I'm A Celebrity 2025: Fans convinced Ruby Wax starred in Grease and Aitch is from 90s pop band Steps
Has the Pink Ladies' leader just strutted into the Australian jungle?I’m A Celebrity 2025 fans are convinced they have seen Ruby Wax before – in the hit movie Grease.
Viewers not au fait with the comedy queen’s work are certain they know her from the 1978 musical film.
It seems they believe Ruby, who entered the I’m A Celebrity jungle with nine other celebrities last night, played a leading role in the iconic flick.
And Ruby isn’t the only face fans think they know from elsewhere. Read on to find out who else in I’m A Celebrity has been mistaken for a different showbiz personality.
I’m A Celebrity: Was Ruby Wax in Grease?
As soon as Ruby Wax appeared on screen in I’m A Celebrity, any viewers younger than the Millennial generation were certain they knew who she was. That actress from Grease. Main character Betty Rizzo, in fact.
One wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Ruby Wax looks like Rizzo from Grease.” Another added: “Ruby Wax is proper giving Rizzo from Grease vibes.”
But was Ruby in Grease. Are they right? In short, no! Ruby might bear a resemblance to Rizzo – the feisty tough-girl leader of the Pink Ladies – but she definitely did not play her.
The character was portrayed by Stockard Channing. Stockard was actually 33 when she took on the role of Rizzo, even though the character was 17. The US actress is 81 years old now and is also known for playing First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series, The West Wing.
In comparison, Ruby is 72. And as well as acting, the American-British born star is also known for her very successful comedy career.
We bet she’d crack a laugh when she finds out who people are mistaking her for!
Was Aitch in Steps?
In another muddle up, some I’m A Celebrity fans have been left wondering if Aitch was in the 90s pop band Steps. This time, however, the younger Gen Zs among us are off the hook. They definitely all know who Aitch is.
Yes, it is confusing. Aitch is pronounced ‘H’, as his real name is Harrison Armstrong. And there was an H in Steps. Ian ‘H’ Watkins starred in the band alongside Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Lee Latchford-Evans and Faye Tozer.
But this Aitch is definitely not the same H that the aforementioned millennials danced around to in their bedrooms as teenagers. Quite the opposite, in fact.
For a start, Step’s H is 49 years old. Aitch, meanwhile, is 25. Plus, they look absolutely nothing alike and their music couldn’t be more different.
We’re pretty I’m A Celebrity’s Aitch would see the comparison as nothing short of a Tragedy.
