Ally McCoist tipped to appear on huge reality TV series as Rangers legend told ‘if you do it, you win it'
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RANGERS legend Ally McCoist has tried his hand at many things within the footballing world.
But it seems plenty of people are keen to see him branch out into the TV world!
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Could Ally McCoist head for the reality TV world?
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Roman Kemp has tipped McCoist to win a HUGE reality show
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Towards the end of last year, talk reached fever pitch that McCoist was set to appear on the recent series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
He'd previously turned down an appearance on the hit ITV show in 2019 and again in 2022.
Unfortunately for anyone keen to see Coisty getting stuck into things Down Under, he quickly confirmed he WOULDN'T be appearing.
Amid the rife rumours at the end of last year, he said: "No, there's your answer.
"It's brilliant, my wee mate Durranty phoned me, he says, 'What a decision you've got to make.'
"'Sitting on the half way line in the best seats in the house, at the San Siro watching Inter Milan vs Man City or Inter Milan vs Arsenal, or eating a bag of spiders.'
"It's not bad, is it?"
Two people who certainly seem keen to see McCoist head for the jungle are his talkSPORT Breakfast co-presenter Alan Brazil and Roman Kemp, who appeared on the 2019 edition of I'm A Celebrity.
BBC presenter Kemp joined McCoist and Brazil on talkSPORT Breakfast to discuss Arsenal's clash with PSG in the Champions League tonight.
Kemp's a huge Arsenal fan, while McCoist is in Paris to cover the game for TNT Sports.
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But Brazil couldn't help but turn the conversation to I'm A Celebrity before letting Kemp head off.
Brazil asked: "Roman, you came third in 2019 in the jungle, has Mr McCoist got the patience for that?
"Could he be in there? Should he be there? Could he win it?"
Urging McCoist to take the leap and head onto the programme, Kemp said: "Literally, Ally please do it.
"I will say from me, Ally, it is the best time you would ever have and you would be phenomenal."
McCoist replied: 'Honestly?"
Kemp then told the Scotland legend that he'd WIN the show if he went on it.
He added: "Yeah - I think you would be amazing. I think you'd be the best TV and also Alan would be here you know voting for you to eat kangaroo parts..
"Put it this way, I'm going to say this first. I'm gonna say this first. If you do it, you win it."
Laughing, McCoist replied: "That's very kind of you, that's a bit of a sweeping statement, Roman."
Brazil then joked: "Roman, what you forgot to say is, did you mention 750 grand for getting in there? That might change his mind, don't worry about that."
Undeterred, Kemp quipped: "ITV have got the money, don't worry."
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