Ricky Wilson's festival experiences have left him prepared for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here dunny
Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has explained how disgusting festival toilets have left him ready for the dunny on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
Ricky Wilson says festival toilets have left him well-prepared for the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! dunny.
The Kaiser Chiefs frontman is set to compete on this year's edition of the ITV reality series and claims that being on the road with the Ruby rockers has left him well-prepared for some of the more unsavoury parts of life in the Australian jungle.
Speaking to The Sun at the Children With Cancer UK Christmas Gala, Ricky said: "I've been in a band for 20 years.
"The thing about festivals, backstage, you think it's all nice, but they usually have one toilet - and predominantly the road crew are men, and they provide one toilet for like 200 men.
"You have to get up pretty early in the morning for it not to be a horrific experience.
"I think it'd be fine."
Ricky insists that he has "never camped anywhere" during his life and recalled watching from the comfort of the bath when the Kaiser Chiefs have played at Glastonbury in the past.
The 48-year-old singer said: "I've never actually camped anywhere in my life. But show me where to sleep and I'll sleep there.
"At Glastonbury, I was staying in a really nice hotel. I went back to the hotel every night. I watched the headliners in the bath. And I actually ate a Flake when I was doing it."
Ricky even joked that he is more concerned about interacting with fellow celebrities that encountering critters during his time in the jungle.
He explained: "If you found a spider in your wardrobe, you'd go, 'Argh, I've got a spider' - out of context.
"If someone were to chuck 40 spiders at you as part of a television game show, you'd go, 'Oh, I know what's happening.'
"People have asked me what I'm most frightened of, and I think it's celebrities. That would be challenging."
Wilson has also warned viewers not to expect him to replicate his stage persona on the show.
He said: "Everyone expects me to be more fun. Because I've been fun on stage for 20 years.
"I'm not like that. If I was like that, I'd be exhausted. He's a bit of a k******* as well - that guy on stage."
