Kelly Brook is rumoured to be one of the highest paid celebs on this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! – here’s what the cast of 2025 could be set to earn
Kelly Brooks’ pay cheque for appearing on I’m A Celebrity is out of the bag – and it’s an eye watering sum.
The 45-year-old is rumoured to be one of the highest paid celebs on this year’s series, which kicks off on Sunday November 16. According to reports, the model turned TV presenter and actress could stand to pocket as much as £300,000 for her turn on the ITV show.
She is already said to be worth £7.5 million from her career as a model, which began when she was 16, and led to her becoming a lads’ mag favourite in the Noughties. In 2005, she was crowned the ‘world’s sexiest woman’ by FHM.
Huge ad campaigns, an appearance in a Pulp music video, and presenting stints on shows like The Big Breakfast, TFI Friday and Celebrity Love Island followed. Kelly, who trained at the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, has also starred in the West End, as well as film and TV in the likes of The Italian Job, Smallville, Midsomer Murders, Celebrity Juice and Keith Lemon: The Movie.
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These days she’s better known for presenting the drive time show on Heart Radio and being a Loose Women panellist. But she’s no stranger to a reality show having appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, The Great Stand Up To Cancer Great British Bake Off, The Masked Dancer and Celebrity Race Around The World with her Italian model and actor husband Jeremy Parisi, 40.
This weekend, Kelly – who says she’s ‘currently on a nature retreat’ on her Instagram page – will join nine other famous faces heading into the jungle. Then, as is I’m A Celeb tradition, two latecomers will arrive in camp a few days later. Though this is yet to be officially confirmed it’s said they are Irish broadcaster Vogue Williams, 40, and Celebs Go Dating legend Tom Read Wilson, 39.
Also heading Down Under are comedians Ruby Wax, 72, and Eddie Kadi, 42, Emmerdale icon Lisa Riley, 49, Spandau Ballet legend Martin Kemp, 64, Sports presenter Alex Scott, 41, EastEnders star Shona McGarty, 34, Manchester rapper Aitch, 25, and football content creator Angryginge, 24.
But the biggest name on this year’s line-up is thought to be Jack Osbourne, son of the late Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne, who could be set to pocket upwards of £500,000 for his stint on the ITV show, according to Finance Monthly.
Giving their verdict on who will earn top bucks on I’m A Celeb this year, the publication said: “Household names like Jack Osbourne, son of rock legend Ozzy, are tipped to command upwards of £500,000, leveraging his reality TV pedigree and recent career resurgence for maximum draw.
“Kelly Brook, the model-turned-presenter, could pocket around £300,000, her glamorous profile ensuring tabloid frenzy from day one. Sports stars such as Alex Scott, fresh off football punditry stints, typically land £200,000 to £400,000 deals, blending athletic appeal with broad audience pull.”
It added: “Mid-tier entrants like Vogue Williams and Martin Kemp hover in the £150,000 to £250,000 bracket, offering reliable entertainment without breaking the bank. Emerging faces, including Emmerdale’s Shona McGarty and podcaster Tom Read Wilson, likely settle for £100,000 to £150,000, viewing the exposure as a gateway to bigger gigs.” The Mirror has contacted ITV for comment on this story.
And it seems Kelly has definitely had a change of heart since 2018 – when she vowed never to do the show. Back then she said: “I can just think of a million things I’d rather do” as she “didn’t want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles and all the things they have to eat on there”.
She said she’d rather “go and work in my local pub” if she needed the cash, adding: “Even if I had a huge tax bill and I had to pay it really urgently, I still wouldn’t do it. It’s kind of like the beginning of the end in my opinion.”
But I’m A Celeb bosses must have done something right as a source told The Sun on Sunday: “Show bosses have been after Kelly as a campmate for years and think she could possibly be their sexiest contestant ever.”
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