ITV I'm a Celeb sign up boxing legend after Ally McCoist U-turn
dailyrecord.co.ukITV bosses are reportedly lining up former World Champion boxer Barry McGuigan to take part in the most recent instalment of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!The Irish boxing icon and sports columnist is set to jet off Down Under to join a stellar line-up of campmates in the Australian jungle alongside hosts Ant and Dec who will be returning to front the popular show.It comes following the news that Scots football legend Ally McCoist hesitated to join the show for a third stint, and has reportedly decided to quit according to reports in the Mirror on Friday, November 1.The news of Barry joining the ITV show happens amid the usual last-minute chaos as celebrities either finalise their contracts or back out.An insider remarked to the publication: "Barry is a bona-fide sporting legend and he's a great person to have heading for the jungle.
When he rose to fame in the 1980s as the WBA featherweight boxing champ he became a non-sectarian ambassador. He fought for both Ireland and Great Britain and was loved and respected on both sides of the divide.
There's not many who can say that."Father-of-four Barry dominated the featherweight division from 1983 to 1986. He was crowned BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 1985 and entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. This year's jungle series is set to feature a star-studded lineup, including Coronation Street's Alan Halsall, who missed out last year due to a knee injury, WAG Coleen Rooney, and Love Island's Maura Higgins, who stepped in after Tommy Fury reconsidered his participation.
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