People: Brexit icon Nigel Farage is moving to the British jungle camp

The right-wing populist Nigel Farage, who has also become known in Germany as a vocal EU critic and Brexit campaigner, is taking part in the British TV edition of the jungle camp. The broadcaster ITV confirmed the 59-year-old’s participation in the next season of the reality show “I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here!”, which will be broadcast in Great Britain “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!” is called and will start in a few days.

Farage has been presenting a television show on GB News for two years. In his own words, he wants to use his appearance in the jungle camp to reach a younger audience and polish up his image, as he is unfairly perceived as “evil, narrow-minded and nasty”. According to British media reports, his participation will also be sweetened with a lavish fee of up to one million pounds (around 1.14 million euros).

The former leader of the Ukip party, who played a key role in the British decision to leave the EU, had to travel to Australia for filming, like all camp participants. The colorful group, of which Farage stands out as the best-known figure, can expect all sorts of humiliating tests with a high disgust factor – with the audience getting to decide who gets the hardest punishment.

Farage apparently has no illusions that he will get off lightly in the gauntlet: “Given the fact that millions of people hate me, I expect that people will let me take these tests.” But perhaps there is also an opportunity there. “I hope that after this, all those who hate me hate me a little less than before. But it’s a gamble.”