McFly’s Danny Jones has taken a guitar into I’m A Celebrity as his luxury item which his six-year-old son drew a family portrait on with the words, ‘We love you Daddy’ scrawled across.
The singer, 38, shares Cooper Alf, six, with his wife of 10 years and former Miss England winner, Georgia Horsley, 37, and was spotted with the guitar in his luggage as he touched down at Brisbane Airport last week.
The star arrived Down Under last week with current King of the Jungle, Sam Thompson, former contestant Joel Dommett and the radio DJ Kemi Rodgers as the three are hosting a spin-off show together.
Beloved among thousands of McFly fans as a heartthrob, Danny is to be a sure hit in the Jungle as he is set to join the likes of Coleen Rooney, Maura Higgins and former X-Factor judge Tulisa.
The father-of-one, who has sold more than 10million records worldwide and earlier this year the Bolton-born singer won ITV’s reality singing compeтιтion, the Masked Singer, hidden under a gigantic Piranha costume.
As viewers chanted ‘Take it off’ to his mask, Cooper watched on and was delighted to discover it was his father he jumped off the sofa and hugged Danny screaming, ‘Daddy, it’s daddy’.
McFly’s Danny Jones has taken a guitar into I’m A Celebrity as his luxury item which his six-year-old son drew a family portrait on with the words, ‘We love you Daddy’ scrawled across
The singer, 38, shares Cooper Alf, six, with his wife of 10 years and former Miss England winner, Georgia Horsley
Thousands watched the touching moment which has since gone viral online.
It’s been a successful year for the popstar as he also joined the prestigious judging panel of The Voice with the likes of Tom Jones and Will.i.am in the talent show’s first ‘double chair’ beside his McFly bandmate, Tom Fletcher.
McFly rose to prominence in 2003 partly due to their ᴀssociation with Busted as they supported the noughties pop sensation on their tour.
Danny met Tom Fletcher when he auditioned for the boy band, V, and after discovering they shared common interests, the pair started writing songs with Dougie and Harry Judd, the drummer joining on.
And then, in 2013, the world supergroup McBusted was formed.
Having previously appeared as special guests during McFly’s tenth-anniversary concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, it was announced Busted members James Bourne and Matt Willis would join McFly to form a six-piece pop-punk band, McBusted.
Their eleven-gig McBusted Tour quickly sold out and was extended to 34 shows.
The six-man band made their overseas debut a year later supporting One Direction on their Where We Are Tour.
Danny and Georgia married on 2 August 2014 in Malton, North Yorkshire
The star arrived Down Under last week with current King of the Jungle, Sam Thompson , former contestant Joel Dommett
Joining Danny on his first day was (L-R) Jane Moore, Dean McCullough, Oti Mabuse and Tulisa Contostavlos
In 2015 the group split but a reunion has never been ruled out, with Fletcher stating, ‘This definitely doesn’t feel like the end’.
Earlier this year, millennials were delighted as the two bands announced they were ready to take the stage once again in 2025 for the ‘ultimate battle of the bands’.
Last month, James Bourne said: ‘The whole tour is to find out who’s a better band. Fans can decide. They can come and support their band and they might change their mind. It’s going to be a fight to the death.’
The ‘Vs’ Tour was announced when Busted stormed on stage during McFly’s recent 21st birthday show at London’s O2 Arena.
McFly said: ‘Busted have gatecrashed our show [not cool] and challenged us to a VS tour next year.
‘They’re old men now and we are going to blow them and their careers off the stage next year.’
To fulfil ‘overwhelming fan demand’, 21 shows were added to their tour of the UK and Ireland, with details of The Finals Battles – the last three shows in Newcastle, Birmingham and London- confirmed.
I’M A CELEBRITY 2024: MEET THE ALL STAR LINE UP
OTI MABUSE
Oti Mabuse has already two Strictly glitterballs under her belt
AGE: 34
OCCUPATION: Professional dancer
FAMOUS FOR: Oti is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020.
DANNY JONES
Danny Jones is one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s I’m A Celeb
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: McFly singer
FAMOUS FOR: Danny is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly.
He is also a coach on The Voice UK.
BARRY MCGUIGAN
Former boxer Barry McGuigan is heading into the jungle
AGE: 63
OCCUPATION: Retired professional boxer
FAMOUS FOR: Barry was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and held the WBA and lineal featherweight тιтles from 1985 to 1986.
GK BARRY
GK Barry is a TikTok star who recently joined the ITV family on Loose Women
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: TikTok star
FAMOUS FOR: Grace is known for her comedic commentary on culture, lifestyle, and fashion. She has over 3.6 million followers and recently joined the Loose Women panel.
DEAN MCCULLOUGH
ITV bosses are hoping Dean McCullough will ruffle feathers in the camp
AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Radio 1 DJ
FAMOUS FOR: Radio 1 DJ Dean has been signed by I’m A Celeb bosses, in the hope that he will ruffle feathers with his outspoken views.
Earlier this year it was announced Dean would be taking over the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show, after previously fronting the afternoon slot.
JANE MOORE
Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Journalist
FAMOUS FOR: Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women between 1999 and 2002.
She returned as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards.
Jane takes on the challenge following her high-profile split from husband of 20 years, Showbiz agent, Gary Farrow.
MELVIN ODOOM
Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021
AGE: 44
OCCUPATION: DJ and TV presenter
FAMOUS FOR: His work on radio. Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021, but turned down the offer at the last minute.
He also had a primetime stint on Strictly back in 2016.
COLEEN ROONEY
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: WAG
FAMOUS FOR: Wagatha Christie case against arch rival Rebekah Vardy.
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history, exceeding Nigel Farage’s £1.5million from last year.
ALAN HALSALL
Alan Halsall is best known for his role as Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street
AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Actor
FAMOUS FOR: Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall was forced to withdraw from I’m A Celeb last year, after undergoing ACL Reconstruction surgery.
Bosses have now convinced the actor to sign up again, and no doubt he will draw in a huge fanbase thanks to his long-running role as Tyrone Dobbs on the soap.
TULISA
Tulisa is making her career comeback after reuniting with N-Dubz last year
AGE: 36
OCCUPATION: Singer and former X Factor judge
FAMOUS FOR: Tulisa reunited with N-Dubz last year for a tour after first finding fame with the band in 2007.
In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor and went on to launch her debut solo album, The Female Boss.
She released her fourth album with N-Dubz last year.