Wayne Rooney early favourite to win I’m A Celeb and be crowned King Of The Jungle as full line-up and series launch date is ‘confirmed’

Wayne Rooney has already emerged as the early favourite to win I’m A Celeb after this year’s line-up was ‘confirmed’ on Monday. The former footballer, 41, is following in the footsteps of his wife Coleen, who appeared on the show back in 2024, as he sees if he has what it takes to survive the jungle. And according to odds by William Hill, the sports star is already in the lead to be crowned King of the Jungle, with his odds at 11/4. Comedian Leigh Francis, Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page and social media star Sharky are all joint-second with odds of 6/1, with Chloe Burrows completing the top five with her odds at 9/1. Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: ‘There’s a decent bit of pressure on Wayne Rooney to deliver in the Jungle, particularly with Coleen having come so close to winning the show in 2024. ‘At 11/4, he’s made a strong start in the betting and is the early name to beat.’ Wayne Rooney has been revealed as an early favourite to win I’m A Celeb and be crowned King Of The Jungle as the full line-up and series launch date is ‘confirmed’ Comedian Leigh Francis, Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page and social media star Sharky are all joint-second with odds of 6/1, with Chloe Burrows completing the top five with her odds at 9/1At the other end of the market, Mariella Frostrup (25/1) and Leomie Anderson (20/1) are the least-fancied selections from this year’s crop.The favourite ITV show is returning this month with ITV confirming the series will kick off on Monday, November 16 at 9pm.Completing the series line-up is Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, Paralympian and TV star Ade Adepitan, Big Brother host AJ Odudu, soap star Claire Sweeney and comedian Jack Skipper. Wayne is set to have bagged the show’s biggest fee in its 24-year history. Bosses have reportedly offered the former footballer more than Coleen, 40, who made a record-breaking £1.5million for her jungle stint two years ago. Last year, Wayne spoke about how he wanted to appear on I’m A Celebrity.He said: ‘[I’m A Celebrity] is something I would never say no to, of course. I think I said on the aftershow when Coleen was in the jungle, that was the one we’ve always watched and the one we both said if there was anything we’d do it’d be that.’So, you never know in the future, but I’ve got other things I’m looking at at the minute.’ Joanna Page is best known for her role as Stacey in the hit BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey  The former Love Island star, 30, now hosts her own podcast and a radio show on KISS BreakfastWayne and Coleen have been in the limelight a lot recently after the release of their fly-on-the-wall documentary The Rooneys last month. The couple have given fans an intimate look inside their family life with sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, ten, and Cass, eight, in their new £10million fly-on-the-wall show, The Real Rooneys, which was filmed last year.Wayne has also appeared to have turned back the clock in recent pictures of himself following his recent glow-up.He has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent months, including a nose job, a slimmed-down physique and Invisalign to transform his smile.Asked to share the secret to his weight loss, Wayne said: ‘Apparently I’ve seen recently I’ve been taking this pen thing about me, [Ozempic].’It’s a shame, because I’m working really hard to lose weight. Apparently I’ve been on the pen.’The couple then discussed Wayne’s recent nose job, with Coleen adding: ‘I thought you were gonna say then, my nose wasn’t a cosmetic job, it was a medical job!’Wayne clarified that his wife was the one who encouraged him to go under the knife, after he broke his nose while playing for DC United.Coleen added: ‘I tried to get him to do it because of his snoring,’ while her husband clarified: ‘I couldn’t blow one side out of my nose and so I had it fixed.’