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Australian acting royalty Sigrid Thornton is the latest big name to join I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in a move that's sure to thrill fans of the iconic star.
After months of speculation and cryptic clues, it's now official – the beloved actress will make her grand entrance on Sunday night, adding another household name to the hit Channel 10 reality series.
Thornton, 65, will make her jungle debut in a high-stakes Train Stopping trial, where TV lifesaver Harrison Reid will have to rescue her.
Speaking ahead of her entry into the jungle, Thornton admitted the adventure is far outside her comfort zone.
Sigrid Thornton is the latest big name to join I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in a move that's sure to thrill fans of the iconic star. Pictured
'Going into the jungle is way out of my comfort zone,' she shared in a statement.
'I accepted this challenge instinctively and chose not to overanalyse that instinct,' Thornton continued.
'While I can seem intense, deep down, I'm really a bit of a dag. I'm looking forward to having a meaningful shared experience with my campmates.'
The actress, who shot to fame in The Man From Snowy River and cemented her legacy in classics like SeaChange, Prisoner, and Wentworth, is no stranger to tough roles.
She was awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in 2019 for her significant contributions to the performing arts.
It comes after Sigrid got candid about ageing in a cover story for The Daily Telegraph's Stellar magazine.
The actress said we should not become 'obsessed' with our changing looks, insisting that physical beauty 'is not the main game'.
Asked her thoughts about ageing, Sigrid candidly told Stellar: 'I think everybody worries about it, don't they?
Thornton, 65, will make her jungle debut in a high-stakes Train Stopping trial, where TV lifesaver Harrison Reid will have to rescue her
Sigrid has had roles in Australian television shows including Prisoner, Sea Change and Wentworth. She has also appeared in films such as Snapshot and The Man from Snowy River, and captivated the audience with theatre roles. Pictured in 1988
'I think we just need to get on with being as fit and as well as we possibly can, and make the most of every day. I don't think we should be obsessed.'
Elsewhere in the interview, Sigrid was asked her thoughts on having been called the most beautiful woman in the world by none other than director Steven Spielberg.
'He's lovely and I love that quote,' she responded.
'It does make me smile, but physical beauty is really not the main game. We all need to work on what's happening on the inside.'
Sigrid quickly became a household name with roles in Australian television shows including Prisoner, Sea Change and Wentworth.
She has also appeared in films including Snapshot and The Man from Snowy River, and captivated the audience with theatre roles such as 2002's The Blue Room for The Melbourne Theatre Company alongside Marcus Graham.
In her personal life, Sigrid is celebrating a 48-year relationship with her producer husband Tom Burstall.
The couple are parents to son Ben, 39, and daughter Jaz, 30.
However, she admitted in an interview with Jane Hutcheon on One Plus One in 2016 that she's found difficulty in balancing work with family.
'I've always been sort of mildly over obsessed and compulsive about trying to find balance between the two, which is not really that possible to do, not every day anyway, she said.
'You might find that one day it's working really well, but I like to describe it like that circus act of the plates on the sticks, the spinning plates.
'You might have 12 plates and 12 sticks, there's always one plate dropping somewhere along the line, but you've just got to try and keep as many in the air as you can.'
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