TV personality Jack Osbourne may find his time on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! becomes a form of “therapy”, according to singer Peter Andre.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Friday, Andre—who rose to renewed fame after appearing on the show’s third series in 2004—said contestants experience long stretches of quiet between challenges, offering unexpected moments of reflection.
Andre explained: “I probably think that’s why someone like Jack Osbourne doing it is a good thing for him. I mean, I don’t know his reasons for doing it, but it probably could be a bit of therapy for him.”
He continued: “Because it is just you, you’re in the wilderness. Yes, you’re surrounded by people, but there’s a lot of downtime, a lot of time that you’re on your own. And even though there are cameras everywhere, you can’t see them… The cameramen — you can’t talk to them, they won’t answer you… It brings a lot out of you. You’re just you, and there are no phones.”
Osbourne, whose father Ozzy Osbourne died earlier this year, has said he chose to enter the jungle to take his mind off recent events. He added that his mother Sharon and sister Kelly Osbourne would be supportive of his decision.
Andre, who famously met his ex-wife Katie Price during his own time on the show, also emphasised that the hunger contestants face is very real. “Hunger is one of those things that I had never experienced before… you genuinely get it there. It’s the real deal.”
He advised new participants not to eat heavily in the days leading up to the show: “The dreaded thing which I always tell them never to do is to keep eating so much before you go in… your body goes into shock. So it’s actually better to get your body used to it.”
Jack Osbourne will join Martin Kemp, Kelly Brook, former England Lioness Alex Scott, and comedian Ruby Wax when the new series begins in the Australian jungle.
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