I'm A Celebrity South Africa Odds: Jimmy Bullard And Harry Redknapp To Reunite
The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! spin-off series is gathering an elite list of campmates, according to betting sites.
Ant and Dec-fronted I'm A Celebrity...South Africa is due to be filmed this autumn and air next year, with the main show sandwiched in between from November to December.
Several high-profile stars have already been linked to I'm A Celebrity...South Africa, including Gemma Collins, who lasted three days in the Australian jungle-based show, and former winner Harry Redknapp.
Harry looks set to reunite with one of his former players in South Africa's Kruger National Park.
Jimmy To Prove Harry Wrong Again
Jimmy Bullard is just 4/9 on betting apps to return to I'm A Celebrity for the so-called all-stars version.
The former Fulham and Wigan player took part in the 14th series of I'm A Celebrity - which was won by superbike racer Carl Fogarty - but he was booted out first in 2014.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "Jimmy had a brilliant time in the original series he took part in and it really opened the door to his broadcasting career. He was voted off first last time and he felt he had a lot more to give.
"Now he’s got the chance to get stuck in again, although he’s a bit older so he is worried he might find it harder to rough it.
"His banter is still on top form though. Producers are hopeful he’ll have a bromance with Harry Redknapp, who is also taking part."
I'm A Celebrity South Africa Series 2 Odds: Who Will Take Part?
Celebrity | Odds | Probability |
Jimmy Bullard | 4/9 | 69.2% |
Scarlett Moffatt | 1/2 | 66.7% |
Harry Redknapp | 8/15 | 65.2% |
Seann Walsh | 4/7 | 63.6% |
Gemma Collins | Evens | 50% |
Katie Price | 11/10 | 47.6% |
Joey Essex | 5/4 | 44.4% |
Rebekah Vardy | 6/4 | 40% |
Kerry Katona | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Peter Andre | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Stacey Solomon | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Shaun Ryder | 3/1 | 25% |
Vicky Pattison | 4/1 | 20% |
Alison Hammond | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Mark Wright | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Matt Hancock | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Nigel Farage | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Jimmy will be hoping to do better this time around, and he may still have a point to prove to his former manager Redknapp.
Redknapp - who is 8/15 for a South Africa stint - was West Ham manager when the club released Bullard as a youngster, without him making a professional appearance for the club.
Speaking to FourFourTwo magazine about what Harry said to him when he left, he said: "I had a lot of mates there and felt I could have held my own in the first team, but I don’t think holding your own was enough for Harry - he wanted someone who was going to set up two goals a game.
"We left on great terms. I said 'I’ll prove you wrong one day, Harry', and he said 'I hope you do, Jim. Good luck.' And away I went to Peterborough."
Jimmy went on to play for Wigan, Fulham and Hull City in the Premier League.
Scarlett To Do I'm A Celebrity 'Differently'
As well as Harry, Scarlett Moffatt is another former I'm A Celebrity winner who looks set to head to South Africa later this year.
The ex-Gogglebox star is a 1/2 chance to sign up for I'm A Celebrity...South Africa, and admitted if she does join the show she will approach the dreaded Bushtucker Trials "differently".
She told The Sun: "I mean, it would be amazing to do [All Stars] because it’s iconic and I just love the show so much. I was on it a whole decade ago, so I would’ve been in my early 20s and I’m a different human now.
"So I would do the trials differently. But I’d just go in and be myself, and that’s the only thing you can do."
However, Scarlett admits her fear levels have increased with her age.
She added: "I’m not sure about smashing the trials, but I’d give them my best shot. But as I’ve gotten older my fear levels have gone up. I can’t even get on rollercoasters now."
Scarlett won the 16th series Down Under, and it's 4/1 that she rubs shoulder with series 15 winner Vicky Pattison in South Africa.
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Katie And Kerry Take South Africa?
Comedian Seann Walsh (4/7) and former TOWIE star Gemma Collins (Evens) are also thought to be in contention for a South African stint, as are 11/10 shot Katie Price and her pal Kerry Katona (13/8).
The pair faced off in Australia in I'm A Celeb's third series, when Kerry was named Queen of the Jungle, but Katie earned a husband - Peter Andre - out of the show.
While the pair have now split up, they went on to have two children, Junior and Princess, after hooking up in Oz.
It would make for great TV if Katie - who also made a surprise appearance in series nine of I'm A Celebrity - and Kerry returned for the all-stars version of the show.
Peter is a 2/1 chance to take part, while Joey Essex (5/4) and Rebekah Vardy (6/4) are also in contention.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
