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<\/p>\nJungle-bound Nigel Farage insists his experiences in Parliament and the European Union\u00a0will help him in\u00a0his latest TV venture – because he’s used to ‘dealing with snakes.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
The GB News broadcaster and former UKIP and Brexit party leader is believed to be earning a bumper \u00a31.5million for a potential three week stay in rural Australia for the latest series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!<\/p>\n
But he admits he’s ready for whatever the jungle throws at him when he enters camp ahead of the returning show’s launch on November 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Addressing GB News viewers in a pre-recorded video on Monday, Farage, 59, said: ‘So the speculation is over, I am going into the jungle, but it\u2019s okay because I am used to dealing with snakes and other horrible reptiles both in Brussels and here in Westminster \u2013 I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be able to survive.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pint-loving former politician also revealed he was preparing for a life of enforced abstinence in the jungle by temporarily giving up booze and caffeine, five days before his flight to Australia.<\/p>\n
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Banter: Nigel Farage insists his experiences in Parliament and the European Union has been the perfect training ground for I’m A Celeb – because he’s used to ‘dealing with snakes’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lucrative:\u00a0The GB News broadcaster and former UKIP and Brexit party leader is believed to be earning a bumper \u00a31.5million to appear on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!<\/p>\n
He said: ‘No there isn\u2019t any booze in there, which is quite a serious situation in my view.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Equally, and just as important funnily enough is tea and coffee. So as a bit of training for going into the jungle I haven\u2019t had an alcoholic drink, a cup of tea or coffee now for five days.’<\/p>\n
Farage revealed show producers first approached him seven years ago, shortly after Britain voted to leave the European Union following a referendum he vociferously supported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘They\u2019ve asked me every year since 2016 to go in the jungle I always thought it\u2019s not the right time for me to do it,’ he said.<\/p>\n
‘But I can\u2019t do it next year because we\u2019ve got a general election, we\u2019ve American presidential elections, so this year I am kind of free in a way to do it.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
He added: ‘You know, the (Brexit) referendum was a long time ago, there are a lot of young people who don\u2019t know who I am, don\u2019t know what I stand for.<\/p>\n
‘This is my big chance to reach a really big audience of young people, which I think will be good for me and really good for GB News as well. That\u2019s one reason for doing it.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Farage will be joined by an assortment of pop stars, actors and social media influencers when he lands in the jungle, among them TikTok star Nella Rose – a staunch leftist at odds with his right leaning political views.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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All set:\u00a0But he admits he’s ready for whatever the jungle throws at him when he enters camp ahead of the returning show’s launch on November 19<\/p>\n
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A sobering experience:\u00a0The pint-loving former politician also admitted he was preparing for a life of enforced abstinence in the jungle by temporarily giving up booze and caffeine<\/p>\n
Foreshadowing a potential clash with his imminent campmate, he added: ‘Worst nightmare? That\u2019s easy \u2013 there\u2019s thousands of them. Anyone who is an aggressive remoaner would be the worst nightmare.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
The broadcaster also insisted the main challenge will be stepping out of his comfort zone after years spent living in a political bubble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I\u2019ve lived on news, numbers, and information,’ he said. ‘To go away from that for several weeks is one really big challenge: to confront things that are obviously frightening but to have to deal with them and come through them.<\/p>\n
‘The upsides are obvious. They\u2019re obvious. You reach a whole new big audience, you test yourself in a way that you haven\u2019t done for years, you make good money doing it.<\/p>\n
‘The downsides \u2013 well look. It could be a complete, total car crash. A disaster. I might finish up having a fight with somebody \u2013 who knows! I might get voted out on the first round, I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
He added: ‘But I know that things could go very badly wrong and you\u2019re on camera 24 hours a day, seven days a week for up to 22 days that the contestants are in the jungle. So of course a lot could go wrong.<\/p>\n
‘But whoever did anything in life that was worthwhile without taking a risk?’\u00a0<\/p>\n