I’m A Celebrity 2021: Arlene Phillips and husband Angus Ion in Wales as stars begin quarantine

Arlene Phillips has been pictured in Wales as the former Strictly judge, 78, begins her two-week quarantine ahead of taking part in the new series of I’m A Celebrity.

The television personality is staying in a rural hideout alongside her husband Angus Ion and their dog Freddie before the November 21 start date.

Arlene is among the stars who have been secretly arriving to quarantine ahead of the show’s kick off, with Naughty Boy cryptically teasing he’s ‘somewhere’ in an Instagram post on Friday.

This year’s line-up are required to complete two weeks in isolation before entering Gwrych Castle, where they will form their own bubble.

And Arlene appeared to be taking in the picturesque views as she took her phone out to take pictures of the lake on Saturday.

Dressed in a casual camel coloured jumper and black trousers, the choreographer was accompanied by husband Angus on the pier alongside their adorable pooch.

Arlene appeared to be making the most of her hideout’s luxuries as, after taking some photos, she dashed inside to keep warm.

Meanwhile Naughty Boy appeared to confirm that he’s arrived to quarantine ahead of I’m A Celebrity 2021.

The British DJ, 36, was pictured arriving at a cottage in Angelesey on Thursday alongside Danny Miller, David Ginola and Snoochie Shy.

Emmerdale star Danny, 30, kept fans guessing as to his whereabouts on Friday when he posted footage to Instagram of himself cooking, while presenter Snoochie, 29, appeared to share a throwback clip of herself preparing a microwave meal at home.

Dressed in casual black attire, Naughty Boy, real name Shahid Khan, only offered a glimpse of his surroundings with fans, and captioned the clip ‘don’t deep it too much’ alongside the hashtag ‘somewhere’ and a silencing face emoji.

Danny shared a hilarious post of himself having difficulty cooking a tuna steak meal, appearing to be by himself in a cottage.

Meanwhile Snoochie appeared to throw her fans completely off the scent by sharing what looked to be a throwback clip of herself making a peanut butter and banana sandwich at home, with her adorable cat hovering in the background.

On Thursday, The Sun obtained pictures of Naughty Boy, Danny, Snoochie, and Former Newcastle United player David Ginola, 54, arriving at quarantine at a cottage in Angelsey.

They reportedly arrived in chauffeur-driven cars before sunrise and dressed in black robes in an attempt to hide their identities.

Producers are going to create a bubble for the famous faces which will attempt to avoid rows over vaccinations and keep them safe once in quarantine.

A show spokesperson previously told MailOnline: ‘Like last year, our celebrities will do a two week quarantine with regular testing prior to entering the castle, and will then form a bubble for the duration of their time on the show.’

Last year, I’m A Celebrity required the celebrities to wear proximity monitors which flashed and buzzed when they came too close to one another.

Bosses also scaled down the production team, and had cameras set up already on-site so cameramen didn’t have to be on the set.

The stars will all be heading to Gwrych Castle in north Wales for series 21 which starts on November 21.

Also included in the line up are EastEnders’ Adam Woodyatt, Corrie’s Simon Gregson, GMB’s Richard Madeley and Olympic diver Matty Lee.

Paralympian Kadeena Cox, Loose Women star Frankie Bridge and presenter Louise Minchin will join them.

ITV along with representatives for Arlene Phillips have been contacted by MailOnline for further comment.

It was recently revealed that the I’m A Celebrity’s 2021 start date is Sunday November 21.

Hosts Ant and Dec are set to welcome the new batch of stars to the site in a number of days, with the show taking place in Wales rather than Australia for the second year running in light of the pandemic.

It comes five years after David nearly died from a heart attack while playing in a charity football match and was saved during an emergency surgery.

A source told The Sun: ‘Signing up David is a real coup for the show, and he’s by far the biggest name going into the castle.

‘He’s also an unexpected addition, as all the speculation tends to revolve around what British celebrities are likely to be on the show.

‘But producers always tend to select a veteran sports star for the line up every year, especially one with a high profile like David unquestionably has.’

David is a French former professional footballer who has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit.

A former forward, he played football for ten seasons in France before moving from Paris Saint-Germain to Newcastle United in the English Premier League in July 1995.

David suffered a devastating heart attack while playing in a charity football match in France in May 2016, which he revealed left him ‘clinically dead’ for nine minutes.

He collapsed during the match, swallowed his tongue and had stopped breathing before he was revived by paramedics, who had arrived with a defibrillator.

He needed to be shocked four times before being airlifted to a hospital in Monaco, where he endured a six-hour quadruple bypass operation to clear his blocked arteries.

David appeared on This Morning in November 2018 to speak about the shortage of people who know first aid, with CPR playing a pivotal role in saving his life.

He said of the terrifying event: ‘I was just playing football, and I just collapsed. There’s no warnings or alarms, no pain. I just collapsed. It’s very strange as when you wake up, you don’t feel any pain, so you ask yourself: Why are you here?’

Stressing the importance of first aid, he continued: ‘Someone on the pitch was able to perform CPR. There were probably 15 people there, and only one or two could do CPR.’

‘That’s when I realised something was wrong, only two people knew how to perform CPR?’

Speaking about the risks hereditary health issues pose, David explained: ‘My mum died in 2005 from a heart attack. My dad had many problems with his heart. I heard that it was hereditary.’

David is dating Maëva Denat, 29, and the pair share a daughter, two.

The couple confirmed their romance in June 2016, just weeks after he suffered the heart attack and three months after announcing his separation from wife of 25 years, Coraline.

As well as their two-year-old daughter, Maeva also has a young daughter from a previous relationship, while David is father to son Andrea, 27 and daughter Carla, 23 from his marriage to Coraline.

Most recently, Radio 1Xtra host Snoochie Shy had been added to the line-up.

An insider told The Sun: ‘Snoochie will bring some edgy glamour into Gwrych Castle, and is guaranteed to hear things up in the chilly ruin when the show kicks off next month.

‘She’s a great draw for younger viewers who will be familiar with her from her social media pages as well as a DJ.

‘Up to now many of the names who’ve signed up are in the older age bracket.’

The castle in picturesque Conwy County will play host to the long-running ITV show for the second consecutive year.

Due to travel restrictions surrounding its usual home on Australia’s east coast, which is currently in the midst of another lockdown, the show will stay in Britain.