I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is fast approaching, and so the rumours have begun on who could be featuring in the show down under.
But before it begins next month, let’s direct our attention to the All Stars version, which has already been filmed and is due to hit our screens in 2026.
The list of rumoured celebrities taking part in I’m A Celebrity All Stars, set in South Africa, includes an iconic reality TV star, an ex-football manager, and a former British Olympian.
However, a few stars have already ruled themselves out publicly.
Melvin Odoom recently confirmed on Good Morning Britain that he wouldn’t be returning to the jungle, after starring in the 2024 competition.
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When asked if he would ever go on the show again, Odoom, 45, said: ‘I don’t think they would ask me this soon anyway. And I was terrified, I cried half the time.’
Former glamour model, Nicola McLean, said to The Sun: ‘How have I not been asked yet?’
McLean appeared in the 2008 series and finished in sixth place behind EastEnders actor Joe Swash, who was crowned winner.
‘It is only the second one [I’m A Celebrity All Stars], but I’m hoping I’ll get the call-up. I think I’d be brilliant,’ she added.
The previous series of I’m A Celebrity All Stars aired in 2023, with Myleene Klass crowned winner.
Who is rumoured for I’m A Celebrity All Stars 2026?
Gemma Collins
The GC (Gemma Collins) is reportedly set to make a return to the jungle after a somewhat disastrous first attempt.
Collins, 44, lasted just three days in the 2014 series, after finding it extremely tough and having a panic attack before the helicopter took off to take her towards camp.
A source told The Sun: ‘She hated it first time round but knows it would be TV gold for her fans if she gave it another go.’
She rose to fame on ITV series Towie, and is now one of the cast members who is most synonymous with the show.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2019, a good few years after her departure, she said: ‘If they asked me back, yes, I’d go back.’ Fighting talk from Collins.
Jimmy Bullard
In the same year that Collins went on the show, ex-football player, Jimmy Bullard, also made an appearance.
Despite being there longer than Collins (not too difficult), Bullard, 43, was the first to be voted off.
This shocked audiences as he was a fan favourite at the start – but some didn’t like his ‘banter’ with former X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden, and claimed it was more like bullying.
Bullard, told Ant and Dec it was all done as a joke, and Quickenden was aware of that.
A source told The Sun: ‘He was voted off first last time and he felt he had a lot more to give. Now he’s got the chance to get stuck in again.’
Scarlett Moffatt
She may have started off on the sofa, but Scarlett Moffatt has well and truly made her transition to the screen after first appearing on Gogglebox in 2014.
Fast forward two years from then and Moffatt, 35, won I’m A Celebrity 2016.
As if that wasn’t enough, she’s said to be back for more on I’m A Celebrity All Stars 2026.
A lot has changed for Moffatt in the last ten years. She’s had a baby, and got engaged to partner Scott Dobinson.
A source told The Sun: ‘Scarlett is a mum now and she wants to do it to show her little boy how brave she can be.’
Sir Mo Farah
He’s used to being first in the race on the tracks, but will Sir Mo Farah come first in the jungle?
The Olympian was part of the Covid contingency who swapped Australia for Wales in 2020.
According to The Sun, a source said: ‘He’s excited to experience a different side of I’m A Celeb as obviously the castle series were dramatically different to Oz.’
During his exit chat from the 2020 series, in which he came sixth in the series, Sir Mo, 42, said: ‘All I wanted to know is “can I go in and challenge myself?”’
Earlier this year, Sir Mo ruled out doing Strictly in an interview with The i Paper. He said: ‘My kids would never forgive me if I did it.’
Looks like Strictly is off the cards, and I’m A Celebrity All Stars in on.
David Haye
Boxing legend David Haye joined the cast of I’m A Celebrity in 2012 and came a very respectable third place.
A source told The Sun: ‘David was delighted to get the call from ITV.
‘As viewers know, no chats are off-limits around the campfire, so they can expect to see David grilled over his quirky relationships.’
The 44-year-old was pipped to the post by Ashley Roberts and Charlie Brooks in the series that aired 13 years ago.
Harry Redknapp
One who’s reportedly setting his feet back in the jungle is ex-football manager Harry Redknapp.
According to The Sun, he was ‘first on the list of wannabe celebrity contestants.’
He claimed losing a stone during his last stint on the show after not eating for four days due to being fussy and the rations they were limited to.
Redknapp, 78, was victorious back in 2018 and crowned King of the Jungle in the series alongside Emily Atack and John Barrowman.
Maybe this time he won’t be going in as blind. After his last appearance on the show, Redknapp told Good Morning Britain: ‘I thought there’d be a caravan behind the show with a mug of tea’.
Sinitta
Singer and performer Sinitta, 62, is rumoured to return for the second series of I’m A Celebrity All Stars.
With ample access to jungle leaves, this could be the perfect opportunity for the star to recreate her iconic look from judges’ houses on The X Factor in 2009.
Her 2011 appearance on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in Australia wasn’t short of fireside gossip as she spilt the tea on ex-boyfriends from Simon Cowell to Brad Pitt.
An insider told The Sun that ‘viewers are in for a treat’ with Sinitta’s appearance.
Ashley Roberts
The former Pussycat Doll, Ashley Roberts, was on I’m A Celebrity over a decade ago.
Now a radio star on Heart, Roberts was runner-up to Charlie Brooks in 2012.
Roberts, 43, is apparently returning for the All Stars series, with a show source telling The Sun: ‘She’s warm, hilarious and of course, drop dead gorgeous.’
If the rumour turns out to be true, she’ll be reunited with Haye, who also appeared in 2012.
Seann Walsh
The comedian Sean Walsh, 39, appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2022 after a Strictly scandal in 2018, and is reportedly set to return.
His hopes of ‘redeeming himself’ could be seen to have worked, as he finished in a respectable fifth place.
According to The Sun, a TV insider said: ‘Part of the reason why he came across comparatively well was because he went into I’m A Celebrity with an even bigger love rat.’
It was the same series that Matt Hancock entered the jungle, after his affair was revealed in 2021.
Since then, Walsh has become a Dad of two, with his youngest child arriving in March.
Craig Charles
Radio DJ and Corrie actor Craig Charles was last in the jungle in 2014.
Charles, 61, wasn’t in the jungle for long, as his brother tragically passed away from a heart attack at the age of 50 when he was just four days in.
Now, over a decade later, he’s reportedly going for it again.
A TV insider told The Sun: ‘ITV has given him another go, and it’s a move which has never been done on the show before – bringing someone back who had to leave due to such circumstances.’
Adam Thomas
Emmerdale actor, Adam Thomas, is set for a ‘glorious return’ according to a source who spoke to The Sun.
He finished in third place in 2016, behind Scarlett Moffatt and Joel Dommett.
The soap star, 37, went on to present the spin-off show Extra Camp with Joel Dommett and Emily Atack in 2019 and is now seemingly going to appear on series two of I’m A Celebrity All Stars.
The source also said: ‘It’s the perfect time for him to head back into the jungle and affirm his position as Mr Bushtucker Trial’.
Beverley Callard
The Coronation Street legend, Beverley Callard, appeared in I’m A Celebrity 2020, set in Wales.
The 68-year-old is reportedly heading further afield for All Stars, according to a source who told The Sun that she’s been filming the show.
Callard finished in ninth place in the 2020 series and ‘when the chance came up to fly to South Africa and have a second spin of the wheel she jumped at the chance’, said the source.
To recap on I’m A Celebrity All Stars…
When does it start?
While the exact date hasn’t been specified, we know it will return in 2026. The first series aired in April and finished in May.
Where and when is it being filmed?
Like the last series, it’s set in South Africa. With reports from The Sun that the series was being filmed earlier this month, it’s thought to be wrapped now.
However, we know that a live grand final will be broadcast direct from London.
How long will it be on?
ITV has confirmed the series will run for ‘weeks’. In 2023, it ran for two weeks and five days.
Who are the hosts?
Ant and Dec will return as hosts.
A spokesperson for ITV said: ‘Any names suggested for I’m A Celeb… South Africa are just speculation.’
I’m A Celebrity All Stars will return to ITV in 2026.
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