Editorial
Danny Miller has defended his decision to appear on I’m A Celeb just days after welcoming his first child.
The actor, who confirmed he is quitting Emmerdale after 13 years earlier this week, has insisted he has the support of his partner, Steph Jones, who he says is an ‘amazing mum’ to their newborn Albert.
He told Mirror: “Everyone is going to have their own opinion. The way I looked at it is, I made the decision once we found out we were naturally pregnant.
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“We said, all these dates are now going to be aligned. I was asked back in February to do the show and once I’d said yes and everything had taken a turn. It wasn’t signed on the dotted line by any means, but there was a very good chance in February it would happen.
“Steph basically sat me down and said, ‘We’ve always wanted to be a mum and dad, we’ve always wanted to be together, we’re getting married next year. You’ve been given this opportunity and so many people out there would love to do this show, and work with Ant and Dec.’
“[Some] people think it’s out of order, but there’s people who work for a less wage who have to go away and provide for their family who work in the Army, who don’t get contact and don’t get to see them for six months.
“This is three weeks of my life and Albert isn’t really going to remember me being there or not. Steph is doing amazing with breastfeeding, she’s an amazing mum. It gave me even more confidence to want to go to the Castle and provide for the family.
“Alright, I’m not going to have that three weeks, but I’ll spend the rest of his life making that up to him.
“It’ll give me money to be able to do things with him that I wouldn’t have been able to do five or six years ago.
“So, to sacrifice three weeks for Steph and the baby is almost an easy decision to make. Because I know Steph has got Albert’s back, he’s in the best hands. If Steph was going away for three weeks we’d have a problem.
“I wouldn’t be able to do what Steph does. I’m not just talking about the breastfeeding, I’m talking about the support, the emotional support she gives me, particularly, and she now gives Albert. I can’t speak highly enough of her.”
The full line-up for I’m A Celeb 2021 was announced earlier this week and includes Naughty Boy, Snoochie Shy, Matty Lee, Louise Minchin, Richard Madeley, Dame Arlene Phillips, Kadeena Cox, David Ginola, Frankie Bridge and Danny Miller.
However, many viewers have slammed it as the ‘worst ever’ and insisted they ‘don’t know who half of them are’.
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