I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! fans are ‘convinced’ they’ve found Barry McGuigan’s famous twin.
Viewers tuning into the first episode of the new series mistook the Irish boxer, 63, for someone else entirely on Sunday night.
Confused fans thought Barry was actually Brendan O’Carroll, the actor who plays the Mrs Brown in the ITV comedy, Mrs Brown’s Boys.
‘I cannot unsee Barry being Mrs Brown absolute double,’ one wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
‘Barry McGuigan should play Mrs Brown’s long lost sister as he and Brendan O’Carroll are very similar,’ another added.
‘The wife thought Barry McGuigan was Mrs Brown and now I can’t unsee it,’ a third posted.
I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! fans are ‘convinced’ they’ve found Barry McGuigan’s famous twin
Many likened the Irish boxer to Brendan O’Carroll, the actor who plays the Mrs Brown in the ITV comedy, Mrs Brown’s Boys
Barry entered the jungle in the first episode of the new series on Sunday night
‘I’m convinced that Barry on I’m A Celebrity is Mrs Brown. Sounds like him and put a wig on him,’ another agreed.
Someone else joked: ‘Has anyone ever seen Barry McGuigan and Mrs Brown from Mrs Brown’s Boys in the same room?’
Sharing a photo of Mrs Brown’s character, another user penned: ‘Good luck Barry, loved you in Mrs Brown’s Boys.’
Barry entered the Australian jungle alongside stars like Coleen Rooney, Strictly pro Oti Mabuse and McFly’s Danny Jones.
Introducing the former world championship boxer at the star of the show, presenter Declan Donnelly joked that he either had to do I’m A Celeb or ‘fight a YouTuber on Netflix’.
Barry was selected by camp leaders singer Tulisa Contostavlos and Corrie star Alan Halsall to do the first trial, alongside Danny Jones.
The unlucky pair had to be locked inside rectangular chambers as snakes crawled all over them.
Barry struggled to open the padlocks to get stars and later admitted to Danny he ‘couldn’t help him’.
Viewers shared their revelation about Barry’s doppelganger on X, formerly Twitter
He confessed that he was ‘useless’ as he failed to get any of the locks open, while Danny managed to win five stars for the camp.
Barry recently revealed ITV producers hauled him in for a discussion on how ‘best not to offend people’ on I’m A Celebrity.
The former featherweight title-winner shared his fears about saying something politically incorrect during his stint on the show, which is watched by up to 12 million people.
Barry confessed: ‘I’ve just had a number of discussions this morning with the production people so that you do your best not to offend people.
‘So if I offend anybody, or if I say something wrong, I will ask them how they would like me to address them. And therefore I want to get it right, and I want to hear it from them.
‘So I’ll do my best to do that. But you know, am I going to put my hand on my heart and say I’ll go through potentially three weeks without saying something politically incorrect?
‘No, I can’t say I’ll do that. But of course, that’s always a possibility.’
The revelation that ITV has been coaching contestants on political correctness comes after producers said they were pushing for a ‘positive’ year on I’m A Celebrity.
Barry is aformer featherweight title-winner from Northern Ireland
He was picked to do the first trial alongside McFly’s Danny Jones
He shared his concerns about being ‘cancelled’ – a phenomenon when an individual is boycotted for being thought to have said something unacceptable.
The sportsman, who hails from Northern Ireland, said: ‘Political correctness changes every day.
‘And how you address people, how you address sexes and race and all of that, you have to be politically correct, especially when potentially 10 to 12 million people watch it.
‘So you know, it’s just trying to hurt people’s feelings. I don’t want to do that. So you do your level best to [make sure] that you’re politically correct.’
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 titles 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.
