Carpet-fitter turned comedian heads into the jungle

Jack Skipper is taking part in this year’s I’m A Celebrity.

The former carpet fitter turned stand-up is one of the lesser-known names on the line-up beyond the army of followers he has built up on social media. He has around half a million followers on both TikTok and Instagram.

Skipper said his family was even more excited than he is about entering the jungle.

The  38-year-old South Londoner said: ‘We come from a very humble background and it's exciting for everyone. My mum will be glued to the show every single night."

‘I've watched this programme for years and so I said yes straight away. I am most excited about mixing with a good bunch.

‘I was fitting carpets a few years ago, so I will be a bit starstruck when I am in camp. It's crazy. It is going to be a very surreal, 'pinch me' moment standing in front of Ant and Dec in camp. I don't think it will sink in until I am there."

However, the comic seemed confident about the challenges on the ITV show, saying: ‘ I would most like to do the eating trial. I am never going to have another opportunity to eat testicles, so let's do it. I've also jumped out of a plane before and that was a great experience.’

Also taking part is Joanna Page – best known for playing Stacey Shipman in Gavin & Stacey.

She said: ‘ This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm very much an impulsive person and I just make a gut decision, so I said yes straight away. I like to live in the moment."

The 49-year-old said she hopes the jungle experience will be a chance to discover the old 'her' before she had four children.

But she admitted she was terrified of creepy-crawlers, adding:  ‘I am quite scared of heights as well but compared to spiders, I can cope. Also, I want to do jumping off things and physical stuff.’

Also taking part in this series – the 26th – are  Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and television presenter Ade Adepitan, TV presenter AJ Odudu, former Love Island finalist Chloe Burrows, actress and singer  Claire Sweeney, model  Leomie Anderson, broadcaster and journalist Mariella Frostrup, Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson, social media personality Sharky and former England footballer Wayne Rooney.

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns on Monday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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Published: 10 Nov 2026