Chris Eubank
Occupation: Legendary British boxing championAge: 49Phobias: I don’t like heights but I am not sure what other fears I have. But it’s good to be scaredBiggest misconception you want to dispel in the Jungle: People will be surprised how non-confrontational and fun I amRole in the Camp: The truth is I don’t know because I am going in to have funMiss most: I won’t have time to miss anything.Dream Campmate: Oh I had better not mention anybody because then people will say ‘why didn’t you mention me’.
Legendary British boxer Chris Eubank signed up for this year’s Jungle because he says it will be his first ‘holiday’ since the age of 16. Holiday?! Yep, that’s what he says: "The truth is that I’m A Celebrity… is the first vacation I have had since I started boxing. It’s going to be really relaxing. I am allowed to let go and have fun. That is my outlook.” Erm, Chris, have you seen the show before? It’s not a golf break.
So, does the former sportsman, who held the WBO middleweight and super middleweight titles, think life in the Jungle will be easier than facing an opponent in a boxing ring then? “There will be things that are going to be scary and things that are going to be difficult. I hope I am scared. You can’t have fun if there isn’t tension or things that are scary. I do hope I have phobias to face.”
But will the eccentric character be scaring any of the other Campmates? "I think people will be surprised how non-confrontational I am and how funny I am. I am always making light of things." Fighting talk indeed but we’ll wait and see what he’s like after a week on rice and beans before taking that as truth.