Phil Taylor open to joining I’m a Celebrity cast – ‘I can’t keep my mouth shut’
Darts legend Phil Taylor has admitted he would love the chance to join TV show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here – because he would not be able to shut up.
Taylor is renowned as the best darts player of all time, winning an incredible 16 World Darts Championships.
It sees The Power hold the record for most world championship titles – with Michael van Gerwen holding the second-most with three.
Since retiring, Taylor enjoys a more simple life – residing in Staffordshire and largely staying away from darts.
But the 64-year-old might be ready to turn in his cosy lifestyle and jump into the jungle after being asked if he was up for joining next year’s cast of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Speaking to OLBG, Taylor said: “Yeah, I’d be open to it.
“We’ve got to talk, obviously. But Bob (his manager) will sort all that out. I mean I don’t find any challenges in there for what I couldn’t do.
“I know they’re not going to put anything in there that’s going to hurt you.
“I know you can get bitten, and something can go up your nose or whatever but we’ll just have to see.
“Do you know what I mean? It would be a challenge and something I’ve never done before. I would quite enjoy it I think.”
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“I tend to watch the highlights in the morning to be honest with you because I go to bed early now.
“I’m in bed by about 8 o’clock. So, I’ll catch up in the morning with daytime TV.”
When asked what he enjoyed most about the show, he only had one answer. Well, two.
“Ant and Dec are always good aren’t they? They’re brilliant,” the darts legend added.
“I mean I like how the celebrities get a little bit heated. Because they’re hungry living off rice and beans so, I like all that kind of thing.
“The challenges I enjoy. That’s always interesting and you get different characters as well.
“They’ve always got to throw someone in the mix that’s going to irritate people.
“So that’d be a challenge for me as well because I can’t keep my mouth shut.”
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Taylor had previously admitted that he would be keen on joining the ITV show when speaking in October last year.
“I go walking around Hanley, it can’t be any worse than that,” he joked at the time.
“Spiders I might be a bit dodgy with, I don’t like spiders.”