I’m a Celeb kicked off for another year last night and ahead of entering the South African jungle, contestant Mia Fevola had one question for her footy star-turned radio host dad: “Should I do it?”
Brendan Fevola, who famously won the second season in 2016, opened up about the family secret he had been keeping on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick show this morning.
Co-host Fifi Box kicked off the program by giving Fev a good grilling: “Fev, didn’t you keep a very big secret for us!” she said of his eldest daughter joining the reality TV show.
“I did, I had to! Mia, my eldest daughter, is in the cast of I’m A Celebrity,” he confirmed proudly before revealing his hilarious three-word response to Mia’s question about joining the cast.
“She was like, ‘Dad, should I do it?’, and I’m like, ‘Bro, easy cash!” he joked.
“Get in there and get it done!”
Mia, 26, joined international supermodel Rachel Hunter and The Brady Bunch icon Barry Williams in the first scenes of the premiere episode. She was later joined by the likes of Aussie singer Deni Hines, soap star Rebekah Elmaloglou, rugby star Luke Bateman, AFL fave Dyson Heppell, actor Gary Sweet, and comedians Concetta Caristo and Nath Valvo – with more stars to bump into camp in the coming days.
Originally dubbed the “jungle princess,” Fev revealed he was bursting with pride as Mia faced one of her biggest fears right from the very first scenes.
“She had a bad jet ski accident a couple of years ago. She had an accident and was badly hurt, [and went to] hospital. So, she doesn’t really like water now. When she goes under water, she freaks out,” he shared on air.
“The first challenge she had to be dunked under water and swim, and put these wires together, and I was like, ‘Did you cry?’, and she said for the first five minutes she sat there crying the whole time.
“I’ve done that stuff so I know it’s hard, but to sit there and watch your daughter cry and then do the challenge … I’m really proud of her.”
It was a proud full-circle moment for the doting dad after being crowned the King of the Jungle when Mia was a young teen.
“When you make the final three your family fly over and they surprise you in the jungle before the final,” Fev recalled of his time on the show.
“Mia was only 15 at that time. Bob Irwin was actually on our series as well. He came out of a casket as a surprise with Bindi. He was 13 and is now hosting and Mia was 15 and now she’s in it.
Mia, a beauty and fashion influencer, said she was eager to carve out her own path on the show, putting aside any nepo baby references that might follow her.
“I’m really excited to give it a go and put my own spin on things,” she said.
Listen to Fifi, Fev & Nick on Melbourne’s 101.9 The Fox from 6-9am weekdays, also on LiSTNR.
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