AMIR Khan has revealed he is looking forward to 'getting away from the world' in the I'm A Celeb jungle.

The Bolton boxer has been signed up for the latest series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, which returns to screens on Sunday evening.

Explaining why he accepted the offer to take part in his first ever TV reality series, Amir — who will temporarily stop his boxing training to take on the challenge — says it is a great chance to do something different.

He said: "I’ve been in boxing for a long time.

“And I’ve got a fight next year but I wanted to give this a go. It’s very different to boxing and obviously I am not going to be punched in the face whilst I do this!

"I am most looking forward to getting away from the world and from everything, not having a phone, spending time with myself and getting to know some new people. It will also be nice to be able to say to my children ‘I did that.’

"That said; this is going to be harder than facing an opponent in a boxing match because it is out of my comfort zone. "Boxing is something I have always done whereas this is going to be difficult. I’ve not done anything like this before and I don’t know what to expect."

The former world champion boxer admits he is petrified of spiders, and even gets his sister to deal with the eight-legged creatures back at home.

Amir turns 31 next month so could be spending his birthday in the I'm A Celeb jungle.

He says he hopes his fellow campers will spring a special birthday treat on him and, aside from his luxury comforts, he will miss his family.

Amir, married to 26-year-old Faryal who is pregnant with their second child, said: "They’ve been really supportive.

"They’ve told me to chill out and enjoy it."