British acting legend ‘would rather slit his throat than go back to I’m A Celebrity’

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Nigel Havers has made his feelings abundantly clear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

Fans shouldn’t expect to see the actor’s name on the cast list for any future All-Stars series as he hated his original stint in 2010, which was eventually won by Stacey Solomon.

He withdrew from the ITV reality show after just nine days as he struggled to adapt to jungle life. Now, 15 years later, his thoughts on the show haven’t softened at all. While appearing on Good Morning Britain he told hosts Charlotte Hawkins and Richard Madeley that there is no way he’d go back in rather strong terms.

‘I would rather slit my throat than go back,’ he said.

‘Some people really love it like [Christopher] Biggins who won it. It’s horses for courses but I just got so bored because I couldn’t read anything. I have to read and look at things. I had to sit there talking about nothing.’

It’s unlikely you’ll see him on any reality shows, including Celebrity Big Brother, as he joked that his wife Georgiana Bronfman would ‘kill’ him.

Nigel Havers on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here — All Stars gets a big no from Nigel (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Nigel Havers shaking hands with his campmates on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! — Nigel is not interested in putting the red shorts back on (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Nigel made Richard laugh with his comments (Picture: ITV)

While that particular genre doesn’t interest Nigel, 73, he still likes to keep busy.

He was on the morning show to promote his upcoming solo UK tour Nigel Havers: Talking B******s in which he’ll tell stories from his life. Of course, the name was never mentioned on the show which airs from 6am to 9am.

The actor has been in Coronation Street, earned a Bafta nomination for the film Chariots of Fire, starred in Steven Spielberg’s war drama Empire of the Sun, and recently appeared in West End play Private Lives.

British acting legend 'would rather slit his throat than go back to I'm A Celebrity' — Nigel reflected on his career (Picture: ITV)

He refers to himself as a ‘letterbox actor’ and explained that this means ‘anything that comes through letterbox I’ll take it.’ Nigel adopts this method as he likes to continually learn more.

Next month he will be starring in ITV drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story which is based on a true story.

BGUK_2725132 - London, UNITED KINGDOM - No??l Coward???s scintillating comic masterpiece Private Lives starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge heads to the West End this Autumn. A dazzling comedy which is both a witty and scathing study of the rich and reckless in love, Private Lives is one of No??l Coward???s most beloved plays. Marking the 50thAnniversary of Coward???s death, this acclaimed production is presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions and will open at the newly refurbished Ambassadors Theatre in London on 31 August 2023 for a strictly limited 12-week run until 25 November 2023. Press night will be on Wednesday 13 September. Ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda are honeymooning with their new partners in the South of France only to find themselves in adjacent hotel rooms. Their initial horror evaporates as, in no time at all, they???re rekindling their previous passion. But when they daringly elope to Amanda???s Parisian flat their lust thaws as quickly as it had reignited and they resume the slanging match which drove them apart in the first place??? One of the UK???s most popular actors, Nigel Havers has been a favourite with audiences for nearly four decades. His roles on screen have encompassed Downton Abbey and Coronation Street, Chariots of Fire and The Charmer. Stage roles range from Art to Rebecca, to The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre and becoming a mainstay of the annual pantomime at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. One of our best loved actresses, Patricia Hodge???s many theatre credits include Travels With My Aunt, Relative Values, Calendar Girls, His Dark Materials, Noises Off and A Little Night Music. Her recent television credits include A Very English Scandal, Downton Abbey and Miranda. Private Lives will be the first production to be staged in the now fully refurbished Ambassadors Theatre, following ATG's multi-million-pound investment to improve facilities, customer experience, and access. The access improvement works carried out provide an access lift for the first time, the potential for 6 wheelchair spaces, accessible toilet facilities, and improved audio access to support the hearing impaired. Pictured: Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge BACKGRID UK 11 SEPTEMBER 2023 UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication* — He recently featured in the Private Lives play with Patricia Hodge (Picture: BACKGRID)

Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/Shutterstock (3529633el) Coronation Street - Ep 7821 Monday 12 March 2012 at 8.30pm Audrey Roberts [SUE NICHOLLS] asks Lewis Archer [NIGEL HAVERS] to stay. Coronation Street 2012 — Nigel as Lewis Archer on Coronation Street with Sue Nicholls as Audrey Roberts (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

Nigel will be playing his grandad, Cecil Havers, the judge who sentenced Ellis, the last woman to be hung in Britain. On Easter Sunday 1955, Ellis shot and killed her abusive partner. The resulting trial and sentencing have long been debated.

‘When we filmed it, the atmosphere in the court we shot in was electric. It was incredible,’ he said.

Nigel added: ‘My grandfather spent a lot of time in court trying to prove she was provoked.’ He claimed that Havers did not want Ellis to be hung.

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