I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Nicola McLean revealed she was snubbed by show bosses as they booked Myleene Klass instead.
The 2008 star had originally applied for the year before and got to the final stages before bosses went with Myleene instead.
Nicola then explained that she was put in as the “glamour model girl” who was there for the drama and the shower scenes and that ITV always put in certain types of people on the show. And how the year before’s bikini babe slot had been booked up by Myleene.
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Nicola, 41, exclusively told us about her audition process and said: “They spoke to you about your situation, your personality, and how you would behave in certain scenarios. Then they go away and pair people to match people up depending on what your role is going to be.
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“If you’re going to be feisty then they ask you what would push your buttons and they found David Van Day who would certainly push my buttons.”
“I didn’t have to do anything weird but I auditioned the year Myleene Klass got it and I didn’t get it. I thought that was it and then I got invited back to meet them again and I was thinking ‘for f*** sake’ and on the second time I knew I had it.”
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When asked why she thinks she didn’t get the spot, she answered: “I don’t think I was well-known enough.
“I was a big Page 3 girl, it was annoying because Page 3 was a big deal then. A lot of people knew me but just people who would read the newspapers or men.
“Where Myleene definitely had more of a fan base because she won Pop Stars or whatever she did.
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“So, I got it. She was probably a better option but she wasn’t great entertainment, was she? It was annoying watching her. Yes, she looked great in the shower but she didn’t really bring much.
“She did well from it though but they picked Myleene and the second time I went they were saying to me ‘you’re just not well known enough’ and I was like ‘trust me, I will get you good press’ and I did.”
I’m A Celeb airs Sunday to Friday at 9pm on ITV
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
