The I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-up for this year has been announced, but you’ll notice that Tommy Fury isn’t on it.
That’s because he reportedly cancelled his appearance, which saves him from chowing down on all sorts of Australian creepy crawlies.
Fury, who has been seeing a hailstorm of drama heading his way since he and ex-fiancée Molly Mae Hague called it quits, apparently decided he didn’t want to participate in the end, leaving the show in need of a replacement.
The fighter would have joined other celebrities we know and love in the jungle for weeks as they battle for edible food, by eating… not so edible things.
ITV confirmed the Ant and Dec hosted show will be hitting our screens on 17 November with plenty of speculation kicking off who will join, and since Fury is a no-go that leaves one person having to join in last-minute.
But why has he called it quits?
Tommy Fury called it quits (Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Maybe he didn’t want to be holed up with Coleen Rooney, TikTok’s GK Barry, Tulisa, Dancing on Ice’s Oti Mabuse, Corrie’s Alan Halsall, Radio 1’s Dean McCullough, Loose Women’s Jane Moore, radio’s Melvin Odoom, Love Island’s Maura Higgins, boxing promoter Barry McGuigan and BBC’s Rev Richard Coles.
Nah, it wasn’t that.
Apparently, he was offered something better than what the show could provide him with.
According to reports, Tyson Fury's half-brother has received the option to head into the boxing ring to fight KSI once again, and he said yes.
A TV source told The Sun: "Bosses are surprised Tommy has pulled out of I'm A Celebrity at this late stage as it would have been a great opportunity for him."
They added: "Thankfully, execs already had some great names waiting in the wings so they'll be looking at which ones fit best into the line-up already booked so they can deliver a truly great series."
So, who will be replacing him?
He's been replaced already (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
McFly’s Danny Jones will be replacing his slot on I’m A Celeb, and McFly fangirls can unite, and pray that he busts out the hits around the camp fire.
To be honest, it wasn’t looking like the plan for Fury to go on the show was air tight anyways as when he was questioned about going in the jungle by Heart Breakfast last week, he responded: "Listen a lot of things in my life is like a rollercoaster in a minute. There are so many things I might do.
"You know, could he be doing this? Could he be doing that? To be honest with you, I don't know what I'm doing this afternoon. I mean, I just take literally an hour at a time, so I don't know.
"There's a lot of things going on in my life right now. So, I'm not sure on anything."
Amanda Holden, the host of the radio show shared that maybe the diet wouldn’t be particularly beneficial for someone who requires to maintain a strict regime for when he fights.
So perhaps it was for the best.
LADbible has contacted Tommy Fury's representative for a comment.
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