AFL legend to appear on upcoming season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

EXCLUSIVE: AFL legend to appear on upcoming season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

The 2021 season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here is set to begin production next week. 

And now Daily Mail Australia can reveal AFL legend Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico is the first celebrity tipped to appear on the upcoming series.

The 62-year-old retired Australian rules footballer represented Hawthorn between 1975 and 1991.

EXCLUSIVE: AFL Legend Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico, 62, (pictured) is set to appear on the upcoming season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

As previously reported by Daily Mail Australia, the new season of I’m A Celeb… will feature several dramatic changes from previous years. 

The forthcoming series is set to shift production from South Africa to Northern New South Wales amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

It will also host a live finale, a series first in Australia. 

Usually filmed in early January, with parts of the competition broadcast live, the show will also lose its live format.

Icon: The 62-year-old retired Australian rules footballer represented Hawthorn between 1975 and 1991

Icon: The 62-year-old retired Australian rules footballer represented Hawthorn between 1975 and 1991

The Australian production of I’m A Celebrity… will take over the set of the UK version of the show.

The campsite is located in Murwillumbah, just north of Byron Bay, and less than an hour from the Gold Coast. 

It comes as producers of the UK version were forced to rethink filming Down Under, also because of the pandemic.

The popular Channel 10 show is set to lose its live format and the show is tipped to 'begin filming' in Northern NSW next week. Pictured: Hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris

The popular Channel 10 show is set to lose its live format and the show is tipped to ‘begin filming’ in Northern NSW next week. Pictured: Hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris

Meanwhile, sacked Channel 10 weatherman Tim Bailey, 57, and controversial chef Pete Evans are among the celebrities tipped to be heading into the jungle. 

Dancing With the Stars judge Sharna Burgess is also tipped to appear on the show.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here will return to Channel Ten in early 2021 

His next move? Sacked Channel 10 weatherman Tim Bailey is among the celebrities tipped to appear on I'm A Celebrity...

His next move? Sacked Channel 10 weatherman Tim Bailey is among the celebrities tipped to appear on I’m A Celebrity…

Campmate? Dancing With The Stars Australia judge Sharna Burgess is also expected to be one of the celebrities cast on the show

Campmate? Dancing With The Stars Australia judge Sharna Burgess is also expected to be one of the celebrities cast on the show