Mark Labbett anxious to sign up to 'I’m A Celeb' over health fears

Mark Labbett is hesitant to sign up to ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!’ because of his health concerns.

The 58-year-old quizzer - best known as ‘The Beast’ on ‘The Chase’ - is worried the food he would eat during the programme would make him ill, and thinks the show is “not worth it” for him.

Speaking to ITV, he said: “People who’ve done the jungle said they had really bad problems with their stomach afterwards for a couple of months.

“And you just think, ‘It’s not worth it.’

“If you want to eat grubs, something which is nutritious, that’s fair enough. But when they give you fermented and rancid stuff, that’s not my personal thing!”

Mark - who has been in headlines after losing 10 stone following a lifestyle overhaul - previously claimed he had been approached to appear on the show four times, but rejected every offer because his weight had always proven to be an issue.

He told the Daily Star: “Four times I’ve been asked to apply for an ITV reality TV show. But at every point they’ve gone from really wanting me to suddenly my weight is an issue. I’m getting a bit jacked off about that. Especially now that I’m down to the weight I am.

“They really worry on ‘I’m A Celebrity’ about big stars who have shut down. They don’t allow for the fact that a guy like me, 3000 calories is a diet.”

In a separate interview with the outlet, Mark warned ITV bosses he wouldn’t be a good pick for the programme because he “might be the campmate from hell.”

He explained: “I get hangry, which is being angry because I’m hungry. And that is not good.

“I am a man who likes his food. I make no bones about it … my father was a butcher, so I know basic butchery.

“If somebody crosses me and it affects the food, I will have them up on a spit and roast them within five minutes.”