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‘You can’t train to be chucked in a box full of rats!’ Ade Adepitan on fear, facing down sharks and being I’m a Celeb’s first wheelchair user

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. The Guardian UK, STV News, and Manchester Evening News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘You can’t train to be chucked in a box full of rats!’ Ade Adepitan on fear, facing down sharks and being I’m a Celeb’s first wheelchair…”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
His upcoming appearance on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is already causing a huge stir.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Manchester Evening News
Ade Adepitan has already been in I'm A Celebrity camp as first wheelchair user to star in ITV show
- Picked up by STV News
I’m A Celebrity camp makes changes for wheelchair-user Ade Adepitan
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The Guardian‘You can’t train to be chucked in a box full of rats!’ Ade Adepitan on fear, facing down sharks and being I’m a Celeb’s first wheelchair user
- STV NewsI’m A Celebrity camp makes changes for wheelchair-user Ade Adepitan
- Manchester Evening NewsAde Adepitan has already been in I'm A Celebrity camp as first wheelchair user to star in ITV show