Dennis Wise thinks Harry Redknapp has been a success on ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ because he has not played up to the cameras.
The 51-year-old retired footballer – who was a campmate on the ITV reality show last year – has enjoyed watching former Spurs manager Harry, 71, in the jungle and he thinks he is in with a chance of winning because he has been true to himself and embraced all of the Bushtucker Trials.
Wise – who has just launched the inaugural Sportsperson with a Personality Award in collaboration with betting app Kwiff – said: "My favourites this year are Harry Redknapp, Anne Hegerty, Nick Knowles and James McVey. They’re not acting, they’re being themselves.
"Harry is a real character, he speaks his mind and says it as it is, which is why he’s done so well. In my experience you get certain people who are aware the camera is on them and play up to that."
After Harry’s successful jungle stint, Wise has another soccer manager in mind for next year’s series – current Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
He said: "If I could pick anyone to go into the jungle, I’d pick Jose Mourinho. He’d ruffle a few feathers, he’d be really different and I’d love to see how he’d adapt."
The Sportsperson with a Personality Award is a shortlist of sportspeople that Wise has chosen in conjunction with Kwiff who he believes have showed personality this year, as well as sporting ability.
Nominees include Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, boxer Tony Bellew, Sky Sports soccer pundit Alex Scott and Tyson Fury – who last weekend was denied the chance to become a two-time heavyweight champion of the world after his bout with WBC champ Deontay Wilder ended in a draw.
You can vote for your winner at Kwiff.com/swapa until 12th December, with the winner announced on the 13th December.
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Dennis Wise impressed by Harry’s ‘real’ jungle journey
