# Wayne Rooney leads I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! line-up

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wayne-rooney-leads-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-line-up/
- Published: 2026-11-11T10:17:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T11:36:52+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwj3462yz21lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Football, Sport, Trending, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Wayne Rooney joins the 11-person jungle line-up.
- Ade Adepitan will be the first wheelchair user on the show.
- The new series starts on 16 November.

## Summary

Wayne Rooney will join ten other celebrities in the Australian jungle for the 26th series of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, which begins on Monday, 16 November. The line-up also includes Gavin and Stacey actor Joanna Page, Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson and YouTuber Sharky.

Rooney says he hopes to win, following his wife Coleen’s second-place finish in 2024, and named jumping from a helicopter as his biggest fear. Paralympian Ade Adepitan will be the first wheelchair user to take part; producers are adapting the camp to make it accessible. The group also includes broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, presenter AJ Odudu, comedian Jack Skipper, actress Claire Sweeney, Love Island contestant Chloe Burrows and model Leomie Anderson.

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