Ally McCoist offers an eight-word response to the “I'm a celebrity, get me out of here” rumors.
Ally McCoist has been coy about swapping the talkSPORT studio for the Australian jungle amid rumors of a shock I'm A Celebrity appearance.
Rumors have arisen that the ranger Legend and talkSPORT co-host is in talks to appear on the latest series of the hit ITV show.
ITV bosses are reportedly said to be “very hopeful” that the third time will be the charm in their bid to get the 62-year-old signed up.
McCoist She previously rejected his advances in both 2019 and 2022, where she revealed at the time that she wouldn't be able to handle the creepy crawlies.
And talkSPORT breakfast co-hosts Gabby Agbonlahor and Alan Brazil were quick to question their colleague if he had changed his mind.
Villa Aston Cult hero Aghbonlahor demanded to know if there is any truth to the newspaper's rumors.
He joked that he had heard rumors that the former Sunderland striker could soon go on holiday, much to the Ipswich Brazil icon's disapproval.
Laughing, McCoist said, “Hey, listen, you two don't start bothering me!
“You've been to Spain more recently than I have.”
Brazil, who was quick to hit back, responded: “Oh, you're laughing! No, I haven't!”
He then joked, “You'll be a platinum ambassador for American Express as you go!”
Agbonlahor refused to give up on his original question and asked again about the popular show, prompting an eight-word response from McCoist.
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He just said, “No, I don't know, I don't think so.”
This prompted Agbonlahor to say, “You don't know? Whoa, whoa, whoa, you don't know! That's not a no!”
McCoist then joked: “To be fair, Gab, I could do with losing a stone and a half, couldn't I?”
Having the last word, Brazil, who made his colleagues laugh, then joked: “Well, I didn't want to bring it up…
“But I'm going to bet you, Ally… (that) you won't show up.”
McCoist previously revealed he is a big fan of the TV show, insisting his wife would love to stay in a five-star hotel during their stay in the jungle.
He said in 2019: “My wife doesn't give a damn about me eating spiders and earwigs, she just wants two legs in that Versace hotel.
“It's the most important thing we watch as a family, it's brilliant entertainment.”
He even admitted that his children refused to talk to him after he turned down the show, stating: “The kids don't talk to me at all.
“The little ones would love it and the older ones would too. They go to school and take it from their friends.”
With I'm A Celebrity set to return in November, it remains to be seen if McCoist will appear on our screens.
