Ireland has no representative in the jungle/castle this year on I'm A Celebrity as viewers search for someone to support.
The show, which is watched by thousands in Ireland, has a rich history of contestants from our shores.
But this year there is nobody, or so it seems - with one contestant being more linked to Ireland than many realise.
Shane Richie was born in London to Dublin parents back in the 1960s and has been surrounded by Irish culture since.
The star actually broke into an impressive Dub accent on Monday night's show which many viewers enjoyed.
And the comments from the EastEnders man when he visited Ireland to film a few years back will gain him plenty more Irish support.
Filming Kat and Alfie in Dunmore East, Waterford, the star said he never wanted to leave.
The actor told the Irish Post: "The locals were fantastic, even my wife would say are you coming home this weekend and I'd say 'not really love, 'cause we're having the food festival.'
"Myself and Jessie went to Schull in west Cork, for the film festival and spent a couple of days on the road just touring, and then I went off on my own for two days and just got to Cork and didn't get out.
“I just sat in the pub and listened to poetry and enjoyed some of the local bands, it was like the filming got in the way."
The star added: "I was just surrounded by the whole Irish culture, yet, where I was growing up was predominantly Irish or black, so I was surrounded by reggae and Irish music, and that was a strange combination.
"I used to go around collecting glasses, go onstage to sing with some of the bands and later on I would help call the bingo."
And Richie is the odds on favourite to win this year's show although it's early days yet.
Irish fans can catch the programme on Virgin Media One at 9.15pm.
