I'm A Celeb's Dean McCullough unrecognisable as BGT audition tape uncovered

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I'm A Celebrity star Dean McCullough looks totally unrecognisable from his Britain's Got Talent stint.

The Northern Irish radio host, 32, is currently keeping audiences entertained as he makes himself at home in the I'm A Celebrity jungle. However, ITV viewers may recognise him from another hit show - Britain's Got Talent.

While he may be living his "worst nightmare come true" down under, this is not the first time that Dean has made it to an ITV show. Years ago, Dean first shot to fame as part of a dance troupe that competed in Britain's Got Talent for a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Show.

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The BBC Radio 1 presenter made his debut on ITV way back in 2013, when he performed in an all-male dance group called The Glambassadors. The elaborate routine saw the trio shake their things whilst wearing high heels, kicking and spinning around the stage, impressing the audience and the judges.

Dean McCullough

Dean is currently starring in the newest series of I'm A Celebrity

Following their performance, then-judge David Walliams was thoroughly impressed with the troupe's moves, quipping they were "camper than Christmas". It appeared that the rest of the panel were also thrilled with the audition and gave the group a rousing seal of approval to go through to the next round.

The pair impressed the judges and producers so much they were able to make it to the live shows of the series over a decade ago. For their semi-final performance, the Glambassadors gave it their all as they danced to a number of big show numbers, including Candyman by Christina Aguilera.

Glambassadors

He first had a taste of fame on Britain's Got Talent in 2013

Dean looks completely different to his current self in the routine, ditching his facial hair for a clean-shaven look. He was also seen flaunting his assets as he donned a black mesh top, which meant you could his torso through the sparkly garment - which sadly was not enough to impress the public and the trio were sent packing.

However, opening up about his time in the dance group, he revealed they had just a short amount of time to get themselves in gear. Their audition came just weeks after two of the troupe's members left the group in order to follow their own solo careers, leaving the rest of the group on the edge of splitting up.

Dean McCullough

The BBC Radio 1 presenter said they nearly did not make it to their audition

Speaking about the group at the time, Dean said: "We formed because we all know each other through working in dance, but a week before the auditions we lost two guys who got jobs in LA. So we found two other friends and we had one rehearsal before we got to the stage."

Acting as the leader of the group, Dean added: "I choreographed the dance so I was under pressure to get it sorted. We were winging it but I think because of the pressure we were under it all came together and now I have made friends for life; we have all been on this journey together, none of us have ever done anything like this before."

I'm A Celebrity airs every day at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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