I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! has reportedly unexpectedly lost a campmate after they pulled out of the show at the last minute to take up a better offer.

The line-up for the ITV show this year is said to include the likes of X Factor’s Tulisa and Strictly legend Oti Mabuse but now they are one man down after claims Tommy Fury backed out with weeks to go.

It’s been said the Love Island star, 25, who recently split from his fiancee and mother of his daughter Bambi, Molly-Mae Hague, sending shockwaves through the nation, has agreed to a more lucrative project.

Instead, he will reportedly compete in a boxing rematch against KSI rather than head to the jungle, where bosses had hoped he would spill on his break-up from the 25-year-old influencer.

A TV insider told The Sun: ‘Bosses are surprised Tommy has chosen to pull out of I’m A Celebrity at this late stage as it would have been a great opportunity for him too.

‘Thankfully, the execs already had some great names waiting in the wings so they’ll now be looking at which ones fit best into the line-up already booked so they can deliver a truly great series.

“With only weeks to go, bosses have lined up one of the most exciting casts in the show’s history.’

It comes after ITV revealed the launch date of the hotly anticipated latest season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.

And it’s set to return in just a few weeks! Last night, the broadcaster announced I’m A Celeb is returning on Sunday, November 17 on ITV1 and ITVX.

This was music to fans’ ears who agreed that the ‘best time of year is here’ after a teaser trailer dropped for the series.

The show has also released a full-length trailer, confirming the launch date and showing Ant and Dec trying out a selection of horrifying equipment in a ‘secret jungle test facility’.

I’m A Celeb first began in 2002 and there have been 23 series since the show first began.

The show is set to kick off the 24th season next month with a whole new host of celebrities. While ITV has yet to announce who will be going into the jungle, the rumour mill has been churning.

And after the huge success of last season, it seems that ITV has paid out the big bucks to land some fabulous cast members that fans will be keen to see get stuck into jungle life.

Some of the stars rumoured for I’m A Celebrity 2024 include Strictly legend Reverend Richard Coles who delighted viewers in the 2017 season of the BBC dancing competition.

It’s also been rumoured that Phillip Schofield may be set to enter the jungle after he was snapped having dinner with Declan Donnelly.

A source told OK! of Phillip’s potential plans, saying: ‘Phillip is not the same since being away from TV. It’s what he’s done all his life and all he’s ever wanted to do. There is talk that Ant and Dec are keen to get him on I’m A Celeb.’

It has also been reported Coleen Rooney is set to be flying to Australia next month to join the ITV reality series as a campmate, reportedly securing a fee that has trumped Farage’s £1.5million last year, making her the show’s ‘biggest deal ever’.

Metro has contacted ITV and Tommy’s reps for comment.

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Starts 17th November on ITV1 and ITVX.

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