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Manchester rapper, Aitch and YouTube sensation AngryGinge have touched down in Brisbane Airport ahead of this year’s I’m A Celebrity which will air on Sunday.
Aitch, 25, whose real name is Harrison Armstrong, arrived Down Under wearing a full black and white Adidas tracksuit, insisting that he was in Australia on ‘tour’ as the contestants still cannot confirm they are going into the Jungle.
The Rain rapper told the Daily Mail: ‘I was gonna say that I’ll miss the rain in the UK but it’s raining here so nothing’s changed much.
‘I’ve been to Australia plenty of times, I love it over here. I don’t mind snakes, snake on toast.’
The artist who hails from New Moston in Manchester revealed that he was going to miss his little sister, Gracie, who has Down Syndrome, ‘Even though she’s a little s*** I’m still going to miss her.’
And then in a message to his fans, he said: ‘I want to shout them all out and say that I’ll be back home soon and if I’m not then someone needs to have a word.’
Elsewhere his close friend AngryGinge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, was also seen arriving at Brisbane Airport.
The YouTube and Twitch sensation wearing a full black tracksuit with a pair of £50 Crocs after the cartoon Cars, as he told the Daily Mail: ‘I’m really excited to be here, I’ve never been to Australia.’
Poking fun at all his fellow contestant excuses as to why they were there, he added: ‘You won’t believe why I’m here, I got a random phone call off Kelly Brook saying that she’s coming out to visit her Auntie Sheila and would I like to join, so I said I might as well.
‘Then Lisa Riley phones me and says she’s doing a Dingle Down Under, do I want to join, and then Aitch said he’s going on tour so I said I might as well join him.
‘And then Aitch’s mum phoned me and said she won two weeks in Australia on the postcode lottery and would I like to join her and so I said I would, so I’m going to by busy.’
When quizzed about his close friendship with the Manchester-based rapper who arrived just hours before him, Ginge joked: ‘I’m not a number one fan of his music, don’t get me wrong, but he’s a nice guy, so it should be fun.’
On the subject of camping, the social media sensation said: ‘Well I did bronze Duke of Edinburgh, so I weren’t too bad at that, I’ve done it before.
‘But I vowed I would never come to Australia because of the spiders and animals, so I’m hoping the hotel is secure and their not getting in.’
When asked what he would miss about being at home he listed his Twitch chat, his mum and Manchester United.
It comes after he was spotted on Sunday checking in at the Emirates First Class desk as he prepared to board his flight.
ITV bosses hope Burtwistle will attract hoards of new younger Gen Z viewers to its flagship show as the TikTok star already boasts three million followers across the video sharing app and Instagram.
The popular streamer and YouTuber is known for his high-energy, emotional gameplay took part in ITV’s Soccer Aid, earlier this year, where he played alongside a whole host of famous faces at Old Trafford.
After his performance, which saw him many fans called for him to play pro, Tyson Fury told him that he ‘smashed it’.
The pair will join the likes of Kelly Brook, Shona McGarty, Lisa Riley, AngryGinge and Martin Kemp in the Jungle for the show’s 25th series.
The BRIT Award winner will follow in the footsteps of fellow rapper Tinchie Stryder, who appeared on the show 11 years ago.
Aitch, whose real name is Harrison Armstrong, has had nine top 10 hits and became a viral sensation after he struck up a very close connection with YouTube creator Amelia Dimoldenberg, when the pair met on her Chicken Shop series.
Despite neither of the pair ever confirming the relationship, Amelia did appear in his Baby video, appearing as his date, which sent fans into a frenzy.
Aitch who is from Manchester, won the British Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act at The Brits in 2023 and has over six million followers across all his social platforms and YouTube.
It’s this broad following and the fact he is younger which is thought to have had an appeal on ITV bosses.
It comes after Ant and Dec kicked back in a pair of jungle-themed pyjamas as the I’m A Celebrity contestants started to arrive in Australia ahead of the new series.
The ITV show returns on Sunday with a host of new celebrities braving the creep crawlies in the jungle.
And the hosting duo are taking it easy before the series kicks off, with the pair seen sporting jungle-themed pyjamas.
In a snap shared on Instagram on Sunday, Ant was seen wearing crocodile slippers while Dec opted for dark green crocs covered in insects.
‘If anybody needs us, we’ll just be waiting here until 16th November… #ImACeleb,’ they captioned the snap.
Kelly was the first star to touch down in Australia on Sunday ahead of the series, soon followed by Lisa Riley. EastEnders’ star Shona McGarty arrived later that night.
Model and actress Kelly, 45, was the first to arrive as she looked very glamorous in a £250 yellow and orange dress from Louisa Ballou – which she proudly said was like ‘the Australian sunset’.
She told the Daily Mail: ‘I’m just here to visit my Auntie Sheila’ as celebrities are not allowed to confirm whether they are appearing on the ITV show yet.
When asked what she would miss most about the UK, she said: ‘My dog Teddy and my husband Jeremy.
‘But I’m looking forward to surfing and seeing my distant cousin I’ve not seen for a long time and the Koalas and Kangaroos of course. I’m not sure about sleeping under the stars, I’m hoping she has a spare room.’
Meanwhile Emmerdale star Lisa, who has played Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap for 11 years, was the second contestant to arrive in Australia as she declared: ‘We did “Dingle Down Under” many years ago, so it’s only fair that we do it again.’
