The Sun recently revealed one star has secured the show’s highest ever fee to take part this year

MCFLY singer Danny Jones is set to join I’m A Celebrity — and he’ll be hoping for his bandmates’ luck in the jungle.

The group’s bassist Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011 — and nine years later Giovanna Fletcher, wife of singer Tom, did the same.

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McFly’s Danny Jones as he might look if he joins the jungle camp for the new run of I’m A Celebrity

He’s set to replace Tommy in the line-up after the boxer pulled outCredit: Shutterstock

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Danny would be the second member of McFly to enter the jungle, after Dougie Poynter, left, won the show in 2011Credit: RAY BURMISTON
Danny, 38, is also considered a rising star on ITV as he’s now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom.

A jungle insider said: “As well as bringing some of the star appeal of the group with him, he’ll be supplying some serious guy candy for the campmates and viewers at home.

“All the McFly guys are gym fanatics and Danny in particular has a great physique – which he’s bound to show off in the jungle.

“He’ll be keeping up with the proud tradition of I’m A Celebrity hunks who’ve been on the show over the years including Owen Warner and Joel Dommett.

“And he’ll fill the jungle hunk gap left by Tommy Fury after he declined the opportunity earlier this month.”

Bolton-born Danny married model and former Miss England, Georgia Horsley, in 2014 and they have a six year old son.

As well as being a mentor on The Voice he also won this year’s series of The Masked Singer disguised as “Piranha”.

Danny is on a particular high this year as McFly are celebrating the 21st anniversary of their debut single, Five Colours in Her Hair.

The hit and its follow up, Obviously, topped the charts, making McFly one of the hottest boybands of the Noughties.

After recording their fifth studio album in 2010, Dougie, 36, went into I’m a Celebrity and won over campmates and viewers with his cheeky charm.

The band then went on a three-year hiatus in 2016, before Tom’s wife Giovanna emerged as the surprise Jungle Queen of 2020.

The Sun recently revealed wag Coleen Rooney has signed up for the new series – securing the biggest deal in the show’s history.

Coleen’s fee is understood to be way beyond Nigel Farage’s £1.5million last year.

This year’s I’m A Celebrity starts on November 16.

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Danny is said to be in final talks to take part in this year’s I’m a CelebrityCredit: Getty

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McFly bandmate Dougie Poynter is crowned King of the Jungle in 2011Credit: Jayne Russell – The Sun

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Giovanna Fletcher, wife of McFly’s lead singer Tom, triumphed in the 2020 seriesCredit: Rex

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McFly bandmate Tom, pictured here with wife Giovanna, will be hoping Danny can continue the winning runCredit: Getty