LBC presenter and TV character Nick Ferrari was reportedly in talks to go into the I am A Superstar… Get Me Out Of Right here! jungle this 12 months – however determined to not for one key motive

Nick Ferrari dramatically pulled out of talks with ITV to affix I’m a Superstar after his radio bosses vowed to match his profitable jungle price.

The LBC star was wooed by present chiefs throughout what insiders say have been “actually productive conversations.” However sources declare that after Ferrari talked about the plans to his bosses at World, they begged him to rethink. A supply mentioned: “They pledged to match any price he was set to obtain as they think about him such a significant and well-loved a part of the LBC schedule.”

The 66-year-old was first linked to the hit ITV present on the finish of September, with growing hypothesis he was due Down Beneath in latest weeks. An insider claimed on the time that producers have been “decided to bag him” and “ready to dig deep into their pockets for a profitable price,” reviews the Mirror.

However a supply mentioned: “Finally, World was in a position to flex its monetary muscle mass and managed to maintain their man. If he had signed up, he would have been off air for as much as six weeks which they have been eager to not occur. Nick is very well appreciated by these engaged on LBC and everybody thinks he has performed a blinder by getting a payrise out of it.”

The supply added: “Nick is thought to have been a giant fan of the present for years.Keep in mind he was Carol Thatcher’s ‘celeb buddy’ when she received the sequence all these years in the past and has been recognized to the manufacturing workforce since.”

ITV have been eager to safe his providers however hadn’t tabled an official provide, it’s understood.

And a supply mentioned: “Nick would have been nice however alas it wasn’t to be.” It comes as Nick has additionally proved successful with the channel’s daytime audiences with common This Morning appearances.

Those that have signed up are flying out to Australia this weekend.

They embrace Emmerdale ’s Lisa Riley, former mannequin Kelly Brook, ex-EastEnders star Shona McGarty, YouTuber Morgan Burtwistle, higher often called Angryginge, musician Martin Kemp, comic Ruby Wax, TV presenter Alex Scott and Jack Osbourne.

The twenty fifth sequence, hosted once more by Ant and Dec, is ready to begin per week on Sunday.

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