{"id":143866,"date":"2023-11-17T17:03:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143866"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:03:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:03:54","slug":"im-a-celebs-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-in-first-role-alongside-hollywood-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/tv-movies\/im-a-celebs-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-in-first-role-alongside-hollywood-star\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m A Celeb\u2019s Nick Pickard unrecognisable in first role alongside Hollywood star"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>New I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! trailer<\/h3>\n<p>Soap star Nick Pickard looks worlds apart from how fans are used to seeing him when he made his acting debut.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year again as ITV viewers eagerly wait to see a fresh batch of stars make their way into the Australian jungle.<\/p>\n<p>This year on I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out of Here! Fans can expect to see the likes of Jamie-Lynn Spears, Josie Gibson and Sam Thompson tackle the nail-biting Bushtucker trails.<\/p>\n<p>Another contestant who will be facing their fears is Hollyoaks legend Nick Pickard, who is best known as playing Tony Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap.<\/p>\n<p>Although the 48-year-old is the show\u2019s longest-serving actor, having joined in 1995, he first made his acting debut alongside a now-Hollywood superstar.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>BBC Shetland viewers fume \u2018what a load of rubbish\u2019 after \u2018weird\u2019 twist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-a-celeb-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-hollywood-star-5072146.jpg?r=1700238620196\"><\/p>\n<p>In 1987, Nick played the leading role of Mio in the motion picture Mio in the Land of Faraway.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the journey of a lonely boy who is transferred away from his boring life with his adoptive parents to a magical place where his real father is royalty.<\/p>\n<p>Helping him along the way is his best friend Jum-Jum, who is played by the award-winning actor Christian Bale.<\/p>\n<p>Christian, who is best known for starring in The Dark Knight movies and American Psycho, was only a young boy when he featured in the film alongside Nick.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-a-celeb-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-hollywood-star-5072147.jpg?r=1700238620256\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>EastEnders\u2019 Linda Carter takes matters into her own hands after Dean attack[SOAP] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>I&#8217;m A Celebrity 2023 &#8211; First look at this year&#8217;s camp ahead of stars&#8217; arrival[IMAGE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>BBC Strictly fans call out Angela Rippon\u2019s \u2018arrogant\u2019 remark over dance-off save[STRICTLY ] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Since his first acting role back in the late 80s, the Hollyoaks star has also featured in EastEnders and Grange Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his jungle debut, the 48-year-old confessed why he decided to star in this year\u2019s series.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThis is a once in a lifetime opportunity and as soon as I was approached, I said \u2018yes\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not quitting Hollyoaks to take part. My bosses have been really supportive of me doing it. \u201cNow it is getting near to going into camp, I am so excited.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-a-celeb-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-hollywood-star-5072148.jpg?r=1700238620322\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am obviously not looking forward to eating kangaroo balls but at the same time, I am looking forward to the trials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s the fun part of doing this show. I love the ones where you climb up or jump for a star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joining Nick is the likes of Marvin Humes, Nella Rose, Grace Dent, Fred Sirieix and Danielle Harold.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out of Here! Airs Sunday 19th November on ITV from 9pm.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1836272\/Im-a-celebrity-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-hollywood-star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! trailer Soap star Nick Pickard looks worlds apart from how fans&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I\u2019m A Celeb\u2019s Nick Pickard unrecognisable in first role alongside Hollywood star - The Projects World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/tv-movies\/im-a-celebs-nick-pickard-unrecognisable-in-first-role-alongside-hollywood-star\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I\u2019m A Celeb\u2019s Nick Pickard unrecognisable in first role alongside Hollywood star - The Projects World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! 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