{"id":664695,"date":"2026-05-11T21:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664695\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:57:18","slug":"robert-irwin-eyed-by-major-network-for-iconic-hosting-role-amid-uncertainty-over-channel-tens-im-a-celebrity-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664695\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Irwin eyed by major network for iconic hosting role – amid uncertainty over Channel Ten’s I’m A Celebrity franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Irwin\u00a0is reportedly being pursued by rival television networks as uncertainty continues to surround the future of\u00a0I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here!\u00a0at\u00a0Network Ten.<\/p>\n

Industry sources claim the 22-year-old television presenter and conservationist has become one of the most sought-after stars in\u00a0Australian\u00a0television, with\u00a0Channel Seven\u00a0understood to be interested in securing him for several major entertainment projects.<\/p>\n

Among the opportunities reportedly being discussed is a potential hosting role at the TV WEEK Logie Awards, as well as involvement in future entertainment franchises across the network.<\/p>\n

\"King<\/p>\n

The development comes amid ongoing speculation surrounding the future of\u00a0I\u2019m A Celebrity, with reports suggesting\u00a0Ten\u00a0may be reconsidering the long-running reality format following declining ratings and rising production costs.<\/p>\n

Well-placed sources claim that Seven sees Irwin as a talent with broad audience appeal and long-term potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobert\u00a0appeals to multiple demographics and has become incredibly valuable commercially,\u201d one television insider claimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s someone networks believe could front several major formats over the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"UK<\/p>\n

Irwin has become one of\u00a0Ten\u2019s\u00a0biggest personalities in recent years after joining\u00a0I\u2019m A Celebrity\u00a0as co-host alongside Julia Morris.<\/p>\n

However, rival broadcasters are now believed to be exploring ways to bring him into their own entertainment line-ups.<\/p>\n

Industry figures claim Seven views Irwin as a natural fit for large-scale family entertainment formats due to his energetic presenting style and popularity with younger audiences.<\/p>\n

The network is also understood to have discussed him internally in relation to future reality and live-event programming.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nine is also believed to be keeping a close eye on the future of I\u2019m A Celebrity as networks continue searching for major entertainment formats capable of attracting younger viewers and family audiences.<\/p>\n

Sources claim the escalating interest in Irwin could lead to the biggest television deal of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is no longer just about one hosting role,\u201d an insider alleged.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s become a much bigger conversation about which network wants to build around Robert long-term.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Gwyneth<\/p>\n

Last week, rumours swirled that three-time Logies host Sam Pang had backed out of this year’s award show.<\/p>\n

The comedian is said to have walked away from the hosting position for a bizarre reason: He wanted to “leave them wanting more”, TV Tonight reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The outlet adds that the 52-year-old, who has gained a reputation for saying all the right things at the annual TV awards night, wants to end his tenure on a high – hence his decision to bow out this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robert Irwin\u00a0is reportedly being pursued by rival television networks as uncertainty continues to surround the future of\u00a0I\u2019m A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,480,36783,12769,134,5607,113358,61972,35821,434,427],"class_list":["post-664695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrity","tag-channel-nine","tag-channel-seven","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here","tag-network-ten","tag-robert-irwin","tag-television","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}