Ash Williams says he would NEVER appear on I’m a Celebrity in resurfaced interview

Ash Williams entered the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle during Sunday night’s premiere episode.

But in an unexpected twist, the comedian previously claimed he would never appear on the reality show.

In a resurfaced interview, Ash said on McKnight Tonight podcast: ‘I’ve got a few lines in the fire but I’ll tell you something I’m not doing, I’m a Celebrity.’

‘I won’t be in the jungle next year and I’ll never be in the jungle. Why would I?’

‘I wouldn’t do it… it is a profile builder but if you don’t need it then you don’t need it,’ he said.

Despite previously claiming he wouldn’t star on the show, Ash entered the jungle on Sunday night.

After arriving at the campsite, Ash had a very awkward exchange with Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield.

During their introduction, Ash announced to Abbie that he was left on ‘seen’ after ‘DM’ing’ (direct messaging) her on Instagram following her time on The Bachelor.

While Abbie appeared lost for words, a smiling Ash insisted that the rejection was okay.

‘Yeah, yeah. I DM’d you a while ago,’ he said, as he greeted Abbie in a suave suit.

Lost for words, a visibly shocked Abbie, who dressed to impress in a plunging floral frock, eventually responded with ‘Oh… was it anything nefarious? I often get pictures when I get DM’d.’

‘I think you saw it. It said ‘seen’. But it’s okay,’ Ash went on to say, before adding that Abbie has yet to respond.

‘No, you were busy. You just got off The Bachelor. It’s all good,’ Ash insisted.

Abbie starred on Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor in 2019, where she placed runner-up behind Chelsie McLeod.