{"id":279292,"date":"2025-07-21T06:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/279292\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T06:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:39:13","slug":"im-a-celebrity-lining-up-two-memorable-campmates-for-itv-all-star-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/279292\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a Celebrity \u2018lining up\u2019 two memorable campmates for ITV all-star version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 huxBsk\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out of Here! is lining up two memorable ex-contestants for an all-star version.<\/p>\n<p>The first all-star version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/itv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV<\/a> reality show aired in 2023, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/im-a-celebrity-south-africa-cast-b2337830.html\">bringing back old campmates<\/a> including Helen Flanagan. Jordan Banjo and Carol Vorderman.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported that a second run of the series could feature former football manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/harry-redknapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Redknapp<\/a>, who was crowned King of the Jungle in 2018, and The Only Way is Essex star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/gemma-collins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemma Collins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Collins first appeared on the show in 2014, but walked out after just three days.<\/p>\n<p>A source told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/35927240\/harry-redknapp-gemma-collins-im-a-celebrity-all-stars\/\">The Sun <\/a>that getting Redknapp and Collins onto the show would be \u201ca real coup\u201d, adding that Redknapp in particular \u201cwas first on the list of wannabe celebrity contestants\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent has contacted Collins and Redknapp for comment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harry-redknapp.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harry Redknapp might be returning for all-star 'I'm a Celebrity'\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Harry Redknapp might be returning for all-star &#8216;I&#8217;m a Celebrity&#8217; (ITV)<\/p>\n<p>ITV producers have a large crop from which to pick: the series started in 2002 and has remained a ratings winner for the channel every year since.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the regular series, which airs from November to December, the all-star version is pre-recorded \u2013 and is expected to air in spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Singer and presenter Myleene Klass won the first all-star series, with dancer Banjo finishing in second place and Olympian Fatima Whitbread coming third.<\/p>\n<p>Other former contestants to take part included former cricket player Phil Tufnell, TV personality Janice Dickinson and ex-EastEnders stars Dean Gaffney and Joe Swash.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-04-28-at-12-16-17.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gemma Collins quit \u2018I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2019 after just three days in 2024\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Gemma Collins quit \u2018I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2019 after just three days in 2024 (ITV)<\/p>\n<p>Instead of I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2019s usual Australian outback setting, the all-star series is filmed in \u201cthe harsher and more unforgiving\u201d environment of South Africa\u2019s Kruger National Park, with the contestants facing challenges \u201ceven bigger and tougher\u201d than before.<\/p>\n<p>The park, which is 250 miles from Johannesburg, is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, covering an area of more than 7,500 square miles.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown how much the all-star contestants get paid, but the amount of money the participating contestants earn on the regular series has exponentially increased since the show started.<\/p>\n<p>This gap has widened even more in the last four years alone, with Noel Edmonds, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/im-a-celebrity-2021\/im-a-celeb-cast-fee-mike-scarlette-b2231277.html\">one-time highest-paid star<\/a>, receiving \u00a3600,000 for what ended up being just one week in the jungle in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/coleen-rooney\">Coleen Rooney<\/a> \u2013 the public figure who is married to footballer Wayne Rooney \u2013 who has bagged the biggest ever fee, with reports claiming she took home more than \u00a31.5m for her appearance.<\/p>\n<p>This is believed to exceed 2023\u2019s record-breaking sum that was paid to Reform MP Nigel Farage for what was one of the show\u2019s most controversial appointments. 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