EXCLUSIVE: AFL legend Nathan Buckley to appear on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! alongside Beau Ryan and a controversial reality star
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Australian rules football great Nathan Buckley is set to appear on the new season of Channel 10’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
The AFL player-turned-senior coach, 49, is the latest star tipped to be heading into the jungle, according to a well-placed source.
An eyewitness saw the champion midfielder taking part in a publicity photo shoot at the Mantra on Salt Beach Kingscliff resort in northern NSW, not far from the set.
Heading for the jungle! Australian rules football great Nathan Buckley is set to appear on the new season of Channel 10’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Pictured in February 2014
Nathan, who stepped down as Collingwood coach in June, was seen wearing khaki clothes and an Akubra hat as he was escorted by an I’m a Celebrity crew member.
He was joined by former NRL player Beau Ryan and other contestants.
Nathan was last pictured in Melbourne in August while on a stroll with his girlfriend, cosmetic nurse Alex Pike.
Spotted: An eyewitness saw the champion midfielder taking part in a publicity photo shoot at the Mantra on Salt Beach Kingscliff resort in northern NSW, not far from the set of I’m a Celeb
Hot right now: Nathan will no doubt bring plenty of eyeballs to the show after going public with his cosmetic nurse girlfriend Alex Pike (left) following his split from wife-of-18-years Tania
Nathan will no doubt bring plenty of eyeballs to the Channel 10 reality show after he stepped down as Magpies coach three months ago.
His relationship with Alex, 44, has also made headlines after he announced his split from his wife of 18 years, Tania Minnici, last December.
It comes just days after Daily Mail Australia revealed Beau Ryan would be joined by ‘an AFL legend’ and ‘a controversial reality star’ on the upcoming season.
Star line-up: Nathan will be joined by former NRL star-turned-TV host Beau Ryan (pictured)
But despite the network’s best efforts to secure top local talent, a source told Daily Mail Australia viewers will likely be ‘disappointed’ by the line-up.
‘They’re all scraps,’ they said. ‘It was a bunch of people I had never seen in my life.’
Filming has already wrapped on the new season, which is set to air in January with viewers choosing the winner in a live finale.
It comes after a Covid-infected crew member on I’m a Celebrity was responsible for the snap lockdown in the Byron, Tweed and Kempsey Shires.
Speculation: A ‘very controversial reality star’ is also rumoured to be joining the cast of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Pictured: former Married At First Sight bride Ines Basic
Coming soon: Filming has already wrapped on the new season, which is set to air in January with viewers choosing the winner in a live finale. It comes after a Covid-infected crew member on I’m a Celeb was responsible for the snap lockdown in the Byron, Tweed and Kempsey Shires