Now we’re in November, the weather is certainly getting chillier in the UK, which means it’s hotting up in Australia, ready for a host of brave celebrities to descend on the infamous jungle for the 2025 series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!. ITV has released the official line-up for the series, which will see a fresh batch of famous faces brave not only the rice and beans diet and al fresco sleeping arrangements that come with jungle life, but also the stomach-churning Bushtucker Trials
Last year, fans were delighted by the varied selection of contestants, from TikToker turned Loose Women star GK Barry to McFly singer Danny Jones (who was crowned King of the Jungle) and vicar cum Strictly star, Reverend Richard Coles. Now, we can’t wait to see the friendships that will form and the drama that will ensue with the new campmates, with our excitement only building after the 2025 trailer featuring hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly landed on ITV’s social media on 7 November. Keep scrolling to meet all of the confirmed stars ahead of the launch show.
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Lisa has been asked to take part in the show “numerous times”
Lisa Riley
Lisa Riley has long been one of the stars rumoured to be taking part this year, and it seems the rumours were true! The actress, 49, couldn’t have looked happier to be landing in Australia, flashing a big, beaming smile at photographers as she arrived with multiple suitcases. It seems Lisa may have to become acclimatised to a simpler way of living as she’ll soon trade her suitcases full of home comforts for a simple backpack with the bare essentials.
The star, who has played Mandy Dingle on Emmerdale on and off since 1995, has been asked to take part in the show “numerous times”. On why she signed up for the series, Lisa said: “The reason is I’m going to be 50 next year, it’s thirty years on and off playing Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale and ten years of being sober. It’s like a big baguette where everything I wanted was in it! And it’s I’m A Celebrity’s 25th series anniversary too.”
WATCH: The trailer for I’m A Celeb 2025
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Kelly is no stranger to reality shows
Kelly Brook
Model Kelly Brook, 45, is no stranger to a reality TV competition, having come sixth on Strictly in 2007 with pro dancer Brendan Cole, before competing in the second series of Celebrity Race Across the World in 2024 with her husband of three years, French actor Jeremy Parisi.
On signing up for the show, Kelly said: “I’m such a fan of the show that I thought, ‘Maybe I could do it, maybe I could cope.’ I won’t know unless I try and so I am going to throw myself into it.”
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Shona McGarty is best known for her iconic role as Whitney in EastEnders
Shona McGarty
Shona McGarty, best known for her iconic role as Whitney in EastEnders, is the latest celebrity to be snapped arriving Down Under. Shona has been heavily rumoured for a while, and since her exit from the long-standing soap last year, she’s made a fabulous decision by making the Jungle her next project.
“Now that I have left EastEnders, I want to do other things,” said the actress. “I’m finding my voice and who I am away from the script and character that I grew up playing. Everyone expects me to wear massive gold hoop earrings and have a ponytail whilst eating chicken nuggets! But I am nothing like that. I’m looking forward to using this experience to be completely myself, which nobody has seen.”
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Ruby is best known for her presenting and comedy career
Ruby Wax OBE
Ruby Wax, who is best known for her comedy career and for interviewing celebrities on shows like The Full Wax and Ruby Wax Meets, revealed why now is the right time to take on the jungle. “I was offered the chance to take part a long time ago and I thought, ‘No, I could never do that’ but now it’s the right time. I like doing adventurous things,” she said.
“It will be nice for people to get to know the real me because you can’t hide in the jungle. In my personas before, I looked quite aggressive and pushy, and I think it was just my nerves. I am not aggressive, it’s the way I talk. I’m not confrontational and it looked like I was.”
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Martin is famed for being the bassist for 80s pop band Spandau Ballet
Martin Kemp
Actor and pop legend Martin Kemp is perhaps best known as the bassist for 80s pop band Spandau Ballet, as well as for his appearances on Channel 4’s Gogglebox alongside his famous son, Roman, who took part in the show back in 2019 and placed third. Now, he’s following in his son’s footsteps by taking on the iconic jungle.
On why he joined the line-up, Martin said: “I’ve had to cancel some jobs but when Roman was on I’m A Celebrity…, I was addicted. I watched it every day and enjoyed it so much. I felt it was now time in my life for an adventure. I have been on this journey of DJing over the last five years, it has been non-stop and I thought it was time to give something back to myself. I absolutely love the show, it is iconic TV, which I love being part of.”
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The rapper is hoping to raise awareness about Down syndrome
Aitch
BRIT-award winning rapper Aitch is swapping the recording studio for the jungle, where he’s hoping to raise awareness about Down syndrome. His sister, Gracie has the genetic disorder.
Sharing his hopes of winning, Aitch – whose real name is Harrison – said: “It’s already unheard of to have a rapper from North Manchester. And so, if a rapper who goes on a side quest by going in the jungle and goes and wins it, well that will show you can do anything in life. It would feel good and it would prove to younger people that if you put your mind to it, you can do what you want.”
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Alex is a sports broadcaster and former Lioness
Alex Scott MBE
Sports broadcaster and former Lioness Alex Scott, who viewers will recognise for her coverage of some of TV’s biggest sporting events, is heading into the jungle this year. The presenter said her partner, musician Jess Glynne, is going to find it hard when she goes into camp. “Jess thinks I am absolutely mental! But she will be my biggest supporter, and my mum absolutely loves the show,” said Alex. “Thinking of her tuning in every night will bring a tear.”
She added: “But I will need to push myself to speak out around all of the different and big personalities. Not going into myself for being the shy one will be my big challenge.”
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Angry Ginge is a content creator with over 3 million followers
Angry Ginge
Angry Ginge is a content creator with more than three million followers on social media. The YouTuber and Twitch star said he’s dreading the Bushtucker Trials, which he thinks his followers will vote for him to take on. “If I am honest, I think most of them will vote for me to do every single trial,” he said. “There is not one trial I am looking forward to, but I would never say ‘no’ to the challenges.”
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Eddie is a BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter
Eddie Kadi
BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter and comedian Eddie Kadi is hoping to make his daughter proud by joining the show. “Raising a daughter is a beautiful thing and my daughter is extremely excited. It’s going to be a story for her every single day,” says the presenter, who took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2023. “And if I were to be crowned ‘King of the Jungle’, my daughter would be the proudest daughter in the world.”
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Jack is the son of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne
Jack Osbourne
TV personality Jack Osbourne, who is the son of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, is hoping to make his family proud in the jungle. Jack, whose dad, Ozzy, sadly died earlier this year, said that while his mum and sister Kelly will be tuning in, along with his wife and family, he’s going to miss home while he’s in camp. “Mum and Kelly, yeah they are absolutely going to be watching. They are supportive,” he said.
“It’s absolutely going to be hard leaving them behind. I have got lots of kids, my wife, and my family still in the wake of my dad passing. It is going to be difficult, that is for sure. It’s not the longest amount of time I’ve been away from them.”
