Nigel Farage has been pictured arriving at Heathrow airport in London on Saturday as he appeared to confirm his appearance in the I’m A Celebrity jungle.
The politician, 59, is the first person to leave the UK and head to Australia ahead of the new series, which kicks off a week on Sunday.
Nigel flashed a beaming smile as he strolled through the terminal, before stopping to a pint at The Queen’s Arms before boarding his 24-hour flight.
The budding reality star was also pictured outside the airport puffing on a cigarette in the smoking area while chatting to a woman.
According to sources, Nigel will be making his journey Down Under in a Singapore Airlines suite cabin, which costs £8,000 for a one-way fare.
Arrival: Nigel Farage has been pictured arriving at Heathrow airport in London on Saturday as he appeared to confirm his appearance in the I’m A Celebrity jungle
Australia bound! The politician, 59, is the first person to leave the UK and head to Australia ahead of the new series, which kicks off a week on Sunday
In previous years, contestants are usually treated to a business class seat before beginning three gruelling weeks in the jungle.
His appearance comes after it was reported that bosses have reportedly predicted a fallout between Nigel and a campmate who branded him ‘irrelevant and useless’.
The hit reality series returns to ITV on November 19 and ITV bosses are already bracing themselves for a major head-to-head.
Nigel is likely to clash with Fred Sirieix, 51, of First Dates, who wrote in a 2017 tweet that the National Assembly of France deputy Marine Le Pen was ‘as irrelevant and useless as her friend @Nigel_Farage’.
In another 2017 tweet, Fred wrote: ‘Farage is a coward who likes money, attention & the sound of his own voice far too much. Definitely not a selfless idealistic revolutionary.’
Fred rose to fame as the Maître d’ in the Channel 4 dating show, a role he secured due to his decades of work in Michelin-starred restaurants.
Last one for a while! The budding reality star was also pictured outside the airport puffing on a cigarette in the smoking area while chatting to a woman
On my way: Nigel flashed a beaming smile as he strolled through the terminal, before stopping to a pint at The Queen’s Arms before boarding his 24-hour flight
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