I’m A Celebrity star Tom Read Wilson’s career path could have been very different after fans unearthed old footage of the Celebs Go Dating star on another TV programme
Fans of I’m A Celebrity were shocked to discover Tom Read Wilson’s previous reality TV appearance almost a decade before his spell in the jungle. The Celebs Go Dating star described himself as an “oddity” but a “nice surprise” as he appeared on singing contest The Voice in 2016.
Taking to the blind auditions stage to sing Accentuate The Positive, Tom, then 28, put in a performance that brought a smile to the judges’ faces. However, he failed to get a chair turn by any of Paloma Faith, Will.i.am, Ricky Wilson or Boy George – who was a jungle star himself in 2022.
It didn’t stop the quartet sharing their views on Tom shocking them. Will joked he thought he was an 85-year-old man, while Paloma sarcastically said she didn’t guess his musical theatre background as she mimicked his well-spoken voice.
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Will was stunned by his actions as Tom called himself a “cultural throwback”. Will explained how his behaviour would have seen him be great friends with Michael Jackson, before Paloma added: “You’re everything that Will.I.Am thought he was going to find when he arrived in Britain.”
Boy George then suggested a new career for the hopeful – reading the Tube announcements. He told him: “I feel like you should read the news or something. Or the Tube, you know the Tube? ‘Next stop,’ can you do it for us?”
After pleasing the group with his joyful persona, Tom said: “I loved it. I felt like I was surfing a crest of a great wave. Regardless of the outcome, I just had so much fun. I couldn’t trade it for anything.”
However, it was far from his only TV appearance, with Tom racking up a number of shows over the years. Tom has also graced screens on shows like Strictly’s It Takes Two, Love Island: Aftersun, The Wheel, Celebrity Mastermind and Celebrity Best Home Cook..
And away from any voiceover potential, Tom’s sister recently revealed how her brother would love to turn his hand to TV presenting. Speaking with guest presenter Ranvir Singh on Lorraine, Tom’s sister Miranda revealed: “He would love to do some more presenting. I think he’d be great at that.
“I’d love it if he had a chat show, because the way he talks to people, he really cares, he really listens, I think he’d be really good at that.” She went on: “It’s amazing.
“I’ve never been this proud in my life, I’m so proud of him. It’s so nice because everyone is seeing that beautiful soul that we get to see every single day, so yeah, I couldn’t be prouder.”
Addressing his unique voice, Miranda added: “He’s always grown up loving language, like he said, my dad’s an English teacher and he really followed in his footsteps and he’s watched musical theatre throughout… he’s such an old soul, literally since he was two, he’s spoken like that.”
Tom is currently pleasing viewers of I’m A Celebrity after making it to the final four in this year’s series.
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