ITV I'm A Celebrity's Kim Woodburn fumes 'extremely wealthy' Coleen Rooney doesn't need publicity

I'm A Celebrity icon Kim Woodburn has been left enraged after it was announced that Coleen Rooney would be entering the jungle and issued a stark warning to her

Coleen Rooney should quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! according to Kim Woodburn.

The How Clean Is Your House? star appeared on the ninth series of the hit ITV show back in 2009 alongside the likes of Gino D'Acampo, Justin Ryan, Stuart Manning, Katie Price and Sabrina Washington. This year, the likes of Coleen, Tulisa Contostavlos, Jane Moore, GK Barry and Melvin Odoom will be heading Down Under in the hopes of becoming the King or Queen of the Jungle.

Each day the campmates will be put through a string of horrific trials as they are pushed to their limits in a bid to win a number of stars which will reflect a meal for the campmates. But some celebs will not be eligible for all trials due to various health issues.

Although Coleen's fee hasn't been revealed, it's claimed that she's become the highest paid celebrity to enter the jungle, bagging herself more than £1.5 million – a record previously set by controversial MP, Nigel Farage. However, the news of Coleen's stint doesn't sit right with 2009 runner-up Kim, who fumed that the Liverpudlian has enough money in the bank as it is. Kim was also left unamused over the fact Coleen may not be able to do some trials due to medical issues.

Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, Kim said: "I'm inclined to think that any person, through no fault of their own, that is deemed in many situations, unfit to trial should not be in the jungle. We folks enjoy seeing people being tortured like you enjoyed me being tortured. If you're not fit to do trials and have to back out a lot, it's not fair on the other people in there that are going to have to do those trials."

Kim added: "Coleen, no disrespect, you don't need the money my love – give it to somebody that needs the money and can do the trials, it's more entertaining to us!" In our chat, hosted by WhichBingo.co.uk, the 82-year-old went on to say: "I don't know why she needs the publicity. She's extremely wealthy and extremely in the public eye, a very famous young woman, extremely famous.

"Why's she decided to do this? Now we find out she's got arthritic problems, which is sad at her age and is not going to have to do the many trials. Let's be honourable Coleen, don't do it – what you can't do, some poor beggars will do three or four trials and you'll do one. That's not fair and I'm a fair person. So, Coleen – back out! You don't need the money, we want to be entertained watching well known people suffer – you watched me suffer you rat bags!

"Coleen, with respect, we don't want to see you sitting on a log and can't do anything, be honourable, there's many trials you can't do – tell them you can't do it." Coleen has previously spoken about her reactive arthritis diagnosis which causes painful flare-ups in the joints. These could be caused by stress or illness but can often be handled with medication.

However, the WAG has previously stated that she won't be sitting out of any trials and will throw herself into everything she's dealt. In a video posted on social media to confirm she was heading Down Under, Coleen said: "I'm looking forward to doing the trials. There's been a lot of news saying that I can't do trials because of certain illnesses and that, but I can confirm I can do every trial. So I am not excluded from any that was just a load of rubbish, and I am, yeah, I'm looking forward to it."

She claimed that "year after year" she has been asked to do the TV programme but the timing never felt right until this year. Making reference to the infamous Wagatha Christie case which saw Coleen claim Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account had leaked stories to the press, a claim she denies, she said: "Over the years, there have been different things going on in my life and also, my children have been really young. But they are at an age now where I can go away for this length of time. I also feel it's time to have a challenge for me and do something different. It has taken many, many years but I’m finally doing it. And I have always said if I was going to do one – then it would be this show. I think it will be good for me.

""Wayne is supportive," she added. "He did say, 'You know you are going to be on camera 24/7?' but I said, 'Yeah that's the show!' He is fine with it all. If he had time, he'd have a go. I am not saying he would go in, but he wouldn't be completely put off. "I haven’t spoken about it with my younger two boys as not many know, but my eldest son told me: 'Yeah go for it.' My second one was a bit more emotional. He thought about me being away for a long length of time, but hopefully that will pass. My parents are happy too that I’m doing something for me."

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