It’s almost certainly going to be the only time in history the actor sister of a music megastar and a controversial former British politician spend time together in a jungle.
Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of Britney and an actress in Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101 and Sweet Magnolias, is one of 10 celebrity contestants cast in ITV‘s latest season of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!.
She’ll appear opposite Nigel Farage, one of the key players behind the UK’s exit from the European Union in 2016. He remains a hugely divisive character in the UK. “There is literally every misconception you can have on a person about me so I don’t take any of it seriously,” said Spears. “But I do think going on I’m A Celebrity will be a nice way for people to see the real me.
This is an opportunity to be myself and do something really cool and have some awesome experiences in the meantime.” She recently competed in ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, soon after Zoey 102, a film sequel to sitcom Zoey 101, launched on Paramount+.
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