Louis Walsh reveals Simon Cowell talked him out of I'm A Celebrity

The former X Factor judge said Cowell warned him that his "credibility" would suffer if he took part
Emma Powell19 November 2015

Louis Walsh has revealed that Simon Cowell persuaded him not to join I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here on the grounds that it wouldn’t be good for his “credibility”.

Walsh, 63 – who appeared as a judge alongside Cowell on the X Factor – said he had a number of meetings with ITV ahead of the new series, but didn’t commit following Cowell’s advice.

"I was supposed to be doing it,” he said. “I met them three times, I was nearly going... Simon told me he didn't think it would be good for my credibility. He actually talked me out of it. Otherwise I was going to do it."

But despite Cowell’s advice, the music manager - who was seaking as he launched the Sony BRAVIA - said he would definitely consider heading Down Under for the next series.

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"I might do I'm A Celebrity next year. I'm going to keep the door open. It depends who you're in with, but then they don't tell you who you're going to be in with.

"And you're in Australia for three weeks, no food, no sleep, people you don't like. I can't swim. I don't like bugs, I don't like spiders, I'd be totally out of my comfort zone. Totally!”

He joked: "But then X Factor's a bit of a jungle too. It's a three month jungle as opposed to three weeks."

The current crop of celebrity campers are facing a jungle shake up after Ant and Dec announced the news of three new arrivals.

Reality TV stars Spencer Matthews, Ferne McCann and Vicki Pattinson made their way into a secret camp on Wednesday night's episode and will take part in a Bush Tucker Trial which could have major consequences for the orginal celebrities.

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