Reality star David Gest has announced plans to produce and star in a musical about his life.

The former I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! contestant and ex-husband of Liza Minnelli is starring in David Gest Is Nuts... My Life As A Musical.

It tells the story of his life with comedy and music and will feature 20 top five records performed by the original artists.

They include Gloria Gaynor singing I Will Survive and Shalamar performing I Can Make You Feel Good.

It will also feature many of the characters Gest made famous in the jungle such as the "little people in David land".

Gest admitted: "In my wildest imaginations, I never thought I'd be dancing, singing and performing to over 100,000 people throughout the UK - considering I have no real talent, this is quite a feat."

His best friend Michael Jackson said: "We never thought we would see the day David Gest would sing and dance in public.

"Now he is working on flips and dances with little people. Considering David can't sing and can't dance it will be amazing to see just how nuts he gets on stage!"

The musical kicks off on February 20 next year at London's Hammersmith Apollo before touring around the UK.

The two nights will benefit the Caudwell Children charity, of which Gest is an ambassador, for terminally ill children.

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