Who is Melvin Odoom in ITV I'm A Celebrity 2024?

A fresh group of 10 celebrities have headed to the Australian jungle to take part in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

The ITV show is back for another year with one person in the group - which consists of singers, actors and WAGs - aiming to be crowned King or Queen of the jungle.

Among the celebs taking part this year is BBC Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom. The 44-year-old joined the station, alongside Rickie Haywood-Williams and Charlie Hedges in 2019, with the trio presenting the late-night show on Monday to Thursday nights.

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In 2021 they moved to the 10.30am show which included the livelounge. Before joining BBC Radio 1 Melvin worked at KISS FM and won Silver at the Sony Radio Awards in 2009 in the Breakfast Show Award category.

Melvin has worked on TV and presented a number of shows including MTV Digs on MTV One, The Xtra Factor, Lego Masters and Bang on the Money.

He also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing 2016 and was partnered with Janette Manrara - however the couple were the first to leave the competition. They did return and win the Christmas competition later in the year.

having had the fewest public votes. However, Odoom and Manrara went on to win the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special

Away from TV and radio, he is a celebrity ambassador for The Prince's Trust charity. His also has a celebrity sister, with his sibling Yonah appearing in Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and The Windsors, as well as in the 2018 action-drama series, Bulletproof.

Speaking ahead of his appearance on I'm a Celebrity, Melvin said he has been taking advice from his close pal Marvin Humes - who entered the jungle last year. However, he described appearing in the show as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and something he couldn't turn down.

Melvin said: "Ant and Dec will be there, I will get to meet some really cool and talented people – and so I am trying to appreciate all of those positive aspects rather than think about lying in a coffin with creepy crawlies on my face, as I know that will freak me out. I am scared of everything!”

He added: "Over the years, loads of my mates have done it – Joel Dommett who I love to bits, Roman Kemp, Jordan North and I am very close to Marvin Humes.“Marvin has given me some advice on what to expect in camp.

"I want to look like Marvin did last year when he looked sick in the shower."

Discussing his chances of being named King of the Jungle Melvin added: "It’s not about winning. I just want to experience it and hopefully say I got through it all. Winning is not the be all and end all. I want to go there, get on with people and there will be no drama!”

Joining Melvin in the jungle is Corrie star Alan Halsall, Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse, TV presenter GK Barry, singer Tulisa, WAG Coleen Rooney, McFly star Danny Jones, Loose Women's Jane Moore, former boxer Barry McGuigan and radio presenter Dean McCullough.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here starts on ITV1 on Sunday, November 17 at 9pm.