Holly to replace Ant in the jungle

HOLLY Willoughby will replace Ant McPartlin when I’m A Celebrity.... Get Me Out of Here! returns this autumn.

The 37-year-old said she ‘couldn’t be more excited’ to join Declan Donnelly (above with Miss Willoughby) while his best friend steps away from TV until 2019 after entering rehab following his conviction for drink driving.

‘I love Ant and want to send him my support for a continued recovery,’ said Miss Willoughby, who is also a close friend of troubled McPartlin. ‘These are big shoes, not to fill, but just to keep warm for a little bit.’

Miss Willoughby will be the first new co-host for Donnelly, 42, since the reality show began in 2002.

McPartlin was banned from driving for 20 months and fined £86,000 after pleading guilty to being more than twice the drink-drive limit after crashing his car in March.