Coleen Rooney braced for endless Wagatha Christie chats in camp after being paired up with ‘superfan’
COLEEN Rooney will be braced for endless Wagatha Christie chats in camp – because she has been paired up with superfan Dean McCullough.
The BBC Radio 1 DJ, 32, could not contain his excitement at the prospect of meeting her before heading into the Aussie jungle.
And they have partnered up to compete against the eight other celebs on a race into camp on the opening show on ITV.
They were left in hysterics after their leaky canoe sank in a lake during a challenge against other celebs on I’m A Celebrity.
Dean admitted he will be starstruck in camp and said: “Are you mad? Wagatha Christie, are you mad? Like, Coleen Rooney! I cannot wait!
“I’m going to pull her in for a chat, I’m gonna be like, ‘Oh my God, can I be one of your close friends on Instagram now?’
But Coleen’s snoring habit – which she admitted footie legend hubby Wayne, 39, told her about – may grate on her new pal.
Dean said: “I don’t really like people who snore.
“But can I be honest with you? I have been told recently that I actually snore.
“And that is something that I would not share, but I’d like to think of myself as quite an aware person.”
Chatty Dean, who is desperate to make it to the final to dress as a superhero on the Cyclone challenge, says he will be the campmate who keeps spirits up.
He said: “The camp will need somebody that can, like, spark conversation, have a nice time.
“I’m more than happy to be that person, because I think that no one likes a grumpy campmate.
“No one likes, you know, all the bitching or starting arguments or anything like that. That’s not really my jam.
“I love being around people.”
Dean, who presents Radio 1‘s Early Breakfast show, said his bosses kept his appearance under wraps until the very last minute – by not lining up his replacement until he left.
He said: “My producer on Radio 1 told me they hadn’t found a replacement for me the day before my last day.
“I was like, What? and he said, ‘Yeah, because I don’t want anyone to be like, Oh, Dean’s not on the radio next week… I wonder where he’s going?!’.
“So they found my cover at Radio 1 the day before.”
I’M A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! airs at 9pm on Sunday 17 November.