Shane Crawford hopes his sons will enjoy seeing him on I’m a Celebrity

Hawthorn great and former Footy Show favourite Shane Crawford is overcoming his fears to enter the South African jungle to impress and entertain his kids.

Hawthorn great and former Footy Show favourite Shane Crawford is overcoming his fears to enter the South African jungle to impress and entertain his kids.

The Brownlow medallist entered I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! as an intruder last night and he hoped his four sons — Charlie, Ben, Harry and Jack — would enjoy watching him.

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“My boys love the show and I get to be myself, which was appealing,’’ he said.

“They’re right into it and they’ll be excited to see Dad cacking his dacks.

“Every other time I drag them to watch something I am doing on TV they have very little care factor, they’re like ‘come on, Dad, move on’.”

Shane Crawford and his sons. Picture: Instagram

Crawford admits the show will be a struggle because he sleepwalks and hates spiders and insects.

“I don’t like snakes, spiders, rats or mice and I don’t like flies, so it’s going to be a massive challenge,’’ he said.

“I have squirmed a bit watching it so far. I also sleepwalk and go for a bit of a wander as well. I just need to know somebody is going to steer me back in the right direction.”

Crawford says he hates spiders and insects.

Crawford in action during his 300th game.

Crawford said he parted with Channel 9 to go on the show because it was time to do something out of his comfort zone.

“I’ve had a great long- term relationship with Nine and I’ll still do stuff moving forward,’’ he said.

“I was ready to change things up and as you get older you want a different challenge. I had to listen to what my heart was telling me, so I decided to commit and go for it.”