Sunday People

KEEP OUT OF MY JUNGLE I’m a Celeb Caitlyn won ’t talk about op

- By Halina Watts SHOWBIZ EDITOR by Karen Rockett

I’M A Celeb star Caitlyn Jenner is off to the jungle – but says she WON’T rumble on about her gender reassignme­nt.

Caitlyn – formerly Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner – had surgery in 2017.

But she says: “Here is the deal on that. It is not something I talk about.

“Yes, I had gender confirmati­on and that for me was important. For many trans people it is not important to them.

“But for me, it was. Femininity and womanhood is in your brain and in your

COMEDIAN David Walliams is led to a waiting cop car.

But the Little Britain star and BGT judge isn’t really about to be banged up.

He’s filming Twist, a modern retelling of Charles soul. l That is the issue. It is not what is between your legs. So yes, I had it done. But that is all out of respect to me, my privacy but also respect to the community. It is really not something you talk about.”

Caitlyn, 70, will earn £500,000 – one of the show’s biggest ever fees. Her campmates include Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle and Eastenders’ Jacqueline Jossa.

Dough

But Caitlyn, who used to be wed to Kim Kardashian’s mum Kris, says she is not loaded with money.

She said in an interview: “I pay the rent and I do just fine. There is this perception that you are worth $100million and it is not even close. I used to get paid well to do the show but I have not done the show in two years. This perception that I am rolling in dough. It is not even close. I am not a millionair­e. I am not worth a million dollars.” llars.”

And if campmates mates accidental­ly call l her Bruce, she won’t worry:

“It happens quite a bit.

I was Bruce a long time. People will make mistakes and it is fine.”

When asked whether ether she had any expectacta­tions or fears about out facing the famous ous Bushtucker Trials, she replies: “It will be okay. I like Australia. alia.

I like Australian­s, they’ they’re nice people. I’ve been there and had ha a good time. They have beautifu beautiful beaches and hotels. It is a fun place.” pl

TV naturalist Chris Ch Packham, meanwhile, has a accused Celeb presenters Ant and Dec of ignoring his p pleas to stop “animal abuse” on the show, which starts next week. Chris w wants to scrap “critter” trials t and said: “I published publi an open letter as asking for a personal r reply from Ant and Dec. D But they didn’t answer.”

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