Alan Shearer's I'm A Celeb stance as fellow BBC star backed to join Wayne Rooney

Daily Mirror · Tom Victor · 2026-10-25 06:00 UTC

Wayne Rooney has been tipped to head to the jungle for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as the latest former footballer to take on Ant and Dec's reality show

Wayne Rooney has been tipped to head to the jungle for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as the latest former footballer to take on Ant and Dec's reality show

Former England striker Alan Shearer has backed Wayne Rooney to thrive on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! if the Manchester United icon joins the reality show. However, Rooney isn't the only footballer-turned-pundit who Shearer can picture in the jungle.

Rooney's wife Coleen appeared on I'm A Celeb in 2024, finishing as runner-up in a series won by Danny Jones of McFly. The former Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle manager has been rumoured to follow suit and acknowledged that speculation in September without shutting it down.

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