Gregg Wallace wants to take part in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'.
Gregg Wallace wants to go in the jungle
The 'MasterChef' judge is open to the idea of taking part in the tough reality show now that it is set to return to Australia following a two-year stint in Wales due to the coronavirus pandemic and sees eating insects as a small price to pay for getting to spend time in the sun and picking up a fee for doing so.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: “I would do 'I’m A Celebrity' but they’d have to pay me enough.
“I’d have to talk to my agent, but we can come up with a number.
“I haven’t been anywhere for two years. I’d love to go somewhere, even if I do have to eat locusts.
“Sleeping bag out in the forest? I would love it.”
This week is Food Waste Action Week, which aims to highlight the fact UK households throw away 4.5 million tonnes of edible food a year, and the former greengrocer urged people to think more about their meals to help the environment, as well as calling for better food education in schools.
He said: “We all want to stop damaging the environment and none of us are aware how much wasting food is impacting on the environment.
“When I talk to people, many believe it’s the responsibility of multinational corporations, but actually it’s us.
“We want people power and we can save the planet. Properly take time to plan your meals for the week.
“We’ve deliberately de-skilled the population since the end of World War Two.
“Have you heard we’re all cash rich but time poor? Are we b*******. I am giving you and everybody else a blueprint for saving the planet but you don’t have time? Does that suit someone who used to sell you a carrot for a ha’penny, who now sells you a chopped-up carrot for £2.50?
“We need to reintroduce cookery back into schools for an hour a week for the ages between five to 16.”
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