NICK OF TIME
HOLLYOAKS’ longtimer Nick Pickard has landed on Australia’s Gold Coast ready to swap soapland for the jungle scrub.
The actor, who is known to millions as Hollyoaks’ long suffering Tony Hutchinson - has arrived at Brisbane Airport, confirming his place on Ant and Dec’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
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Nick, 48, revealed the hardest part of entering the jungle was an emotional one - saying goodbye to his family.
The actor is a dad to daughter Ellie.
"That was the difficult part," he said of saying goodbye to his girl, before joking that he was Down Under to go on a fishing trip.
"It’s a long old fishing trip!" he laughed.
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Nick has played the iconic character since the birth of the northern soap so will be hoping to show fans who is behind the character.
And he admitted he did not know how he was going to be written out of the show.
Nick revealed: "Do you know what, I’ve not even asked them that. You sort of say you’re going and they sign you off."
A TV source told The Sun: “Tony from Hollyoaks - as Nick will always happily be known as - is an absolute soap legend and a huge signing for I’m A Celeb.
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“Soap stars always do brilliantly on the show because they come with a loyal following and they don’t come more down-to-earth and likeable than Nick.
“Of course Hollyoaks was recently moved online by Channel 4 so it comes at a helpful time for the soap too, helping introduce that younger online audience to Nick via I’m A Celeb’s huge reach.”
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Nick will join the full I'm A Celebrity 2023 line-up in camp this weekend, with politicians, influencers and daytime stars being thrown into the nation's most famous camp.
Ant and Dec will welcome the latest stars brave enough to tackle stomach-churning bushtucker trials and terrifying challenges on Sunday November 19.
And this year's show is set to be one of the best yet with twelve top names from the worlds of Westminster, Albert Square and even the MasterChef kitchen.
ITV appears to have upped the ante on its famous Bushtucker Trials too, with The Sun’s exclusive footage showing the Walk The Plank challenge has received a devilish makeover.
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