Danny Jones has been tipped to go the distance on after impressing viewers with his behaviour in the camp.
According to a body language expert, the McFly star, 38, appears to be “taking everything in his stride” and is “coming across as a great guy”.
She said his true colours were shown when he consoled Barry McGuigan after his heartbreaking revelation about his daughter’s death.
Body language expert Adrianne Carter told : “Danny is coming across as a great guy and everyone seems to be getting on with him.
“When Barry (McGuigan) was upset about his daughter Danny was right by his side supporting him, ready with a hug and sticking to him.
“So far, he takes everything in his stride and is a nice person to be around.”
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Danny Jones has become a fan-favourite on I’m A Celebrity. (Image: ITV)
The former boxing champion was consoled by his campmates as he became emotional , Danika, following her death in 2019 aged 33.
Danika died from just five weeks after her diagnosis. She previously battled leukaemia at the age of 11.
McGuigan told his jungle campmates: “I was making the movie The Boxer with Daniel Day Lewis, three weeks from the end I had to leave because she’d been diagnosed with leukaemia, they thought she wasn’t going to get better but she fought back and she won it.
“She had two years of chemo, she was good, she came back.”
Danny Jones consoled Barry McGuigan when he spoke about his daughter. (Image: ITV)
McGuigan’s campmates rallied around the former boxer as he became emotional, with Danny and N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos giving him a hug.
The Irish star went on to give details about his late daughter’s second bout of cancer. “It was hard for weeks in the hospital, just watching, shocking,” he said tearfully.
Danny is the current favourite to be crowned King of the Jungle, with his winning odds at a strong 10/11.
Hot on his heels is who is marked at a promising 10/3. She is followed by Maura Higgins at 5/2 and GK Barry at 16/1.
According to FreeBets.com, star Jane Moore is the favourite to leave the camp first as her current odds to win are 200/1.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues on ITV1 and ITVX.