I’m A Celebrity 2025’s highest-paid star is bagging a whopping £250,000

The salaries of this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! cast have seemingly been revealed, with the highest earner taking home a whopping sum.

On Sunday night, names including Jack Osbourne, Ruby Wax, Kelly Brook, Martin Kemp, and Lisa Riley will make their debut for the 2025 series.

What lies ahead is three weeks of competing for food in Bushtucker Trials and surviving without luxuries, all while getting to know their fellow campmates, plus two rumoured late arrivals.

I’m A Celebrity has been known to splash the cash to encourage huge stars and public figures who will attract viewers to sign up in the past.

And this year is no exception, with the biggest paycheque said to be a staggering £250,000.

It might not be for whom you’d expect, though.

According to The Sun, this year, ITV is forking out £75k for comedian Eddie Kadi. He’s the series’s lowest-paid celeb, but that certainly isn’t a figure to be sniffed at.

It’s believed the ex-Strictly star ‘didn’t command as high a fee’, but it’s predicted I’m A Celeb could prove lucrative for him in the long run if he goes far.

Coming in next is broadcaster Kelly, said to be taking home £80k for her stint Down Under, with producers counting on her to spill the details of her ‘colourful life’ for viewers.

In the £95k bracket are several stars: comedy legend Ruby, EastEnders fave Shona McGarty, and Emmerdale actress Lisa, all of whom just fall short of a six-figure payday.

Joining them is Spandau Ballet singer Martin, who is earning over twice the amount his son Roman got in 2019. The radio DJ lasted 22 days in camp and was paid £40k.

‘Those four are all showbiz favourites who everyone has heard of,’ a source explained.

‘And 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.’

Getting into bigger bucks, social media star Angry Ginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, and former Lioness Alex Scott are reportedly being paid around £100k.

‘He has the online fan numbers to make him an attractive prospect to ITV bosses desperate to make the show relevant to a younger audience,’ an insider claimed of the 23-year-old streamer.

Although it’s said football pundit Alex could be taking home a bit more, with her exact fee being a ‘closely guarded secret’.

She has, however, scored a ‘significant’ payday.

‘It’s an impressive amount, as Alex is a massive name, very respected in her field, and ITV were willing to shell out the big bucks for her,’ said a source.

They added: ‘It also helps that she is in a high-profile relationship with singer Jess Glynne, so bosses were willing to shell out more in the hopes she’ll spill the beans about her love story.’

Meanwhile, The Osbournes star Jack, who signed up for the show just months after the death of his dad, Ozzy, is receiving £200k.

Finally, at the top of the list, we have rapper Aitch, who is supposedly being paid a very nice £250k for his appearance.

That quarter of a million will surely land comfortably in his bank account, as the Brit Award winner, 25, has already made quite the name for himself in the world of rap.

Higher-ups are said to be relying on him to bring in a young audience, given that he boasts over two million Instagram followers alone.

‘Aitch is a very savvy negotiator and very wealthy in his own right already,’ shared a showbiz mole. ‘But I know he is looking to become more mainstream as he gets older, and this will be a good vehicle for him.’

Who is the highest-paid I’m A Celeb star ever?

ITV has not only paid celebs thousands for their appearances in the past but even millions.

Last year, Coleen Rooney reportedly took home £1.5million, reaching the final before Danny Jones was crowned King of the Jungle.

This made her the joint highest earner in the reality show’s history, as divisive politician Nigel Farage got the same fee when he, too, made the final.

Other top earners of past series include Noel Edmonds, who reportedly got £800k in 2018, Caitlyn Jenner, who was paid £500k in 2019, and eventual winner Harry Redknapp, plus Boy George, who both received £500k.

ITV declined to comment.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2025 begins on Sunday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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