Rooney made to wait for I'm A Celebrity debut because of England clash

Wayne Rooney is having to wait an extra 24 hours for his I’m A Celebrity debut - because of England’s Nations League showdown with Spain.

Former England captain Rooney will be the star turn for the hit ITV show in the Australian jungle and is already the red-hot favourite to win.

The show normally starts on a Sunday night and is renowned as being a massive ratings hit and is one of the big TV events of the year. It kicked off last year on the Sunday but this year starts on Monday night as England’s game with Spain takes centre stage on ITV.

The broadcaster has the rights to England’s Nations League game which kicks off at 7.45pm and will also be a big draw because it is against the world champions in Madrid.

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It means the I’m A Celebrity show will launch on Monday night with Rooney alongside other celebrities like Big Brother’s AJ Odudu, Love Island’s Chloe Burrows and Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page.

Rooney’s former Everton teammate Duncan Ferguson says Rooney will use a hairdryer as a bizarre luxury item.

Ferguson told the Overlap show: “Good luck to him. We’ll all tune in. I’ll tune into that now because he’s on there. He looks a million dollars. He’s been working hard, hasn’t he?

“I’ll tell you the luxury item he’ll want to take in. His hairdryer. I used to have the room next to him sometimes in hotels, and I would be in my bed and I’d hear the television on, and the next minute the hairdryer would go on, all the way through, and I’d be going, ‘What’s that next door?’

“He sleeps with a hairdryer on. Because of the noise. I’ve not been there, but I’ve heard it. He puts the hairdryer next to him. He’ll have to take his hairdryer in. Good luck to him. I just take sleeping tablets and get to sleep, lad.”