The Team GB legend is returning to I’m A Celebrity…. Get Me Out of Here! as a part of an all-star solid
Farah is returning to I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!(Image: 2024 Getty Images)
Team GB legend Sir Mo Farah is returning to I’m A Celebrity…. Get Me Out of Here! as an all-star solid heads to South Africa.
The common ITV present, fronted by Ant & Dec, is often held within the Australian jungle in direction of the top of the yr, however Sir Mo and his fellow campmates are participating within the new sequence of I’m A Celebrity All Stars, with the entire solid returning for a second stint on the favored programme.
Olympic hero Sir Mo – who first took half within the present when it quickly relocated to North Wales in 2020 – might be joined in South Africa by the likes of former heavyweight boxer David Haye, Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts and soccer supervisor and former King of the Jungle, Harry Redknapp.
As he prepares to get caught in to a brand new problem – here is what you have to know in regards to the four-time Olympic gold medallist, together with his real name, huge net worth and his exceptional life story.
Sir Mo Farah’s real name
Sir Mo shot to fame on the Olympic Games in London in 2012 as he achieved a historic double on the observe, profitable 10,000m gold on ‘Super Saturday’ earlier than topping the rostrum once more within the 5,000m.
He adopted that up with one other double in Rio 4 years later, as he defended his title in each occasions to determine himself as one among Great Britain’s best ever Olympians.
However, a decade on from his rise to fame in London, Sir Mo shocked the world as he revealed the fact of how he got here to Britain in a bombshell documentary, telling viewers: “I’m not who you think I am”.
The father-of-four, who was born in Somaliland, admitted he was introduced into the nation illegally beneath a distinct kid’s name, together with his real name Hussein Abdi Kahin.
In the BBC documentary – titled The Real Mo Farah – the nationwide treasure revealed that his father was killed within the civil conflict in Somaliland when he was simply 4 years previous, earlier than he was taken to the UK.
“Most people know me as Mo Farah but its not my name or it’s not the reality,” he mentioned. “The real story is I used to be born in Somaliland, north of Somalia, as Hussein Abdi Kahin.
“Despite what I’ve mentioned previously, my dad and mom by no means lived within the UK. When I used to be 4 my dad was killed within the civil conflict [and] as a household we have been torn aside
“I was separated from my mother, and I was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child called Mohamed Farah.”
After years of hiding it, Sir Mo added that having kids had motivated him to disclose the reality about his previous, as he defined: “Family means everything to me and as a parent, you always teach your kids to be honest, but I feel like I’ve always had that private thing where I could never be me and tell what’s really happened.
I’ve been keeping it for so long, its been difficult because you don’t want to face it and often my kids ask questions, ‘Dad, how come this?’ And you’ve always got an answer for everything, but you haven’t got an answer for that.
“That’s the primary cause I’m telling my story as a result of I need to really feel regular and… don’t really feel such as you’re holding on to one thing.”
Sir Mo Farah’s
Sir Mo is believed to have earned millions of pounds a year at the peak of his career, but even after retiring from professional athletics in September 2023, he is still worth a pretty penny.
He has boosted his personal fortune with several high-profile endorsement deals and sponsorship agreements, penning deals with the likes of Nike, Huawei, Virgin Media and Quorn.
The four-time Olympic champion has also worked with Lucozade, Bupa, Save the Children and B&M, amongst others.
All in all, Sir Mo is believed to have a net worth of around £3.75 million, although it could be as high as £5 million according to some reports.
Sir Mo Farah’s spouse
Sir Mo has been married to his spouse Tania Neill since 2010, having met at school once they have been 12 and 11 years previous respectively.
While they have been initially simply associates and grew aside once they left faculty, the couple later reconnected by way of Facebook and began courting, as their relationship went from energy to energy.
“He was always smiling, that’s what stood out about Mo,” Neill told the BBC as she recalled her first impression of her future husband. “Amongst the groups of grumpy teenagers, Mo was always happy go lucky.”
The couple have had three children together – with twins Aisha and Amani born in 2012 and a son, Hussein, born in 2015 – while Neill has an older daughter, Rihanna from a previous relationship.
However, Sir Mo has previously spoken out about how he treats Rihanna like his own child, telling GQ: “It upsets me when people say she’s my stepdaughter. She is not.
He even dedicated his 10,000m gold at Rio 2016 to his daughter, taking to Instagram to write: “Oh my days….!! I did it for Rhianna.. My daughter!!! This is for my family.”
