HE’S a successful dancer and reality star who’s often linked with I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
But Diversity’s Perri Kiely, 26, admits his close pal Jordan Banjo’s “horror stories” from his time in camp are more than a little off-putting.
The Dancing On Ice runner-up previously said he’d be up for the jungle challenge once it returned to Australia from its temporary home of Gwrych Castle in Wales.
But now the first series down under in two years has wrapped, he’s starting to rue his words.
In an exclusive interview to promote a new Trainline campaign, he says: “I think a part of me was maybe hoping it was going to stay in Wales, but now it’s back in Australia I’ve probably spoken too soon… I’ll just say I’ll go, send me to Australia.
“A lot of people recently have asked me about I’m A Celeb, especially because Jord’s been in the jungle, but all Jord tells me is horror stories. I’ve got people saying ‘you should go in’ and then I’ve got Jord’s telling me ‘no, it’s the worst decision ever’. So I would like the challenge of I’m A Celeb, but if Jord’s talking to me before I go in, I think I might bottle it.”
Jordan, 29, was the fourth celebrity to leave camp back in 2016.
Despite his terror tales, he is returning for a second bite at jungle life in next year’s All-Stars series alongside the likes of Amir Khan and Helen Flanagan.
Meanwhile socially conscious Perri is currently backing a new fashion collaboration between Trainline and sustainable clothing brand RÆBURN to create a bespoke track-suit inspired by the prints found on train seats across the UK.
Perri loved modelling the design – made from deadstock material – on a train carriage, and the print is so accurate he blended in effortlessly with the seats.
It was an easy campaign for him to get on board with, after new research revealed two-thirds of 18-24-year-olds see living sustainably as something to aspire to.
He said: “It feels so many people are talking about saving the planet these days and talking about recycling. This is our future we’re talking about, the future I’m living in that all my friends’ kids are gonna be living in.
“We’ve got to chip in and do our bit, and even doing small campaigns like this, each person getting involved and taking these pledges, trying to change their mode of transport to trains. All these little things as an individual helps. If I can be a small part of it then I’m absolutely here for it.”
Trainline has chosen to donate 100 per cent of the proceeds from the partnership to WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). When purchasing a track-suit, customers will also receive a promotional code to apply for a free digital railcard (up to three-year – RRP £70) to help them to continue to make more sustainable travel choices.
Perri Kiely was the first to model the new track-suit designed by Christopher Raeburn in collaboration with Trainline. The track-suits are part of a campaign to encourage more people to travel by train and are available to buy here, with all proceeds donated to the WWF: Shop.wwf.org.uk/icamebytrain
