Roman Kemp apologises for ‘offensive’ tweets ahead of rumoured I’m A Celebrity appearance

He's the latest star rumoured to be heading to the Outback

Roman Kemp

by Nathan Katnoria |
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Radio and TV presenter Roman Kemp has issued an apology for past abusive tweets following a series of reports that he’s set to head Down Under and join the cast of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2019.

Roman, son of former Eastenders star Martin Kemp, has been heavily rumoured to be one of this year’s camp mates in recent weeks and opened up to fans on Instagram about his past social media use ahead of his latest TV appearance.

The 26-year-old shared a video to his Instagram story, in which he explained: “I wanted to talk about something I’ve seen a lot of celebrities talking about, and people around the world talking about, and that is the use of language online.”

Roman revealed he had checked his own Twitter account to see if he had ever posted “anything that could cause harm or offence to someone” and admitted he had found things he’s “not proud of”.

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Jennifer Metcalfe

Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe is rumoured to be heading into the jungle after her character Mercedes McQueen is shot. In October Mercedes rocky few months - cheating with Liam Donovan, that hit and run with Grace Black, and secretly having an abortion - will catch up on her and she'll be left fighting for her life. Hollyoaks' executive producer Bryan Kirkwood has teased the whodunit storyline "will play out for a couple of months" which means Jennifer will probably have a break from filming. Does this mean she'll have time to go into the jungle? We sure hope so.

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Katya Jones

Following THAT kiss with comedian Seann Walsh during last year's Strictly Come Dancing, while she was still married to fellow professional Neil Jones, Katya is a favourite to appear in the jungle.

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John Terry

Bookies have made former England and Chelsea footballer John Terry a firm favourite to appear on this year's I'm A Celeb... and things could get a little awkward when you see the next person rumoured...

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Frankie Bridge

Of course, John Terry had a MASSIVE falling out with his team-mate Wayne Bridge (Frankie's husband) back in 2010, when he was accused of cheating on his wife with Wayne's wife at the time. Things could get very awkward between these two.

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Eyal Booker

Love Island 2017 hunk Eyal Booker will bring some serious eye-candy to the jungle.

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Kym Marsh

After quitting Coronation Street earlier this year, Kym Marsh is now a favourite to enter the famous jungle, with many soap stars doing very well on the show in the past.

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Dani Dyer

Following her massive success off the back of last year's Love Island, bosses are reportedly very keen to sign up Dani Dyer for the show.

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Danny Dyer

As well as Dani, her dad, EastEnders actor Danny Dyer is also tipped to appear on the show.

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Rahul Mandal

He stole the hearts of the nation when he won The Great British Bake Off in 2018, so it's no surprise ITV bosses are keen to get Rahul on the show.

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Kate Garraway

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway was apparently due to appear on I'm A Celebrity last year, but she was forced to 'drop out' last minute. Could we see Kate in the jungle this year?

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Georgia Steel

After her conman boyfriend 'stole her money', Love Island's Georgia Steel is keen to appear on the popular show. Of course, she's no stranger to a reality show, having already starred on Love Island and Celebs Go Dating.

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Jamie Laing

Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing was reportedly keen to follow in the footsteps of his co-star Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo, who won the show in 2017. But turns out he's actually starring on Strictly Come Dancing this year, so unless he's planning on flying out to Oz in between rehearsals, we can't imagine we'll be seeing him in the jungle this time round.

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Gemma Collins

It wouldn't be a rumoured TV list without The GC. After appearing on I'm A Celebrity back in 2014, and lasting only a few days, it appears Gemma is ready to go back into the jungle to prove her doubters wrong.

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Duncan James

The Blue singer is rumoured to be entering the jungle, where he will face his life long phobia of snakes. "Duncan has been approached in the past for I'm A Celebrity but the timing wasn't right - until now," a source told The Sun."With his good looks and personality, he is the perfect fit for the ­jungle."

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Alan Halsall

Corrie's Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs on the soap, dropped a major hint he'd be starring in this year's series when he uploaded a selfie in the rainforest, captioning the post, "It's a jungle out there."Hmmmm.

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Ovie Soko

Ovie Soko was a bookies favourite to win Love Island 2019 and proves to still be a popular name, with betting shops convinced he'll be a strong contender.

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Summer Monteys-Fullam

The spurned ex-girlfriend of disgraced pastry chef Paul Hollywood, Summer has reportedly threatened to cash in on her ill-fated fling and is thought to be "in talks" with show bosses.

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Ian Wright

Legendary football pundit Ian Wright has reportedly been offered a six-figure salary to head out to the jungle for 2019."Ian would be a massive signing for ITV who've been keen to get him Down Under for a while," said a TV source."After watching Harry Redknapp win the last series, Ian has decided he would be up for giving it a whirl.

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Myles Stephenson

Myles Stephenson, part of 2017 X Factor winners Rak-Su, was approached earlier this year after he was dumped by his Love Island girlfriend Gabby Allen."Myles is a free agent now and so he can't wait to go to Australia and get away – it's a physical and mental challenge and he's really looking forward to testing himself."

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Lewis Capaldi

Fans set up a change.org petition to get the Scottish crooner into the jungle, and he seemed keen on the idea."I just think, I can be amusing in fifteen second bursts. But, as soon as you see that most of the time, I just sit a lot on my phone."I mean, I wouldn't in the jungle. But, I think I'm just not that good. But, if they wanna get in touch with me, and are going to pay me, I would happily do it!"

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Maura Higgins

Maura's own sister spoke about how she's love to see her in Jungle following her time on Love Island."There is so much lined up for her but I would love to see her on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, if I could pick her."She would be terrified, but class on it — she'd be effing and blinding out of her arse."

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Jacqueline Jossa

After speculation that Jac was set to appear on Celebrity X Factor, a source said, "Lacqueline will not be appearing in on Celebrity X Factor. She did have initial meetings about the possibility but it was decided that things wouldn't be taken any further."As a result she had also sat down with ITV about the prospect of going on I'm A Celeb."As ever, line-ups aren't locked in until closer the time but it is looking more than likely she will be heading Down Under".

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Amy Hart

Betting shop Coral said, "Amy didn't find what she was looking for on Love Island, however, we expect her to be a contestant on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here this year."

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He said: “Being totally honest, I’m shocked and appalled and ashamed to say I did find things.

“I did find things I’m not at all proud of. I don’t associate myself with that. I know the person who wrote those things is not the man I am now, but they were there.”

The radio DJ didn’t reveal exactly what the posts were about and said that they have now been deleted.

He continued: “I made the conscious decision to get those things, I have deleted those things, I don’t want that negativity in the world.

“I don’t want the legacy I have on the Internet to be a place where there is negativity, or something that can cause offence.

“For anyone that has ever been offended by something I have said online, I am truly, deeply and utterly sorry.”

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Roman’s apology comes after social media star Jack Maynard was given the boot from I’m A Celebrity 2017 after past racist and homophobic tweets resurfaced while he was on the show.

Jack's spokesperson released a statement at the time confirming his exit, explaining: “It would be better to bring him out of the show.”

An ITV rep added: “Due to circumstances outside camp Jack has had to withdraw from the show.”

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The latest series of I’m A Celebrity has been confirmed to begin on Sunday 17th November, with Ant McPartlin returning to present the series alongside Dec Donnelly following his break last year which saw Holly Willoughby step in.

Caitlyn Jenner is rumoured to be one of the show’s big names and reportedly signed on the dotted line after being offered an eye-watering £500,000 fee – one of the highest in the show’s history.

Other stars rumoured to be taking part include former Eastenders actress Jacqueline Jossa, Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts, Coronation Street’s Andrew Whyment and Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle.

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