Hogan the Koala has been sensationally axed from the next series of I'm A Celebrity, according to the Daily Star today.

The bear, a media star in Oz via his ads for Qantas, joined the show last year as a sidekick to regular hosts Ant and Dec.

"I think having a koala on the show may have been an idea which looked good on paper," said Ant. "But the reality was it just didn't work. He was such a diva anyway. He never looked at the cameras when we wanted him to and even walked off set once."

The fifth series of I'm A Celebrity airs on ITV in November.