ITV I'm A Celebrity's Barry McGuigan says daughter was 'with him' in jungle as he shares heartbreaking reason for taking part

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Barry McGuigan has said his late daughter was 'with him' throughout his experience in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here - and that he wouldn’t have gone so far in the jungle without her.

The boxing legend, who was the fifth celebrity to leave camp alongside Maura Higgins in Thursday's double eviction (Dec 5), has admitted taking comfort in thinking of Danika, who passed away in 2019 aged 33, just five weeks after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

During his time in the Australian jungle, viewers saw the grieving star break down whilst talking about his beloved daughter to his fellow campmates in emotional scenes.

He has now said that Danika inspired his entire jungle journey, as she was a fan of the ITV show. READ MORE: I'm A Celebrity's Barry McGuigan left in tears hours after jungle exit over devastating death “My daughter died in 2019 which has broken our hearts,” he told the Mirror. “It’s taken a long time but I don’t think you can ever recover from that, but I know she loved the show, and she would have loved to have seen me on the show.