Nick Hewer turned down ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ this year.
The 75-year-old TV presenter – who was an adviser to boss Lord Alan Sugar on ‘The Apprentice’ for 10 years – has revealed he was asked to appear on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show and the ITV reality show, but he rejected the offers and admitted he would "rather eat [his] own leg" than enter the Australian jungle.
He told the latest issue of Radio Times magazine: "’Strictly’ came after me this year.
"A charming woman asked me to a meeting and I said, ‘No, you’ll beguile me. And if I did the show, we would both be disappointed.’
"I’m a Celebrity… asked me, too. I’d rather eat my own leg."
Nick was replaced on ‘The Apprentice’ by Claude Littner in 2015, while Karren Brady took over from Margaret Mountford as Lord Sugar’s other aide in 2010.
However, the ‘Countdown’ presenter still tunes in to watch the show, which returned for its fifteenth series earlier this month.
He said: "It’s still wonderful, although sometimes it’s difficult for me because I was so immersed in it and I can sort of see the way it’s going.
"Not that I ever know who Lord Sugar’s going to fire in the boardroom. I never did, even when I was on it."
Check out the full interview in the latest issue of the Radio Times on sale now and visit www.radiotimes.com for more information.
Nick Hewer turned down Strictly and I’m A Celeb…
