New fans of ITV favourite I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here might not remember his time in the outback, but kmfm's Tony Blackburn is the original King of the jungle.

The former BBC Radio One DJ is friends with the latest celebrity to land in Australia, Noel Edmonds, who is set to join croc creek tonight.

In an interview with kmfm's breakfast show presenters Garry and Laura, Tony said he didn't think it would ever happen.

He said: "I'm looking forward to it. He text me before and said 'I'm on my way to you know where'.

Video: Tony Blackburn speaking on kmfm

"When I did it he said 'I'd never do a programme like that. I just don't like it, I think it's cruel with the animals' and I take his point.

"I don't know how he'll do it but I hope it goes well. It's not his natural sort of programme."

Listen to the full interview here: