In the wild world of *I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!*, where creepy crawlies and daring challenges reign supreme, one star is spilling her deepest jungle dreads—and it’s not the spiders or snakes that have her shaking. Vogue Williams, the 40-year-old media powerhouse and fitness fanatic, has opened up about her true nightmare: anything slimy and scaly from the sea.
On her hit podcast *Vogue & Amber* with her sister, the Irish presenter didn’t hold back about the toll the jungle might take on her hard-earned physique. Known for her gym obsession, Vogue confessed she’s terrified of watching her fitness empire crumble amid the rice-and-beans diet and endless downtime. “I’m just considering the free time I’m going to have in there,” she shared with a laugh. “I’m going to be having little gym classes, I’ve decided. I can’t lose this ass that’s taken so long to build—it’s barely there anyway! I’m just going to keep squatting my way around the jungle. I’m so excited!”
And she’s not exaggerating about her routine. Vogue hits the gym five days a week, often sweating it out with a personal trainer to sculpt that enviable form. But while she’s plotting her jungle workouts, it’s the Bushtucker Trials that have her truly rattled—especially if they involve fish.
“I think I’d rather be chucked in with spiders than if they put me in a bath or something with fish. I just can’t bear fish,” Vogue admitted, her voice dripping with genuine horror. “I don’t know what it is—I think there must be a phobia around it because you just never know what they’re thinking… because they’re not thinking! They’re just going around like lunatics, and they are trying to get away from you, and you are trying to get away from them. I just feel like seals, fish, lobsters, and crabs are just not for me.”
Her sister Amber jumped in with some sage advice: “But that’s why you just can’t move with these things. Just don’t move! If you move, you will agitate them, even if it is just shaking and stuff. Just [takes a deep breath] and imagine you are somewhere else.”
Vogue wasn’t convinced, firing back with a hilarious worst-case scenario: “What if there is a fish going into my pants? Someone last year had a snake go into his pants and he just had to lie there with a snake in his pants. Not that kind of snake, Amber—an actual snake!”
As if the trials weren’t enough drama, Vogue is set to shake things up even more. She’s entering the jungle on Thursday alongside *Celebs Go Dating* charmer Tom Read Wilson, kicking off with one of the first group Bushtucker Trials. But here’s the juicy twist: the newcomers won’t be roughing it like the rest. According to *The Mirror*, Vogue and Tom will be whisked away to a luxurious ‘Leader’s Lodge’—a plush treehouse complete with comfy beds, a private dunny, and panoramic views over the entire camp.
This opulent setup could spark some serious camp tension, especially with fellow stars like Kelly Brook, Ruby Wax, and Martin Kemp already battling the elements. A source dished to the publication: “The treehouse is a psychological experiment. They will be looking down on their subjects… it’s going to inflame. The two of them will arrive with a bang and will be controlling everything that the camp does. They will control their lives, control what they are doing, and control what chores they do. The campmates will compete to get badges, but they have to impress the chief explorers to do so. It’s going to be brutal.”
Will the luxury lodge lead to envy-fueled fireworks? And can Vogue conquer her fish phobia while keeping her squats on point? Viewers will be glued to their screens for Thursday’s episode to find out. One thing’s for sure—this season is serving up more twists than a jungle vine!