I’M A Celebrity champion Sam Thompson has landed himself a brand new dream gig and he starts in just a matter of days.
The fun-loving former Made in Chelsea star will see himself reunited with his jungle pal Josie Gibson for his new role on This Morning.
The ITV daytime favourite has confirmed that King of the Jungle Sam will be the host of a brand new interactive experience at the Arndale Shopping hub in Manchester.
As part of the role, Sam will chat to the people of Manchester as well as a variety of This Morning experts in pop-up Q&A sessions.
Teasing the new segment as ‘This Morning On The Road’, the show’s official Instagram account uploaded a photo of an animated double decker bus which appeared to show Sam at the wheel and the ITV experts as his passengers.
Over the moon to have landed such a prestigious role off the back of his jungle success, Sam reshared the image on his stories as he said: “I cannot wait!”
Joining him will be long-running show star and consumer expert Alice Beer.
Lisa Snowdon will be on hand to sort out any “style dilemmas” along with vet Dr. Scotty who will be hosting a pop-up clinic as well as resident show doctor Nighat Arif offering up free medical advice.
Sam’s new role comes just weeks after he appeared as a guest on the show and even presented an edition of the format’s popular Spin To Win game.
It led many fans to call for the star to be used more regularly or even to land the full-time hosting job which is currently vacant.
It seems that ITV have listened to fan demands by handing Sam this epic new role.
Writing at the time, one fan penned on X – formerly Twitter:
“Imagine Sam hosting This Morning.
“We would all love the show then because it means someone else can be as happy and hyper in the mornings and not us.”
Another said: “Hire Sam as the new #ThisMorning host now.”
And a third added: “Sam to host This Morning with @Josiestweet.”
This Morning has faced big changes this year after Phillip Schofield was axed in May.
His long time co-host Holly Willoughby then shocked fans by quitting in October.
Since then bosses have been testing out a number of hosts to find Holly and Phil’s permanent replacements.
