Reality TV
Paul Gascoigne has claimed that producers on the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! have rejected his offer to appear on the show, because he is too famous.
The soccer legend was apparently begged by ITV bosses to star on the new series, but when he finally agreed, he was rejected.
Gazza told the News of the World, "They pestered me for weeks and I kept saying, 'No, no, no' because I didn't fancy it.
"But because they were so persistent and it was a big challenge I finally agreed to meet them last week and told them I was prepared to do it. I know the British public wanted me to go in the jungle. Then this week I got a letter from the show saying they didn't want me any more."
He added, "Apparently they felt I was too famous for I'm A Celebrity. I can't understand it. Now they've got Joe Pasquale and someone from the Three Degrees. My agent is not happy one ****ing bit."
Paul's agent confirmed, "They phoned me up and said, 'Sorry. We don't want him.' This week I received a letter from them, the inference of which was he was too famous and would unbalance the show.
"In my 20-odd years as an agent I cannot remember being so totally gobsmacked. This could have been the biggest show in ITV's history."
The new series begins on November 21.
The soccer legend was apparently begged by ITV bosses to star on the new series, but when he finally agreed, he was rejected.
Gazza told the News of the World, "They pestered me for weeks and I kept saying, 'No, no, no' because I didn't fancy it.
"But because they were so persistent and it was a big challenge I finally agreed to meet them last week and told them I was prepared to do it. I know the British public wanted me to go in the jungle. Then this week I got a letter from the show saying they didn't want me any more."
He added, "Apparently they felt I was too famous for I'm A Celebrity. I can't understand it. Now they've got Joe Pasquale and someone from the Three Degrees. My agent is not happy one ****ing bit."
Paul's agent confirmed, "They phoned me up and said, 'Sorry. We don't want him.' This week I received a letter from them, the inference of which was he was too famous and would unbalance the show.
"In my 20-odd years as an agent I cannot remember being so totally gobsmacked. This could have been the biggest show in ITV's history."
The new series begins on November 21.
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