Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
HARRY ON UP THE JUNGLE
Footie boss Redknapp, 71, nets £100k to join I’m A Celebrity camp
TERRIFIC Harry Redknapp HARRY Redknapp is heading to the jungle after signing up for I’m A Celebrity.
The former football manager, 71, is believed to be pocketing more than £100,000.
A source said: “Harry is never anything less than good value. He knows a lot of people and will be fun.”
HARRY Redknapp will be hoping to avoid getting the boot after lining up in this year’s team for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Here!
The footie manager was rumoured to be a signing for the ITV show last year – but the move fell through.
He will now enter the camp alongside Corrie actress Sair Khan and The Chase star Anne Hegerty.
Harry, 71, could be the one to start a rumble in the jungle as he is known for speaking his mind.
And it will be interesting to see his form in the trials, as he previously said he would struggle to get through a day without wife Sandra to prop him up.
Harry said: “I wouldn’t cope. I’m useless. She treats me like a baby. She does everything. I can’t cook, I can’t make a coffee, I can’t do nothing.”
A source said of him joining I’m a Celebrity: “Harry is never anything less than good value. He’s had a long, interesting career and knows a lot of famous people. He’ll be fun to watch.”
The ex-spurs, West Ham and Portsmouth boss is believed to be getting more than £100,000 for the show.
But Anne will remember him as someone who lost cash as he crashed out of a 2016 charity episode of The Chase – on a question about football. Harry was asked: “The tune of The Stars and Stripes Forever is used for which football chant?” He chose Glory Glory Man United and was stunned to learn it was actually Here We Go.
And Anne, 60, known as The Governess on the ITV quiz, definitely has the edge on knowledge – she is a regular visitor Down Under as she also appears on the show’s Aussie version.
Sair, 30, may find camp life a breeze after dealing with internet trolls.
She has played Alya Nazir in the ITV soap since 2014 and her character seemed to get one over on Underworld boss Carla when her halfbrother Aidan left her the factory.
Sair faced a backlash and said she stopped looking at social media to avoid trolls. She said: “I get worried people confuse it and think it’s real life. I’m much nicer and only half as much of a bitch as Alya is.”
I’m a Celebrity kicks off next month and Holly Willoughby, 37, will join Declan Donnelly, 43, as co-host while Ant Mcpartlin takes time out.
Other stars confirmed are DIY SOS host Nick Knowles, 56, and Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack, 28.
I wouldn’t cope. I’m useless. She does everything. I can’t cook, make coffee, I can’t do nothing HARRY REDKNAPP ON HOW HE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT WIFE SANDRA TO DO THINGS