Hollyoaks star Gemma Merna is set to be a jungle bikini babe on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

The sexy actress, 30, who has played Carmel McQueen in the Channel 4 soap for eight years, finished filming her final scenes earlier this month.

And the stunning blonde will be introduced to millions of viewers in a bikini, bathing her size eight figure in the jungle creek.

She was a big hit when she appeared briefly as a contestant on ITV diving show Splash earlier this year, but was eliminated in the first heat.

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Speaking last year about the possibility of going into the jungle Cleethorpes-born Gemma said: “I don’t know if I could cope with all the creepy crawlies on I’m A Celebrity...!

“I’d be away from my family for so long. Your whole life would be consumed while you were there and I don’t think I could cope with that. If I don’t eat, I get moody; if I get tired, I get moody and I cry - I’m a typical girl!”

The Mirror can also reveal that ITV are keen to sign up a member of the boyband The Wanted and have approached several of the singers about going on the show, which returns next month.

Other names in the frame include Melanie Sykes and TOWIE’s Gemma Collins.