reason he said no to the gig was because they wouldn’t be him as much as Shane Warne recieved. He added that he’d already signed a deal to appear as a judge on rival network for Australian Idol, “they would have had an issue with it as well,” he said.
During the segment, the hosts called up Woody from the national Will and Woody radio show, who is the first and only contestant that’s been revealed from the upcoming season. After Kyle revealed the amount he was offered to Woody, Jackie O asked how much he was getting for his time in the jungle.
After Woody hesitated to answer, Jackie O asked him if the amount was “somewhere between $80,000 and $150,000” and he confirmed it was.
While Woody is the only cast member that has been revealed, as of now, Network 10 has been dropping a number of clues about who else will join the cast.
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New Clue 1: Logie winning Actress: A star of both the stage and screen, they’re no stranger to drama away from home. Question is, how will they handle the insects?
New Clue 2: A Celebrity chef: this celeb chef master the jungle and walk away with the crown like chefs before them?
Clue 3: TV Personality: It’ll be all hands-on deck when they go from the high seas to the Africa jungle. Will they be the perfect campmate, or will they go overboard at the first big swell?
Clue 4: UK reality star: A UK TV Star that’s ‘shore’ to bring the drama to the jungle.
Clue 5: Athlete: A sporting legend who is the queen of the court.
Clue 6: TV host: An outspoken TV host who’s sure to divide campmates.
Clue 7: Reality star: Which reality star will get a fright at first sight? No stranger to dinner parties, they have a lot of baggage on board.
There have also been three smaller clues that have been teased, and include a Brownlow Medal-winning “famous footballer”, a “comedian”, and a “boxing lightweight”.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Outta Here Australia will premiere on March 2nd 2023 on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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