I'm A Celeb's highest-paid stars in history as 'Coleen Rooney rakes in eye watering £1.5 million'
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is back on our screens with another selection of famous faces ready to be put through their paces. Stars including Coleen Rooney, Danny Jones, and Oti Mabuse have all entered the Australian jungle in the hopes of becoming the next I'm A Celebrity champion.
It's no secret that the contestants are paid a huge fee for their appearance on the show, with ITV bosses paying out thousands for certain stars to agree to participate. Each famous face is believed to take home anywhere between £30,000 and £600,000 and the lucrative fee is paid regardless of whether they are the first to be eliminated or crowned the winner. As this year's series gets underway, we take a look through the highest paid stars in the history of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!...
Coleen Rooney
Famous WAG Coleen Rooney made her jungle debut on Sunday (17 November) and it's reported that she's the highest paid celebrity to ever appear on I'm A Celebrity. The star is alledgedly being paid a huge £1.5 million for her appearance in the show.
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Coleen is married to footballer Wayne Rooney, and together the couple have a £200 million fortune. Of that, Coleen has conrtinuted and estimated £19 million through her extensive TV career that dates back to 2006. Coleen starred in her own show, Coleen's Real Women, also produced an exercise video and has published multiple books.
Nigel Farage
The second political contestant to appear on I'm A Celebrity was the leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage, who starred in the show last year. While Coleen is said to be the highest paid star on the show, Nigel's fee was also rumoured to be £1.5 million.
Despite lots of backlash by fans about his appearance on the show, Nigel came in third place behind boxer Tony Bellew and King of the Jungle Sam Thompson. When Sam was told how much Nigel was alledgedly getting paid he reponded with: "Mate, I would have done it for anything! I would have been a very, very easy negotiation. I would have paid them to be on it.”
Noel Edmonds
Former Deal or No Deal host Noel Edmonds came with a hefty price tag when he appeared on I'm A Celebrity in 2018. Noel was a late arrival on the series, and was parachuted in to join his fellow campmates after the series had already got underway.
The presenter's jungle stint lasted just nine days, and show bosses are believed to have forked out an eye-watering £600,000 for the privilege.
Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp won over legions of fans during his stint in the Australian jungle, from his hilarious one-liners to his heart-warming reunion with wife Sandra he provided some of the most memorable moments of the 2018 series.
It's believed he was offered a hefty £500,000 pay check by ITV bosses to appear on the show, making him one of the most expensive stars in the show's history. The former football manager, now 77, was eventually crowned king of the jungle, so we're sure show bosses saw the huge fee as money well spent.
Katie Price
Former glamour model Katie Price made I'm A Celebrity history when she entered the jungle not once, but twice. She is the only star in the history of the show to do so. Katie first appeared on the show in 2004, when she famously fell in-love with ex-husband Peter Andre.
Five years later, in 2009, she returned to the Australian jungle for a second time, but her appearance came with a hefty price tag. Reports claim she earned £450,000 for her second stint, while other stars during the series were paid just £65,000 in comparison.
Amir Khan
Prior to Harry's jungle stint, boxer Amir Khan was believed to be the highest paid celeb to ever take part in the series. Amir was reportedly paid £400,000 to fly out to Australia, with show bosses determined to see him appear on the show.
The boxer definitely did entertain viewers during his stint in the jungle however. He provided one of the most memorable moments of the series when he and Iain Lee chose to eat a treat they'd won in a Dingo Dollar Challenge without sharing with the rest of their campmates.
Matt Hancock
Tory MP Matt Hancock was paid a £320,000 for his controversial appearance on the show in 2022. The former health secretary received huge backlash when he headed into the jungle and ultimately had the Tory whip swiftly removed.
A source told The Sun: “Matt’s pay deal with I’m A Celebrity is around £400,000 which is one of the largest ever show fees to have been paid out. ITV were keen for viewers to think the deal was worth around £150,000 but in reality it’s over double that. They asked him to be on the show three times in a matter of weeks and the money definitely helped seal the deal.”
Richard Madeley
Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley is one of the many celebs who took part in the 2021 series that was filmed in Wales rather then Australia due to the pandemic. Sources claimed the TV presenter was the highest paid celebrity of his series, with a fee of a whopping £200,000.
ITV bosses would have been prepared to offer the large sum however, after it was revealed that they have asked the star numerous times in the past to take part, but 'the timing has never been right'.
