[Denver]

ITV’s golden girl Holly Willoughby is in secret talks to replace Ant McPartlin on this year’s I’m A Celebrity.

The presenter, 37, is in secret negotiations with show bosses and will join Declan Donnelly if cover can be found for her on This Morning.

The only other hitch is whether she could face leaving behind producer husband Dan Baldwin, 43, and three children, Harry, Belle and Chester, for the four-week stint.

The Sun understands Holly is currently the only star in talks for the role — with bookies’ favourites Caroline Flack, 38, Davina McCall, 50, and Stephen Mulhern, 41, all ruled out by ITV chiefs.

Former jungle queen Scarlett Moffatt, 28, was also rumoured to be in the mix, but she will remain on the spin-off show.

A source said: “Holly is far and away the front-runner and talks are at an advanced stage.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...ly-im-a-celeb/

[Denver]

Shame they have ruled Davina out as she could have made history by hosting the UK's 2 biggest reality shows

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Shame they have ruled Davina out as she could have made history by hosting the UK's 2 biggest reality shows

[ethanjames]

not a great replacement but idk who else they could have chose

[Denver]

Originally Posted by ethanjames

not a great replacement but idk who else they could have chose

Julia Morris

yes it would be a massive risk because she isnt famous here but she has made IAC Aus what it is with her jokes and would be perfect

[ethanjames]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Julia Morris

yes it would be a massive risk because she isnt famous here but she has made IAC Aus what it is with her jokes and would be perfect

oh is she the one whos had that twitter video go viral recently bc she seems fun!

[Denver]

Originally Posted by ethanjames

oh is she the one whos had that twitter video go viral recently bc she seems fun!

Yes she is and even more better is she takes the mick out of herself

[Jack_]

Boring

She's not going to suit the kind of humour and links they do at all

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Boring

She's not going to suit the kind of humour and links they do at all

Basically they decided to go for the biggest name rather then best fit which could be a bad result

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Basically they decided to go for the biggest name rather then best fit which could be a bad result

I think it's a massive gamble running this series without the two of them anyway

Hopefully it finally exposes how poor and tired the format is

[Crimson Dynamo]

If strictly cant get any real celebs this year what is this going to attract?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

If strictly cant get any real celebs this year what is this going to attract?

wannabe reality tv stars i guess

and a attention seeker like Boris Becker maybe, since he needs the money

[Scream]

I don't think she's a bad choice but I think the show is going to suffer a lot

[Black Dagger]

Got the charisma of a ****ing brick this bint.

[Cherie]

Can ITV not find some young new presenters instead of trotting out the same people for every show, awful news, even Scarlett would be better than this

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Can ITV not find some young new presenters instead of trotting out the same people for every show, awful news, even Scarlett would be better than this

Stromy Daniels hopefully

[Matthew.]

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

Philip will be beside himself ...

Why couldn't they get Cat Deeley

[Alf]

How does she constantly get gigs on ITVs top shows?

Sexual favours no doubt. Shagged her way up the ladder, like Amanda Holden did.

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Alf

How does she constantly get gigs on ITVs top shows?

Sexual favours no doubt. Shagged her way up the ladder, like Amanda Holden did.

yes because the only way a woman can get jobs is through sexual favors.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by montblanc

yes because the only way a woman can get jobs is through sexual favors.

Ask Harvey Weinstein, he'll tell you I'm right.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Ask Harvey Weinstein, he'll tell you I'm right.

What does a rapist have to do with Holly Willoughby?

Philip Schofield is overexposed, if not more so than Holly. Has he shagged his way to the top too?

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Alf

How does she constantly get gigs on ITVs top shows?

Sexual favours no doubt. Shagged her way up the ladder, like Amanda Holden did.

Ant & Dec also get chosen for most ITV gigs... would you say the same about them? Both are recognisable figures with ITV and both are popular. It was probably an easy choice for them to stick Holly alongside Dec.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

Ant & Dec also get chosen for most ITV gigs... would you say the same about them? Both are recognisable figures with ITV and both are popular. It was probably an easy choice for them to stick Holly alongside Dec.

Ant and Dec are good at their job, they have comedic timing and showmanship.

Holly is a super casino host at best, she only gets gigs because she looks good.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Ant and Dec are good at their job, they have comedic timing and showmanship.

Holly is a super casino host at best, she only gets gigs because she looks good.

Again with the generalisations about women... you wouldn't say that about good looking men who do well in television. You and many others would probably suggest it's more to do with talent. It's a shame women can't be seen as having talent without people saying it's because of their looks, or assuming they're offering themselves to the higher-ups. Time has moved on.