Blow to I’m a Celeb as Liz Truss joins Boris Johnson in turning down look

ITV suffered one other blow at this time because the Express perceive former Prime Minister Liz Truss has additionally shut down rumours about an impending look.

Yesterday afternoon it emerged Boris Johnson had turned down a “sensational” method, with the present clearly hoping to repeat Matt Hancock’s headline-grabbing stint on final yr’s present.

According to The Sun, ITV executives contacted Mr Johnson’s staff a number of weeks in the past, however regardless of a really massive proposed pay provide he politely declined.

A TV insider mentioned: “Having former Health Secretary Matt Hancock on the show last year created a buzz which I’m A Celebrity has not seen in years.

“It’s not as crazy an idea as it first seems as his father, Stanley Johnson, went into the jungle six years ago and his sister, Rachel Johnson, was on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.”

Mr Johnson was reportedly supplied over £700,000 for a stint within the outback.

Following the news he had been approached, Liz Truss’s title rapidly emerged as one other former PM with time on her arms.

Approached concerning the hearsay, a supply near the previous Prime Minister rapidly poured chilly water on the concept.

Ms Truss, together with ex-Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid and Kwasi Kwarteng are additionally reported to be ‘catching the attention of ITV bosses’.

In June, the Express’s political gossip column revealed Dominic Raab had been approached by Channel 4 following his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister, asking him to look as a contestant on the following collection of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

While Matt Hancock’s look on I’m a Celebrity final yr proved extremely profitable, reaching the ultimate 3 of the competitors, he wasn’t the primary politician to take to the world of superstar TV competitions.

Nadine Dorries, the previous Culture Secretary, appeared on the present in 2012, being sacked as a Tory MP within the course of.

Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt, who rose to nationwide prominence for her sword-carrying abilities in the course of the coronation, appeared on ITV’s short-lived superstar diving present Splash! In 2014.

Footage from the programme reemerged final yr as she battled to turn into Tory chief, exhibiting Ms Mordaunt belly-flopping right into a swimming pool from a 7.5-metre diving board.

Former shadow Chancellor Ed Balls famously took Britain by storm on Strictly, a present Nicola Sturgeon is now rumoured to be taking a spot on.

George Galloway pretended to be a milk-drinking cat on Big Brother.