Who is Kadeena Cox? I'm A Celebrity 2021 star and Paralympic champion

Kadeena Cox - who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2014 - has said that taking part on I'm A Celeb is going to be the toughest thing she's ever done, mentally

Rose Hill Deputy Showbiz Editor

22:46, 15 Nov 2021Updated 22:49, 15 Nov 2021

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She won her fourth Paralympic gold in the summer, clinched the Celebrity MasterChef crown and now, Kadeena Cox is ready to take on the I'm A Celebrity castle.

The 30-year-old athlete - who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2014 - has said that taking part on the show is going to be the toughest thing she's ever done, mentally.

"Going on Im A Celebrity is something so different for me and its completely out of my comfort zone," she said.

As a Paralympian, you are always trying to get that one per cent extra all the time and defending my title earlier this year in Tokyo was the hardest thing I have ever had to do but I think going into the Castle is going to be far harder mentally."

Any phobias?

I am scared of spiders, I dont like rats, I dont like snakes, and I dont like heights. But I am hoping the athlete in me will want to do it for the team and just get through that tough moment. I will scream afterwards!

"My mum thinks I am crazy to be doing it too and it hasnt quite sunk in yet, but I am also really looking forward to meeting some new people from different walks of life.

[Kadeena Cox hopes that she can win I'm A Celebrity - despite her many phobias]

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Kadeena Cox hopes that she can win I'm A Celebrity - despite her many phobias(Image: ITV)

Made any preparations for I'm A Celeb?

As an athlete you have to be very disciplined and stay away from things that you want to eat and do and so I am hoping it will give me a bit of an edge but I do also have a sweet tooth and so I have already started to cut sugar out of my diet.

Want to win?

If I were to win Im A Celebrity as a disabled person and show that I can overcome things, then I think that would be a great thing to show that people with all disabilities can do things."

Odds on winning

16/1

*I'm A Celebrity returns on Sunday at 9pm on ITV

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