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Wayne Rooney joins 2026 I'm A Celebrity line-up
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Wayne Rooney is among the contestants in the new series of ITV’s *I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!*, which starts next week. Paralympic basketball player Ade Adepitan will be the first contestant in the programme’s history to use a wheelchair.
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Wayne Rooney will join the 2026 series of ITV reality show *I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!*, which returns next week, following his wife Coleen’s appearance in 2024, when she finished runner-up.
The former Manchester United and England player said he hoped to bring the title “back to the Rooney family”. “If you’re taking part, you want to win,” he said.
The series is filmed in Australia and hosted by Ant and Dec. Other contestants include Kaiser Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson, actors Claire Sweeney and Joanna Page, presenter AJ Odudu, internet personality Jack Skipper and Paralympic basketball player Ade Adepitan. Adepitan is the first contestant in the programme’s history to use a wheelchair.
The 2026 line-up also includes broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, model Leomie Anderson and former *Love Island* contestant Chloe Burrows. Producers are adapting the camp to make it accessible for Adepitan.
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