Kian Egan Says ‘Never Say Never’ to Westlife Reunion As He Impresses in the Jungle

It’s only been a matter of days since the brand new batch of celebrities hit the Australian jungle, but it seems that former Westlife star Kian Egan is fast becoming one of most popular contestants.

Despite entering the jungle with odds of 10/1, they have now fallen to an impressive 7/2, making him the second favourite behind the lovable Joey Essex. The Mirror has also reported that according to one bookie, over half of the bets made so far have been in favour of the Voice of Ireland judge. And it’s not surprising that the singer is already proving a good match for the jungle, seeing as he prepared wisely ahead of his challenging trip.

Kian fasted ahead of his trip to the jungle so that he’d be used to feeling hungry

According to the Independent, the singer began fasting before the show began so that we would be more accustomed to doing without food when he got into the jungle and wouldn’t be as affected by the cravings and the hunger as the other contestants. Clever boy! Kian has also started bonding with his fellow celebs despite being just a few days in, giving them all the details of the crazy early days in Westlife!

Kian described himself and his Westlife band mates as “first class lunatics” during their early years together

He described himself and former band mates Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, Mark Fehily and Brian McFadden as “first class lunatics” during their first few years together, saying: “The funny thing is that people say you’re all so clean cut, but we were not really that clean cut. We go out on the rip, fall over the place and get drunk and go out real late and drink a good amount of alcohol between us.” Kian also had another revelation about Westlife, telling the contestants that he would “never say never” to a Westlife reunion in the future, despite Shane Filan admitting to us earlier this month that “we finished the band because it was the end of Westlife, and now we’re moving on with our lives”. We’ll watch this space for now!

Catch Kian Egan on ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ on 3e at 9pm daily. Check out our full interview and shoot with Shane Filan in the December issue of RSVP, on shelves now!