Jordan North thinks 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' was good preparation for his upcoming 100-mile rowing challenge.
Jordan North is to row 100 miles for Comic Relief
The 32-year-old DJ is to undergo a five-day fundraiser for Comic Relief from Monday (28.02.22) and though he had never rowed before he started training six weeks ago, he admitted his stint on the reality show two years ago has given him the belief he can do anything.
Jordan - who will row from London to his home town of Burnley - told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “If it wasn’t for 'I’m a Celeb' I probably wouldn’t have done this. That show was the best thing I ever did.
“It gave me a new lease of life. If I can get in a coffin full of snakes, I can do anything.
“This is definitely harder, physically, but there’s no snake involved, so it’s not as scary.
“I’ve probably never been as committed to anything – so I will give it my all.”
However, Jordan admitted things haven't gone smoothly during his training and he thought he was a "goner" during one incident.
He said: "I nearly capsized earlier this week. And I spent the first few sessions rowing around in circles.
“We’re just down the river from the crew who train from the Oxford and Cambridge Rowing team. One session they suddenly appeared and I could see this guy on a megaphone shouting to me to ‘Move! Move!’
“I was in the middle of the water flapping around and I honestly thought they were going to crash into me.
“I thought I was a goner! I managed to just get out the way but then got dirty looks from these big lads.”
The training has also left the star battered and bruised.
He admitted: “I feel like an old man most days. I’m aching so much I’m making noises like my dad! My hands are covered in blisters too. I’ve been given a rowing machine so I can practise at home but it’s in my bedroom – and every time I go to the toilet I stub my foot on it.”
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