{"id":297592,"date":"2023-11-18T18:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T18:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297592"},"modified":"2023-11-18T18:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T18:24:42","slug":"tony-bellew-reveals-family-tragedy-hours-before-im-a-celebrity-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/tony-bellew-reveals-family-tragedy-hours-before-im-a-celebrity-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Bellew reveals family tragedy hours before I&apos;m A Celebrity launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tony Bellew reveals family tragedy just hours before heading into I&#8217;m A Celebrity jungle&#8230; as he pays heartfelt tribute to &#8216;the boss of our house&#8217; before Sunday&#8217;s opening episode<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bellew, 40 is due to enter the I&#8217;m A Celebrity jungle as a latecomer in new series<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Former cruiserweight World Champion revealed family tragedy ahead of launch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why Anthony Joshua&#8217;s next fight plan makes sense for his career: The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former boxer Tony Bellew is set to appear as a latecomer on ITV&#8217;s I&#8217;m A Celebrity,&#8217; which is set to air its first episode on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bellew revealed on his social media that he had recently faced a family tragedy with the passing of his grandmother, just a day before the show&#8217;s launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Cruiserweight World champion shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, expressing his love and admiration for his grandmother, who played a significant maternal role in his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Posting on Instagram, Bellew penned: &#8216;Goodnight Nan! I&#8217;ll love you forever girl&#8230; An amazing mother to me Mum in what I can only imagine was a difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You carried me and my 3 brothers like we was yours! I can&#8217;t lie it was like having 2 Mums! You always put us straight and told us off! You was the boss of our house..\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/16\/77966171-12765427-image-m-5_1700325019292.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former boxer Tony Bellew is set to appear as a latecomer on ITV&#8217;s I&#8217;m A Celebrity<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/16\/77965503-12765427-image-m-28_1700323317346.jpg\" height=\"369\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bellew revealed the passing of his grandmother, just a day before the show&#8217;s launch<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/16\/77965501-12765427-image-a-23_1700323268501.jpg\" height=\"525\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The boxer posted a heartfelt message via Instagram to share the news with his followers<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;97 years old! You was a lady and a boss right to the end&#8230; I love you Nan.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the personal loss, Bellew is preparing to join the other latecomer, Frankie Dettori, in the jungle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The duo are expected to integrate into camp life alongside a range of names, including the likes of This Morning&#8217;s Josie Gibson and Britney Spears&#8217; sister Jamie Lynn Spears.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage will also be joining them down under, with Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson, Eastenders&#8217; Danielle Harold and YouTube sensation Nella Rose filling the jungle.<\/p>\n<p>JLS singer Marvin Humes, food critic Grace Dent, First Dates&#8217; Fred Sirieix, and Nick Pickard are the final stars to grace the jungle&#8217;s infamous bush-tucker trials and challenges this winter. <\/p>\n<p>Jockey Dettori, 52 and professional boxer Bellew, 40, will be entering as latecomers &#8211; like last year&#8217;s Matt Hancock and Seann Walsh for the shows&#8217; 23rd series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/16\/77966163-12765427-image-m-2_1700324961922.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bellew will enter as a latecomer alongside former jockey Frankie Dettori in the jungle\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/16\/77966161-12765427-image-a-3_1700324974593.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage will be taking part from the start in the upcoming series<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/16\/77965491-12765427-image-a-26_1700323308750.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Glimpses at the first challenge have seen celebrities sky-diving out of a helicopter<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/17\/77968253-12765427-image-a-1_1700329810828.jpg\" height=\"184\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12765427\/Tony-Bellew-reveals-family-tragedy-just-hours-heading-Im-Celebrity-jungle-set-launch-line-including-retired-jockey-Frankie-Dettori-Nigel-Farage-join-former-boxing-champion-under.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Bellew reveals family tragedy just hours before heading into I&#8217;m A Celebrity jungle&#8230; 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