I'm A Celebrity: How much are stars getting paid? Celebrity campmates fees 'revealed' as ITV show returns
As I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here gets underway for its 25th series, we take a look at how much bosses have spent signing this year’s stars up to the show.
The popular ITV reality show returned to screens on Sunday night (November 16) with stars such as Kelly Brook, Ruby Wax, Martin Kemp, and Jack Osbourne among the celebrities heading Down Under for the new series.
But while celebrities get used to living without their creature comforts for the next few weeks, here’s a glimpse at what their stint on I’m A Celebrity with earn them at the bank.
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How much are the I’m A Celebrity campmates getting paid this year?
This year, the fees for the celebrities taking part in the show vary from the lower end of £75,000 right up to £250,000, according to The Sun. Rapper Aitch is reportedly the highest-paid star this year, with the Brit Award-winning musician said to be walking away with a quarter of a million pound in his pay-packet.
The full reported fee list is:
- Aitch - £250,000
- Jack Osbourne - £200,000
- Alex Scott - £100,000
- Angry Ginge - £100,000
- Lisa Riley - £95,000
- Martin Kemp - £95,000
- Ruby Wax - £95,000
- Shona McGarty - £95,000
- Kelly Brook - £80,000
- Eddie Kadi - £75,000
However, the celebrities will need to fulfil specific terms to earn their agreed fee, or risk being given a reduced fee. According to reports, stars need to last at least 72 hours in the jungle to claim their agreed fee. This means that if they quit the show early, they could miss out on a huge payday.
Who is the highest paid I’m A Celebrity campmate of all time?
While the fees reportedly being paid to the class of 2025 are nothing to be sniffed at, the top end of the salary list doesn’t come near to the huge amounts ITV have paid out to former celeb campmates to secure their place in the jungle.
Last year, Colleen Rooney reportedly walked away with a £1.5m pay-packet, with ITV desperate to snap her up in the aftermath of the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial. She became the join-highest paid star to ever appear on the show, sharing the title with politician Nigel Farage. Farage was also paid £1.5m for his appearance on the 2023 series.
Other notable former campmates to earn just shy of £1m include Noel Edmonds (£600,000), Caitlyn Jenner (£500,000), and Harry Redknapp (£500,000).