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Wayne Rooney became the first star to touch down at Brisbane Airport on Monday morning ahead of this year's I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
The former England star, 41, who is claimed to be the series' highest-paid star, was joined by his manager, Paul Stretford and was pictured wearing a grey tracksuit and laden with luggage.
When asked if he was excited to be in Australia, Wayne responded: ‘Yeah I've never been. I was meant to come once when going to go to Thailand.’
And he couldn't help but giggle when asked if he was going to be taking part in his beloved karaoke while in the jungle.
Wayne is following in the footsteps of his wife Coleen Rooney, who finished as runner-up on I'm A Celebrity in 2024.
His arrival comes after The Mail on Sunday revealed that Wayne has already bonded with Love Island star Chloe Burrows ahead of entering camp.
The Manchester United star and reality icon struck up an unlikely bond when they played in the charity football match, Soccer Aid.
Wayne Rooney was the first star to touch down in Australia ahead of this year's I'm A Celebrity on Monday as he is set to follow in the footsteps of Coleen
The former England star, 41, who is claimed to be the series' highest-paid star, was joined by his manager, Paul Stretford
I'm A Celebrity - which is presented by Declan Donnelly, 51, and Ant McPartlin, 50 - will be back on ITV on Monday, November 16
A source said: 'Chloe and Wayne bonded over their I'm A Celebrity booking back in May when they played in Soccer Aid together.
'Talks were well underway for the show at that time, so they both knew they were heading into the jungle. They were on the same team and got along really well.
'It's nice that they already have that connection going in. They had a catch-up about how they were both feeling about the show, and it will be great to watch their friendship grow even more once they're in camp.'
At the charity football match in Stratford, the reality star pouted for a selfie with the former England captain as she captioned the post, 'What an amazing experience.'
Bosses have reportedly offered Wayne more than his wife Coleen who made a record-breaking £1.5million for her jungle stint two years ago.
Wayne and Coleen have been in the limelight a lot recently after the release of their fly-on-the-wall documentary The Real Rooneys last month.
The couple have given fans an intimate look inside their family life with sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, ten, and Cass, eight, in their show, which was filmed last year.
Wayne has also appeared to have turned back the clock in recent pictures of himself following his recent glow-up.
Wayne was sporting a grey tracksuit and baseball cap and was showing off his younger looks and trimmer physique
When asked if he was excited to be in Australia, Wayne responded: ‘Yeah I've never been. I was meant to come once when doing Thailand'
He couldn't help but giggle when asked if he was going to be taking part in his beloved karaoke while in the jungle
His wife Coleen finished as runner-up on I'm A Celebrity in 2024
His arrival comes after The Mail on Sunday revealed that Wayne has already bonded with Love Island star Chloe Burrows ahead of entering camp
Ahead of his jungle stint, he has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent months, including a nose job, a slimmed-down physique and Invisalign to transform his smile.
I'm A Celebrity - which is presented by Declan Donnelly, 51, and Ant McPartlin, 50 - will be back on ITV on Monday, November 16.
Last year's I’m A Celebrity series launched with 11.3m viewers. Across all platforms, the 2025 series reached 23.4m people which is 38% of the TV population.
Joining Wayne on the line-up this year is Joanna Page, Ade Adepitan, Chloe Burrows, Ricky Wilson, Sharky, AJ Odudu, Mariella Frostrup, Leomie Anderson, Claire Sweeney, Leigh Francis, and Jack Skipper.
Each year, two contestants enter a week later than the first batch of ten celebrities and typically have to complete their own task before joining the rest of the camp.
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