A Gavin and Stacey star is entering the jungle and wants to make history on the show by becoming the first Welsh Queen of the Jungle.
Joanna Page, is among the high-profile names taking part in the latest series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Joanna has said she also is excited to reconnect with herself outside of her life as a mother.
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Ms Page, who has four children with husband and fellow actor James Thornton, said: "This is a once in a lifetime experience. I’m very much an impulsive person and I just make a gut decision, so I said ‘yes’ straight away.
"For the first couple of days in Australia, I’m sure I am going to be going, ‘Nobody is saying ‘mummy I’m hungry.’ I won’t have four kids to get ready for the school run.
"But after a while, I’m sure I will be like, ‘I’ve got peace and time for my thoughts.’
"I can be me; I can be Jo and not just mummy all the time.
"I think that will be nice. I will never get to do anything like this again.
"I am telling myself, ‘Come on Jo, let’s take yourself off to Australia and give yourself an experience.’
"It’s exciting and it’s going to be life changing."
The actress also said she would be proud to make show history as the first Welsh Queen of the Jungle.
Ms Page said: "I think that would be a pretty good title to take home.
"But I’m just as excited to see if I can last the distance.
"I’m not going to crumble.
"I’m going to see this to the end and I’m going to be strong.
"I am going to get the most out of this."
Page believes her Gavin and Stacey castmates will be surprised to see her on the show.
She said: "I also know they will find it funny.
"They know exactly what I am like and they will laugh."
Wayne Rooney hopes viewers will see a different side of him
Joining her in the jungle is former footballer Wayne Rooney, who joked that his decision to take part was partly due to his break from football management.
Mr Rooney said: "Coleen did it a couple of years ago and then this year it came about because of the way it fell – me not being great as a manager.
"And obviously not working full time as a player has given me time where I could do it, so I thought, why not?"
He also hopes viewers will get to see a different side of him.
Mr Rooney said: "I hope people will see me for who I am.
"I like to have fun and I like to think I am actually a fun guy to be around.
"I do like to mess around a bit and I do talk a lot.
"People will have their own opinions, but I hope they will see me as a genuine person."
Paralympian says he is "slightly overwhelmed" by the opportunity
Paralympian and TV presenter Ade Adepitan will also take part, making history as the first contestant in a wheelchair.
Mr Adepitan said: "Words like ‘honour’ and ‘privilege’ are ones I feel, but I don’t think they sum it up enough.
"For me, this is a moment in time.
"Even if I go out in the first week, I will always be remembered as the person in a wheelchair.
"I am slightly overwhelmed.
"It’s never been done before, and it never crossed my mind I would be the first.
"It’s the biggest show on TV and this is a huge opportunity.
"How often do you get to spend three weeks in the jungle doing this crazy stuff?"
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The cast also features TV personality Chloe Burrows, soap star Claire Sweeney, supermodel Leomie Anderson, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, YouTuber Sharky, TV presenter AJ Odudu, comedian Jack Skipper, and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! begins on Monday, November 16 at 9pm on ITV and ITVX.
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