I’m a Celebrity live: Maura Higgins prepares to enter jungle as two new contestants announced
It was revealed on Wednesday’s show that two more celebs are joining camp
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Your support makes all the difference.The I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! cast are fully settled into jungle life after their fourth day at camp.
On Wednesday night’s show, it was revealed that Love Island favourite Maura Higgins and writer and broadcaster Reverend Richard Coles will be entering the jungle.
Also on last night’s episode, Tulisa Contostavlos said her “life fell apart” after the “Fake Sheikh” setup, and shared her experience of facing prison for an alleged drug deal after the elaborate, expensive, and months-long ruse by an undercover journalist.
Among this year’s other contestants are Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse. Others include McFly singer Danny Jones, McGuigan and Coleen Rooney, who is the show’s highest-paid star in its history.
New episodes of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! air on ITV1 and ITVX every night at 9pm.
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Last night, Coleen Rooney got emotional about loss of her sister
After Barry McGuigan opened up about his daughter’s death, Rooney reflected on losing her own sister, Rosie, who died when she was 14.
“Even when Rosie died, I kept it together for me mum and dad,” she said.
Rooney revealed that Rosie’s anniversary was coming up in January, adding: “She was 14 when she died, she’d be 26 now. It’s hard to lose a child, I’ve always said that… so we’re lucky to have what we’ve got.”
Why Tulisa left the spotlight
The N-Dubz singer hasn’t had an easy time in the spotlight over the years.
Find out why she’s made a return via reality TV, below:
Why I’m a Celebrity 2024 contestant Tulisa left the spotlight after The X Factor
The N-Dubz singer has faced several obstacles in the last 10 years
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Forget disgraced politicians – Tulisa is the I’m a Celeb contestant who deserves redemption the most
Annabel Nugent writes:
The singer, who rose to fame as one-third of the hip-hop group N-Dubz, is entering the I’m a Celeb jungle this week already a survivor of sorts. When she was 26, Tulisa said she felt as though she’d clocked 60 years of life experience – a good chunk of those not positive. The highlights (or lowlights rather) being: the lurid leaking of a sex tape, a drug sting operation by a tabloid, and of course, the good old-fashioned misogyny and classism inherent to being a working-class woman in the public eye. Eating a platter of raw fisheyes? It’ll be a cakewalk in comparison.
Forget politicians, Tulisa is the I’m a Celeb contestant who deserves redemption most
The N-Dubz singer and self-proclaimed ‘Female Boss’ has survived a drug sting, sex tape, and the rampant misogyny and classism of 2010s fame. If anyone deserves a shot at rewriting their pop culture narrative, it is Tulisa, writes Annabel Nugent
Your votes mean Dean McCullough will enter the ‘Sinister Sarcophagus’ on tonight’s episode
Northern Irish BBC Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough admitted he was “terrified of everything” ahead of his arrival in the jungle.
But now, the 32-year-old, who was dubbed an early fan-favourite because of his ‘Wagatha Christie’ jibe at Coleen Rooney, will be facing his first Bushtucker Trial as he tackles the ‘Sinister Sarcophagus’.
Your votes mean Dean will be calling out for ‘Mummy’ as he heads to the Sinister Sarcophagus ⚰️ #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/G4kwFnwt1b
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I’m a Celebrity 2024: How much are contestants being paid?
The reality TV juggernaut has been a fixture on screens since 2002 and, over the years, the amount of money paid to the participating contestants has exponentially increased.
This gap has widened even more in the last four years alone, with Noel Edmonds, the one-time highest-paid star, receiving £600,000 for what ended up being just one week in the jungle in 2019.
The 2024 line-up features celebrities ranging from singers Danny Jones (McFly) and Tulisa (N-Dubz) to Loose Women panellist Jane Moore and Love Island’s Maura Higgins.
How much are I’m a Celebrity 2024 contestants being paid
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