‘I think he’ll do well, because I think people will see the real Ginge, not just the social media stuff’Angry Ginge arriving in Australia(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

Salford Twitch streamer Angry Ginge is set to appear on the 2025 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here alongside fellow contestants Aitch, Loose Women’s Kelly Brook, Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley, Ruby Wax and Spandeau Ballet star Martin Kemp.

Before the 24-year-old became a social media star, he was a young man from Eccles, Salford, known by his name Morgan Burtwistle.

Prior to his online persona, Morgan attended Salford City Academy and grew up on a council estate in Eccles with his mum Michelle. He’s spoken in length about his close relationship with his mum, particularly with his dad – whom he has never named – out of the picture.

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His success on Twitch didn’t happen overnight, with his first stream of FIFA gameplay in October 2020 watched by 40 viewers, earning him a total of £12.44.

It wasn’t until he returned to make content in 2021 following his grandfather’s death that he started to see results on the platform.

In just the past year alone, Morgan is predicted to have made between £804,000 and £1.1million from social media.

He’s no stranger to appearing on viewers screens, either, as many will recognise him from his stint at this year’s Soccer Aid.

He lived out a boyhood dream as the Manchester United fan made his first appearance in the “world’s biggest charity football match” at the club’s home of Old Trafford.

Angry Ginge at Soccer Aid(Image: Ryan Browne/Shutterstock)

Morgan has openly supported grass roots football throughout his career, and in 2024 he took over as manager of Winton Wanderers FC, otherwise known as Winton Yanited.

The side are currently unbeaten in 16 games this season and sit top of the Bolton and Bury League.

He played as a goalie for the club as a kid and volunteered as a referee, before returning to coach the team. He streams the Saturday morning training sessions on his social media channels.

The opportunity to work with the under-18s club gave Morgan a chance to stay close to his Salford roots. He’s previously shared: “I will never ever forget Salford, I’m so proud to grow up here.

“Everything I went through when I was young, watching my mum grind, it’s given me the right mindset in life.”

The 24-year-old has gained ‘massive respect’ from the players but still has to be ‘reined in every now and then’, according to his vice chair at the club.

Vice chair Sarah Wolff said: “Ginge is a bit of a character. He’s a big personality to be fair, but he’s got a heart of gold. He gets to know all his players personally, he has a real family feel to his team

“All of his players have massive, massive respect for him.

“Don’t get me wrong, he keeps us all on our toes. We have to rein in him every now and again, but he is a great guy.

“His big thing he just wants to promote grassroots football. He came to us and said I want to create a team and stream them. He wants to show professional clubs that there are still talented players at 17/18.”

And in terms of winning the reality show, Wolff says he will do well because people will see the ‘real Ginge, not just the social media stuff’.

She said: “I think he’ll do well, because I think people will see the real Ginge, not just the social media stuff, but I’m not sure how he’ll do because he’s a bit squeamish.

“But I can’t say that we’re not going to be voting for him to do the trials every time!”

Angry Ginge is no stranger to doing reality TV shows, having previously competed in the first series of the Sidemen’s show Inside.

Angry Ginge and Aitch are competing on I’m A Celebrity together(Image: YouTube: Tays)

Ginge self-eliminated from the show after six days to buy a ticket to the 2024 FA Cup final, in which his beloved Man United beat Man City.

He will be joined in the jungle by fellow United fan and Mancunian Aitch. The two are good friends and have appeared in YouTube videos together in recent years.

When he arrived in Australia, Ginge said he was going down under ‘to join Aitch’.

He said: “You won’t believe why I’m here I got a call from Kelly Brook saying she’s visiting her aunt and asked if I want to join her, I said why not.

“Lisa Riley said she’s doing the dingle down under and asked if I wanted to join her, I said why not.

“And then I heard Aitch is going on tour, so I thought I’d join him as well”.