Keith Chegwin backs the UK leaving the EU in online Q&A with bingo website, declaring: ‘I’m Brexit!’
The TV presenter said there seems to be a lot of money heading to Brussels – and not much coming back
KEITH Chegwin says the UK should leave the European Union as the country to get a better deal with Brussels.
The Cheggers Plays Pop legend becomes the latest celeb to back Brexit, though he is unlikely to be the big name backer Boris Johnson et al were looking for.
His views on the June 23 referendum were revealed in an online Q&A with mFortune Bingo last week.
The former Naked Jungle star declared: “I’m Brexit! There you go. I’m honest about it.
“The only reason being is because, yes, we can stay in and renegotiate new terms.
"But I think it’s always better to shut the door, then open it again and agree better terms.
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“So let’s come out and agree a better deal for our United Kingdom. It just seems that there’s a lot of money going to Europe, and it doesn’t seem like there’s that much coming back.
“So let’s leave, and let’s create a new contract.”
The 59-year-old, who came fourth in Celebrity Big Brother last year, seemingly dismissed the concerns of the Remain camp that renegotiating a deal with the EU would take a long time.
He said: “I’m not one of these political people but I do think we could get a better deal with Europe and I think we are entitled to ask for it.
“I think by leaving and then renegotiating, which I can’t see would take that long to do really or cause us that many problems for a short period, wouldn’t do us any harm.”
But if Cheggers thought this could be the start of a promising political career then he might have already blown it with any potential future colleagues.
He said: "I’ve never met any politician that I’m a fan of.
“I’ve always met a politician that’s always wanted to be liked and is always doing something for themselves. They do worry me."
Although he is already being talked up as a potential star of the beleaguered pro-Brexit music concert BPop Live.
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