Spencer Matthews’ wife Vogue Williams has emerged as a contender to become jungle favourite when she enters the I’m A Celebrity camp this week.
Despite being a late addition, bookmakers have revealed Vogue, 40, is on track to become a new favourite.
After she touched down at Brisbane Airport on Monday evening, the podcaster’s odds are at 20/1 to be crowned Queen Of The Jungle, without having even stepped into the jungle yet.
In comparison, her campmates Lisa Riley, Alex Scott and Eddie Kadi have been priced out at 25/1, 33/1 and 50/1 respectively.
She follows American comedian Ruby Wax and social media sensation AngryGinge, who are becoming increasingly popular amongst viewers according to Ladbrokes.
With her rock hard abs and Irish charm, Vogue is certainly tipped for jungle success – a stark contrast to her husband Spencer’s stint a decade ago.
The reality star turned fitness fanatic, 37, was axed from the ITV show just three days into his jungle journey in 2015 over steroid use.
Spencer Matthews’ wife Vogue Williams, 40, has emerged as a high contender to become jungle favourite when she enters the I’m A Celebrity camp this week
With her rock hard abs and Irish charm, Vogue is certainly tipped for jungle success – a stark contrast to her husband Spencer’s stint, after he was axed over steroid use in 2015 (pictured)
Arriving in the jungle as a secret campmate alongside the eventual winner of the show, Vicky Pattison Spencer had to leave the jungle suddenly on health grounds after revealing he’d been taking anabolic steroids to producers.
Speaking to The Mirror after his departure, Spencer confessed: ‘Why did I leave I’m a Celebrity after just three days? The simple answer is that I screwed up, and have some explaining to do.
‘Shortly after I arrived in Australia I told the production team that I was taking a steroid-based medication that had begun some weeks ago.
‘When I started taking this programme of pills it was in preparation for a charity boxing match which, ironically, never took place.’
Revealing the reason behind his drug-taking, he said in an interview with Loose Women in 2016: ‘Vanity, I suppose, had been the reason for wanting to bulk up a bit for the fight.
‘I had intended to come off the pills gradually, but there was no time to do this before I reached the jungle.’
He added that the show producers ‘did what they had to’ according to the law, as the possession and use of steroids is illegal in Australia.
‘ITV did what they had to do and I ended up on a plane,’ he said of his three-day stint. ‘I felt deeply embarrassed.’
Despite being a late addition, bookmakers have revealed Vogue, 40, is fast becoming a new favourite to be crowned Queen Of The Jungle (pictured with Spencer, now 37, this year)
Arriving in the jungle as a secret campmate alongside Vicky Pattison, Spencer had to leave the jungle suddenly on health grounds after revealing he’d been taking anabolic steroids
Revealing the reason behind his drug-taking, he said in an interview with Loose Women in 2016: ‘Vanity, I suppose, had been the reason for wanting to bulk up a bit for the fight’
When probed over steroids being illegal Down Under, Spencer claimed he was unaware of the laws, adding: ‘I was not aware of that.’
The TV personality has regularly declared he would love to give the show a ‘second crack’ after coming off the medication.
But after years of Spencer not being asked back onto the show, the marathon-obsessed athlete will be taking a seat back and putting on a smile to support his beloved wife’s turn in the jungle instead.
Daily Mail revealed this week that Spencer will be cheering on Vogue from many miles away as he’s set to continue his mission to complete seven full Ironman triathlons on seven continents in just 21 days.
Currently flying from Arizona to Cape Town, South Africa, Spencer is gearing up for his third race in the gruelling challenge, which aims to secure him a Guinness World Record as Vogue faces the creepy crawlies in the Australian jungle as one of the show’s late arrivals.
It means the couple – who share three young children, Theodore, seven, Gigi, five, and Otto, three – will not reunite on the iconic I’m A Celeb bridge when Vogue’s time is up.
His well-timed challenge means Spencer won’t even be able to watch Vogue take on Bush Tucker Trials as she navigates the jungle’s challenges and she won’t know if he completes his ‘Project Seven.’
Despite Spencer’s I’m A Celeb set back, a source revealed that the timing is simply ‘unfortunate’ but unavoidable, with the pair’s busy schedules clashing and neither commitment able to be moved.
The TV personality has regularly declared he would love to give the show a ‘second crack’ after coming off the medication
But after years of Spencer not being asked back onto the show, the marathon-obsessed athlete will be taking a seat back and putting on a smile to support his beloved wife’s turn in the jungle
Once known for his wild partying on Made in Chelsea (pictured on the show), Spencer quit drinking in 2018 after admitting alcohol had become a ‘problem’ in his life
Spencer has since taken on mammoth challenges across the world to test his fitness and ability
They explained: ‘The timing isn’t ideal at all, but sometimes these things happen, and Vogue and Spencer’s diaries just clash.
‘Of course, Spencer would want nothing more than to support Vogue in Australia and be there waiting for her when she leaves the jungle but both committed to their own projects, and unfortunately, the schedules overlap.
‘There’s a small chance Spencer could finish his triathlon challenge ahead of schedule, but it’s unlikely he would then fly to Australia.
‘They’ll both be missing their children, who will stay in London, continue attending school, and no doubt support their parents from afar – catching Vogue on TV whenever they can.’
After he was axed from I’m A Celebrity in 2015, Spencer has remarkably turned his life around.
Once known for his wild partying on Made in Chelsea, Spencer quit drinking in 2018 after admitting alcohol had become a ‘problem’ in his life.
He went on to launch CleanCo, a low- and no-alcohol drinks brand, and has frequently spoken about the benefits of staying sober.
Spencer has since taken on mammoth challenges across the world to test his fitness and ability.
Spencer’s latest extreme challenge has seen him embark on a global mission to complete seven triathlons, each involving swimming, cycling and running, across seven continents in just 21 days.
He has already ticked off Europe and Arizona, and is now flying to Cape Town for race number three, all while documenting the journey on his podcast, Untapped.
In July, the father-of-three completed 30 desert marathons in 30 days, earning a Guinness World Record, a feat he now hopes to replicate with his triathlon mission.
