A federal judge has denied former Gov. Rod Blagojevich permission to participate in NBC’s “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” reality show.

Rod Blagojevich would need to travel to Costa Rica to participate in the reality series, but U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel said modifying his bail terms would be “a bad idea.”

Rod Blajojevich told the judge that being a contestant on “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here” would be “a way to earn a living and support my children.”

Blajojevich added, “It’s not my first choice, but it’s a living.”