EXCLUSIVE: The truth behind Angela Rayner’s sudden withdrawal from ‘I’m A Celeb’ has just been revealed, and it’s more surprising than anyone imagined. Fans are stunned as the real story comes to light

Angela Rayner was reportedly planning to head into the I’m A Celebrity Jungle, but withdrew. Reform leader and former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! campmate Nigel Farage discussed it on his GB News show as Keir Starmer’s position in government was debated.

He admitted his theory is that Rayner stopped any further dicussions because she wants Keir Starmer’s job as things are set to “spiral out of control quite quickly”, according to Farage. He said: “Clive Lewis is prepared to stand down in, well, I say relatively safe Labour seat, what is these days?”

Farage stated Lewis is prepared to stand aside to cause a by election to let Andy Burnham in, but added that he believes Angela Rayner is also “on manoeuvres now”.

Farage believes that Angela Rayner is eyeing up Starmer’s job (Image: Getty)

He said: “She was on the verge, I understand, of going into I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, which, of course, is a topic about which I know very much, having been there two years ago.

“At the last minute, she has withdrawn. I wonder why? I wonder whether she thinks this could all spiral out of control very, very quickly indeed.” He addressed there being “no love” for Starmer, adding: “There’s no support for this leader, there’s no following for this leader, and that’s within the parliamentary Labour Party, let alone his net minus 51% ratings in the country.”

Farage thinks if the budget lands badly in a few days it could escalate things to happen quickly.

It was reported that Rayner was in talks to join the show, but friends warned her that doing so would ruin her political career. Richard Osman and Marina Hyde said on there The Rest Is Entertainment Podcast that ITV couldn’t say no to her.

Marina said: “It would have been impossible to say no to Angela Rayner going on it. Now, she got really quite far and her people in talks to do this. And what a moment for her.

“If you thought last week was chaotic for Labour, try and imagine this week if Angela Rayner was now basically running a proxy leadership campaign by the meme of eating kangaroo testacles on ITV prime time.”

She added: “Obviously she wants to return to frontline politics and that’s very clear… Were she to do this, you are leaving during parliamentary time. It would be fun seeing the fallout of the Budget next week while she’s eating emu anus.”