Grace Jones 'wanted for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here'
Published Jun 8 2012, 09:03 BST | By Tom Eames
Grace Jones is reportedly on the top of the producers' list for this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.The 64-year-old singer impressed ITV1 bosses after becoming a highlight of last Monday's Diamond Jubilee Concert.
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Jones's hula-hoop dancing performance has led to an offer of £250,000 to appear in the latest series, reports The Sun.
"We've wanted Grace for years as she is perfect for I'm A Celebrity," said a show source. "We all watched her incredible performance at the Jubilee gig and it reminded us just how brilliant she is.
"She'd power through those Bushtucker trials like nobody's business - or just throw a diva strop. The prospect of Ant and Dec getting to grips with her antics every night would be TV gold."
The upcoming 12th series of the celebrity reality show will air in November, with producers allegedly attempting to bring in some big names to compete with BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
"We've got the chequebook out and are in talks," the insider added. "Our only proviso would be that she has to bring that hula hoop into the jungle as her luxury item."
Watch Grace Jones's Diamond Jubilee Concert performance below:
NOT grace for z-listers!!! Shed be amazing....but she is an actual Pop Icon! you cannot shove her in the jungle!....but for an X Factor UK judge....YES YES YES!!! promo for her new album coming later this year, shed be great she has 4 decades of experience! And is the full package! Ms Jones MUST do it!
June 8th 2012 at 11:49pm(+1 like)
I'd love her to do it, but I think she'd be better as one of the tasks. Can you imagine her telling the Z-list ********* to hula non stop for 24 hours cos they're slaves to her rythym? With a whip! FAB! xxx
June 8th 2012 at 11:44pm
I hope she does it, but after she's squeezed every penny out of them haha
June 8th 2012 at 10:21pm
She'd be TV Gold!!
June 8th 2012 at 7:19pm(+1 like)
She would never do such a Z list show....! She's A list and far to classy! Now for X factor, that would be very very interesting...!!
June 8th 2012 at 6:50pm(+1 like)