I’m no monkey, Roy Keane tells jungle show recruiters

He might eat journalists for breakfast, but a diet of cockroaches and kangaroo testicles is definitely not on the menu for Roy Keane — he’s revealed he rejected an offer to star in I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

Keane, assistant manager of Ireland and Aston Villa, held an unlikely meeting with the producers of I’m a Celebrity... who attempted to land the Corkman for an appearance on the show.

Keane disclosed details of the meeting in an interview with Shortlist magazine, who asked him about doing more work in the public eye away from football.

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