{"id":5908,"date":"2025-10-26T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=5908"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:29:25","slug":"legendary-comedian-72-who-was-stranded-on-island-lined-up-for-im-a-celebrity-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/26\/legendary-comedian-72-who-was-stranded-on-island-lined-up-for-im-a-celebrity-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary comedian, 72, who was stranded on island \u2018lined up for I\u2019m A Celebrity 2025\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An iconic comedian and actress could be heading into the jungle next month (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A comedy<\/a> icon who was left hospitalised after being stranded on a remote island is in advanced talks to take part in I’m A Celebrity<\/a> Get Me Out of Here 2025.<\/p>\n

Ruby Wax, 72, found fame as a brash comedian and interviewer through her celebrity interviews and documentaries in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

The British-American grilled a host of top Hollywood stars, including\u00a0Tom Hanks<\/a>,\u00a0Pamela Anderson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sharon Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, she is being lined up as a major star to fly out to Australia for the hit ITV reality show next month.<\/p>\n

A source told The Sun<\/a>: ‘Ruby\u2019s a proper TV legend and adds real gravitas to this year\u2019s line-up.<\/p>\n

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‘She\u2019s interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world so will have no problem getting to know her fellow campmates. It will make great TV for viewers.’<\/p>\n

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Ruby Wax is in advanced talks to join this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (Picture: David Hartley\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The comedian is known for her sharp wit and hilarious interviewing style (Picture: Ian West\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ruby gained notoriety in the 1985 sitcom Girls on Top, which starred Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Tracey Ullman.<\/p>\n

She then went on to become a comic interviewer on her BBC show Ruby Wax Meets\u2026 where she spoke with some of Hollywood’s biggest names.<\/p>\n

In terms of entering the jungle, the British-American does have previous experience on reality shows, spending 10 days on a remote island for Channel 5\u2019s Ruby Wax: Cast Away in 2023.<\/p>\n

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