HE spent the Noughties getting soaking wet and covered in mud on rugby pitches. Now retired England legend Jonny Wilkinson has gone back to roughing it — after joining forces with Bear Grylls.
The telly adventurer has rebooted the format for his Wild Weekends show, which was first screened in 2011, and is bringing the special episodes to ITV.
He signed up the former Newcastle Falcons and British and Irish Lions fly-half for the first instalment of the show and the pair filmed together in Devon last weekend.
An insider said: “Jonny signed up to take part in Wild Weekends earlier this year and his stint with Bear was a triumph. “Jonny’s a hugely interesting character and he and Bear had a huge amount to talk about.
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