Capital Radio star Jordan North had to be rescued from London’s River Thames on Monday night after he tried to save a drowning dog.
The I’m A Celeb star, 34, was running on the banks when he spotted a Labrador struggling in the water.
A member of the public raised the alarm when they spotted a ‘panicky’ Jordan struggling in the water near Hammersmith Bridge.
A lifeboat crew were out on exercise nearby and arrived on the scene three minutes later to find Jordan sitting on a nearby float lift with the dog.
Members of the public helped out by shining phone torches on the star to help the lifeboat locate him and they quickly helped him and the dog onto their boat.
Jordan spoke about the terrifying incident on his Capital Breakfast show on Tuesday, giving ‘a big thank you and a massive shout out to RNLI Chiswick who came and rescued me because I was getting a bit panicky.’
‘I was getting a bit nervy as well because I thought my legs are going to go, I can’t hold on much longer so they got there just in time.’
Capital Radio star Jordan North had to be rescued from London’s River Thames on Monday night after he tried to save a drowning dog
The I’m A Celeb star, 34, was running on the banks when he spotted a Labrador struggling in the water
‘The real heroes here are the RNLI who came out and got me, put a blanket round me. They’re the heroes.’
Thames Commander Gavin Simmons, alongside crew Sid Blake, Tom Coe and Cameron Crawley were the ones who got Jordan and the dog to safety.
Gavin said: ‘We are on call to help all those who find themselves in difficulty on the water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, even our beloved pets!
‘While we’d always encourage people to call 999 and ask for the Coastguard instead of entering the water themselves, we’re happy that in this instance we were able to help Jordan and the dog safely back to dry land.’
Jordan build his career at Radio 1 before his fame soared when he had a last minute call to appear in the 2020 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
The DJ finished in second place at after being drafted into the Wales-based series with just two days to go, winning a legion of fans thanks to his terrified reaction to the show’s infamous trials.
Speaking after his triumphant run on the ITV reality series Jordan told Radio 1: ‘I was last minute. I got a call to say “maybe next year not this year”, and then I got a call two weeks later saying “do you wanna do it? Someone’s dropped out.”
‘Then I had 2 days to do everything: Medical, photos, psychiatrists etc. 48 hours. It very nearly never happened,’ revealed the radio host.
A member of the public raised the alarm when they spotted a ‘panicky’ Jordan struggling in the water near Hammersmith Bridge
A lifeboat crew were out on exercise nearby and arrived on the scene three minutes later to find Jordan sitting on a nearby float lift with the dog
Members of the public helped out by shining phone torches on the star to help the lifeboat locate him and they quickly helped him and the dog onto their boat
Jordan also confessed to worrying a lot while in the castle: ‘Am I gonna have a career at the end of this? It was the best but the toughest three weeks of my life.
‘We were freezing, we were starving. I thought the hunger would get better but it got worse. You’re just waiting around. In the jungle you could sunbather but you can’t in Wales. We were so bored.
Discussing the three-week whirlwind in Wales, and how he survived the myriad of trials and challenges, Jordan explained it was his brother and I’m A Celeb host Declan Donnelly who’s wise words got him through.
He said of his first trial – the Viper Vault – which saw him in a coffin with snakes: ‘So, my brother’s a paratrooper. He knows when I’m like, and he said : “When you’re cold, wet or scared, go to your happy place.”
‘So I’m in this coffin full of snakes and I’m screaming: “Happy place Turf More.” I don’t know if you know but it took me an HOUR to get in Wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t for Dec. I went off set.
Jordan build his career at Radio 1 before his fame soared when he had a last minute call to appear in the 2020 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here
The DJ finished in second place at after being drafted into the Wales-based series with just two days to go, winning a legion of fans thanks to his terrified reaction to the show’s trials
