{"id":68791,"date":"2023-11-16T19:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=68791"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:20:34","slug":"what-im-a-celebrity-star-nigel-farage-does-now-after-quitting-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/what-im-a-celebrity-star-nigel-farage-does-now-after-quitting-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"What Im A Celebrity star Nigel Farage does now after quitting politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Nigel Farage chats about risks of entering I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/h3>\n<p>Nigel Farage touched down in Australia in recent days ahead of starring in this year&#8217;s series of I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230;Get Me Out Of Here!<\/p>\n<p>The former politician&#8217;s appearance on the ITV series, which is hosted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, has been ruffling feathers for days.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 I&#8217;m A Celebrity fans have threatened to boycott the series after Farage was confirmed as one of this year&#8217;s campmates.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported the 59-year-old will pocket \u00a31.5million from his stint on the show &#8211; which is the highest any person has ever been paid to appear.<\/p>\n<p>While many Brits know Farage as the former leader of the UK Independence Party and key figurehead in the Brexit 2016 Brexit campaign &#8211; what does he do now?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/What-does-Nigel-Farage-do-now-5070402.jpg?r=1700160854272\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Nigel Farage&#8217;s &#8216;regret&#8217; about &#8216;difficult&#8217; split from wife ahead of I&#8217;m A Cele&#8230;[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What does Nigel Farage do now?<\/h2>\n<p>Farage joined GB News in June 2012 to host the Sunday morning political discussion show The Political Correction.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, he announced he&#8217;d be presenting his own show Farage between Monday and Thursday on the channel.<\/p>\n<p>He had been discussing his potential I&#8217;m A Celebrity appearance on his GB New show in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Nigel Farage shares unearthed clip of Ant and Dec &#8216;backing&#8217; him for I&#8217;m A Celeb[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Sarah Ferguson furiously denies I&#8217;m A Celeb stint[UPDATE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ant and Dec told &#8216;You&#8217;re done&#8217; as I&#8217;m A Celeb fans vow to &#8216;switch off'[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Ant-and-Dec-are-hosting-I-m-A-Celebrity-5070403.jpg?r=1700160854375\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>When did he leave politics?<\/h2>\n<p>In March 2021, Farage stood down as leader of the Brexit Party and said in a statement he would retire from politics.<\/p>\n<p>This May, he said Brexit had &#8220;failed&#8221; due to the policies of successive Conservative governments.<\/p>\n<p>Farage head UKIP from 2006 to 2009 then again between 2010 and 2016. He was the leader of the Brexit Party &#8211; renamed Reform UK &#8211; from 2019 to 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is Farage on I&#8217;m A Celebrity?<\/h2>\n<p>Farage has explained why he has decided to appear on the ITV series ahead of the first episode airing.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI want to test myself. Business, politics, media, I\u2019ve done so many different jobs and generally, I have been reasonably successful. But I have never been tested in quite this way. It\u2019s such a mental test and maybe I will discover who I really am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said he understood why the former Health Secretary took part in the show last year and came third, adding: &#8220;He went in there with his reputation on the floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230;Get Me Out Of Here! launches on Sunday night on ITV. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1835895\/what-does-nigel-farage-do-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigel Farage chats about risks of entering I\u2019m A Celebrity Nigel Farage touched down in Australia in recent days ahead of starring in this year&#8217;s series of I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230;Get Me Out Of Here! 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