{"id":574951,"date":"2025-11-16T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/574951\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:15:43","slug":"im-a-celeb-star-angry-ginge-on-growing-up-in-salford-and-entering-the-jungle-with-aitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/574951\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m A Celeb star Angry Ginge on growing up in Salford and entering the jungle with Aitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I think he&#8217;ll do well, because I think people will see the real Ginge, not just the social media stuff&#8217;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763331341_692_0_Im-a-CelebrityGet-Me-Out-of-Here-TV-show-Series-25-Arrivals-Brisbane-Airport-Australia-.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Angry Ginge arriving in Australia(Image: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Salford Twitch streamer Angry Ginge is set to appear on the 2025 series of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here<\/a> alongside fellow contestants Aitch, Loose Women&#8217;s Kelly Brook, Emmerdale&#8217;s Lisa Riley, Ruby Wax and Spandeau Ballet star Martin Kemp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Before the 24-year-old became a social media star, he was a young man from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/eccles\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Eccles<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/salford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Salford<\/a>, known by his name Morgan Burtwistle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Prior to his online persona, Morgan attended Salford City Academy and grew up on a council estate in Eccles with his mum Michelle. He&#8217;s spoken in length about his close relationship with his mum, particularly with his dad &#8211; whom he has never named &#8211; out of the picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WhatsApp<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LUaHo8T8DDWDaHg65G29aN\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">His success on Twitch didn&#8217;t happen overnight, with his first stream of FIFA gameplay in October 2020 watched by 40 viewers, earning him a total of \u00a312.44.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">It wasn&#8217;t until he returned to make content in 2021 following his grandfather&#8217;s death that he started to see results on the platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">In just the past year alone, Morgan is predicted to have made between \u00a3804,000 and \u00a31.1million from social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">He&#8217;s no stranger to appearing on viewers screens, either, as many will recognise him from his stint at this year&#8217;s Soccer Aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">He lived out a boyhood dream as the Manchester United fan made his first appearance in the &#8220;world&#8217;s biggest charity football match&#8221; at the club&#8217;s home of Old <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/trafford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_England-XI-v-World-XI-Soccer-Aid-for-Unicef-2025-Football-Old-Trafford-Manchester-UK-15-Jun-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Angry Ginge at Soccer Aid(Image: Ryan Browne\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The side are currently unbeaten in 16 games this season and sit top of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bolton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolton<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bury\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bury<\/a> League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The opportunity to work with the under-18s club gave Morgan a chance to stay close to his Salford roots. He&#8217;s previously shared: &#8220;I will never ever forget Salford, I\u2019m so proud to grow up here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;Everything I went through when I was young, watching my mum grind, it\u2019s given me the right mindset in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The 24-year-old has gained &#8216;massive respect&#8217; from the players but still has to be &#8216;reined in every now and then&#8217;, according to his vice chair at the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Vice chair Sarah Wolff said: &#8220;Ginge is a bit of a character. He&#8217;s a big personality to be fair, but he&#8217;s got a heart of gold. He gets to know all his players personally, he has a real family feel to his team<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;All of his players have massive, massive respect for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;Don&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">And in terms of winning the reality show, Wolff says he will do well because people will see the &#8216;real Ginge, not just the social media stuff&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">She said: &#8220;I think he&#8217;ll do well, because I think people will see the real Ginge, not just the social media stuff, but I&#8217;m not sure how he&#8217;ll do because he&#8217;s a bit squeamish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;But I can&#8217;t say that we&#8217;re not going to be voting for him to do the trials every time!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Angry Ginge is no stranger to doing reality TV shows, having previously competed in the first series of the Sidemen&#8217;s show Inside.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_LDBR_MEN_111125_Aitch.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Angry Ginge and Aitch are competing on I&#8217;m A Celebrity together(Image: YouTube: Tays)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">When he arrived in Australia, Ginge said he was going down under &#8216;to join Aitch&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">He said: \u201cYou won\u2019t believe why I\u2019m here I got a call from Kelly Brook saying she\u2019s visiting her aunt and asked if I want to join her, I said why not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u201cLisa Riley said she\u2019s doing the dingle down under and asked if I wanted to join her, I said why not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u201cAnd then I heard Aitch is going on tour, so I thought I\u2019d join him as well\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;I think he&#8217;ll do well, because I think people will see the real Ginge, not just the social&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,1459,2465,1290,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-574951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-salford","14":"tag-tv","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115561689041104490","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}