Reality TV star Dennis Wise was on hand to help out with Monday night’s FA Cup draw.
He joined former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand in conducting the draw, pulling out the home teams for the fourth round ties.
Given that Wise has not long since got himself out of the I’m A Celebrity jungle, where cameras monitored virtually every move he made, plenty of those tuning in for the draw were quick to point out how excited he was about the occasion.
Wise, who also played professional football before trying his hand at reality television programmes, was seen smirking and grinning with child-like excitement as he made the draw.
Who's tickling Dennis Wise under that table pic.twitter.com/ylCkp5Vgt8
— Jack Barlow (@JBarlowJack) January 8, 2018
What is Dennis wise grinning so much about?? #facupdraw
— Wilsation 🇱🇰 ඇලෙක්ස් (@wilsation_al) January 8, 2018
Why is Dennis wise grinning like a little kid?? #FACup Draw
— shaun willans (@swillans1980) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/Ryan_2592/status/950446007250247680
@mrjakehumphrey why was little man Dennis Wise laughing and smiling with every ball he drew?
— Mark Peacher (@mmaark1973) January 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/phwbma04/status/950445563199262722
https://twitter.com/JonathanSayer16/status/950446384234270720
Bless him.
One of the highlights of the draw saw lowest-ranked side Yeovil Town pulled out of the hat to face Manchester United at home.
High-flying Manchester City will also face an away day at either Cardiff City or Mansfield Town, while Liverpool, who beat Everton last Friday night, will face West Brom at Anfield.
League Two’s Newport County will face Tottenham Hotspur at home while Chelsea or Norwich will be at home to Newcastle United.
The draw can be seen in full, here.
Oh, and yeah – we do know Dennis Wise was actually a professional footballer once.
