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Stephen Bear will not be heading to the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle after signing a bumper six-figure deal for an American TV series.

OK! Online can exclusively confirm how Charlotte Crosby’s ex is in fact venturing Stateside, as opposed to Down Under, to launch his career on the small screen, with filming starting in late October.

It will follow Stephen’s presenting roles on Just Tattoo Of Us, which he fronted with his former Geordie Shore girlfriend, as well as swathes of reality TV stints on Ex On The Beach and Celebrity Big Brother.

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A source was first to tell us: “Bear’s been quiet working on projects of his own this year and hasn’t really been seen since Just Tattoo of Us.

“With break-ups with Charlotte Crosby and Ellie O’Donnell taking their toll on him, he’s been planning a return to TV but just waiting for the right moment.

"Now he’s been scooped up by a big channel in the USA for a new reality series. It’s a six figure deal and he starts filming in a few weeks time.”

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They added how Stephen, who recently split with girlfriend of five months, Ellie O'Donnell, has undergone an image revamp ahead of his huge career switch, to both heal his heartache and also look tip top for a fresh audience.

The source told us: “He’s upped his game with his fitness and he’s being training every day to be in peak fitness when he starts.’

“He can’t wait to get over there and get stuck in. He’s no doubt going to be hilarious as ever, they won’t know what hit them.”

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Meanwhile his ex Charlotte continues to front their former series with new boyfriend, Joshua Ritchie.

Bear, 28, sparked speculation he’d signed for I’m A Celeb earlier this month.

He took to his Instagram for a mysterious post during which he wrote: “I’m going up there to sign a contract to one of the biggest shows I think I’ve done to date. The audience is probably 10 times bigger. It’s like a bus, it all just comes at once.”