Eastenders actress Kara Tointon is said to be considering making an appearance on this years I’m A Celebrity.

The actress plays Dawn Swann on the BBC soap opera but has been axed and will appear on our screens for the last time this summer. Kara’s boyfriend Joe Swash won last year’s series of the show.

A show insider told the Daily Star: “She’s already got a huge fanbase who will love to be able to watch her out of character and being herself in the jungle camp.

“Kara’s known for being really sweet and game for a laugh so we think she would be perfect on the show. She’s a girly girl and will no doubt struggle with all the creepy-crawlies, but most of the celebrities on the show say that to begin with.”

I don’t know how much faith to put in this rumour, given that only a few months ago Kara was linked to BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Eastenders actress Kara Tointon is said to be signing up for this years Strictly Come Dancing extravaganza.

Kara has been asked to appear on the show for the last three years but Eastenders boss Diedrick Santer banned soap stars from taking part because of the gruelling schedule.

The announcement was made last week that Kara is soon to be being written out of the show along with on-screen boyfriend Ricky Groves, who plays Garry Hobbs, so she is now free to sign up for Strictly.

A source told The Sun : “Kara has made it no secret that she has wanted to do Strictly for years. Hopefully we can make it happen.

“She’s exactly the kind of contestant that we want on the show.”

I wonder if hiring Kara has anything to do with BBC plans to sex up this years series?