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X Factor's Quickenden for I'm A Celebrity

Updated / Thursday, 20 Nov 2014 12:08
From the X Factor to the jungle Jake Quickenden is making the most of his ten minutes
From the X Factor to the jungle Jake Quickenden is making the most of his ten minutes

Former X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden is headed for the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle.

Quickenden and former Conservative MP Edwina Currie will make their jungle debut on tonight's episode (November 20).

The news of their addition to the group followed TOWIE star Gemma Collins opting to leave the competition on Tuesday, November 18.

Quickenden said of being asked to appear on the show: "Things like this don't happen to me. I am just a normal bloke. I said 'yes' straight away. It is such an amazing show.

"I used to watch it with my older brother and we both said we'd love to do it one day. It's a real adventure, and it is."

He continued: "I am going to take this opportunity with both hands. I want to relish everything that is thrown at me. I actually haven't stopped grinning since I got offered this. And I will look forward to getting my teeth into everything - but who knows what I am getting my teeth into?"

The singer was spotted in Australia earlier this week and had dropped some hints on Twitter that he might be jungle-bound.

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