I’m A Celebrity’s stars have landed in Australia ahead of filming and while what they get paid is usually a closely guarded secret, the money this year’s cast are banking has been ‘leaked’
How much would you have to be paid to eat kangaroo balls or be buried alive in the Australian jungle? The salaries of the I’m A Celebrity stars is often a closely guarded secret… but this year some of them appear to have got out.
With the show starting again on Sunday (16 November), audiences are on the edge of their seats, waiting for the gruelling series to get underway. The amount this year’s cast are banking has reportedly been leaked to the press, and unsurprisingly each celeb is rumoured to be taking home thousands for their participation in the hit ITV show.
However, an unexpected star has come out on top, taking home more than double the lowest paid celeb will get. Leaked by a TV insider to The Sun, here are the salaries reportedly received by this year’s I’m A Celeb cast, from the lowest paid to the highest paid celeb.
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Eddie Kadi
The comedian and radio host is taking home the least of all the celebrities but it is still a whopping £75,000 for the show. The insider explained his lack of star power meant his earning were not as high as his co-stars but that “his worth is set to shoot up as he’ll likely go far in there.”
Before being on I’m A Celeb, Eddie was the first Black British comedian to headline London’s O2, appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023. He was on the show for five weeks before he and his partner Karen Hauer were eliminated.
Kelly Brook
Loose Women star Kelly Brook is thought to be making £5k more than Eddie and taking home £80,000 for her I’m A Celeb stint. She previously said she would never do the series, but revealed why she changed her mind on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail podcast.
She said: “What changed? Really good question. A friend of mine got asked to have a meeting with the producers of I’m A Celebrity and I said, You have to do it, I love watching it, what an incredible life experience… I was thinking, why can’t I give myself that advice? I realised it was basically out of fear, and I thought, it’s about time that I live my don’t give a da*n era.”
Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is taking home the third smallest paycheck, thought to be £95,000. Even though it’s low compared to some fees this year, it’s still thought to be over double what his son bagged in 2019.
Roman Kemp was paid an approximate £40,000 for his stint on the show and lasted 22 days in the jungle. His popularity soared after the show and he banked £1 million in work deals over the following year.
Ruby Wax
Ruby is reported to be taking home £95,000. The chat show icon is a favourite among fans to make it to the final, as the 72-year-old’s TV show Ruby Wax: Cast Away, she was ‘stranded’ off the coast of a remote island in Madagascar for ten days. As such, she already has experience with being in a remote location, relying on your own skills to survive.
Lisa Riley
Emmerdale star Lisa is thought to have negotiated a deal of £95,000 as well. She is said to have spent years saying no to the show, before finally caving this year.
A TV insider said she was the “perfect celebrity” for I’m A Celeb. “Lisa is the perfect celebrity for the show because not only is she from a soap watched by millions she’s one of its biggest characters and it’s an ITV show to boot.”
Shona McGarty
The EastEnders actress is also said to be taking home £95,000 for the show. Talking about Shona, Ruby, Lisa and Martin, the insider said the four taking home that fee were “all showbiz favourites” but didn’t appeal to youth audiences, meaning they would not be bringing home the biggest paycheck. They said: “While they haven’t netted the biggest paydays because they aren’t the massive social media names that bring in the youth demographic ITV are after, they are still making solid cash.”
Angry Ginge
Morgan Burthwhistle, aka Angry Ginge, is said to be getting £100,000 for taking part in the series. The football influencer has several million followers of social media and that has contributed to his paycheck, according to the source, especially as ITV are trying to appeal to a younger audience.
Alex Scott
Former Lioness Alex Scott is also thought to be taking home £100,000. The source said she was getting an “impressive amount” as she is a “massive name”.
They added that her relationship with Jess Glynne, singer of the Jet2 holiday ad song Hold My Hand, meant ITV bosses were willing to pay more, hoping she would “spill the beans” about her relationship.
Jack Osbourne
The son of Ozzy Osbourne is said to be banking £200,000. He has joined the show only a few months after the death of his rockstar dad and sources say he’s a “great addition” to the series.
This is not least because they hope audiences will tune in to “get his take on his loss” and how the rest of the Osbournes are coping with Ozzy’s death.
Aitch
The highest paid celeb is thought to be rapper Aitch, who is said to be taking home a whopping £250,000. The 25-year-old is thought to have been brought on the show to being in younger viewers and his 2.2 million followers on Instagram will surely help with that.
