We're just a few days away from the return of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and we are counting down the evenings until we're reunited with Ant and Dec for a series full of jungle antics, creepy bush tucker trials and a bunch of celebrities surviving off rice and beans for three weeks.
This year's cast features a variety of well known faces from Zoey 101's Jamie Lynn Spears, to YouTube icon Nella Rose to er, Nigel Farage. It's certainly going to be an interesting year.
And this year reportedly features the highest paid I'm a Celebrity contestant ever, with Nigel Farage said to be earning £1.5million for his stint in the jungle, according to the Mail Online.
So we know Nigel is getting a very impressive salary for his time on the show, but what about previous I'm a Celebrity contestants? How much was Matt Hancock paid to go on the show? And what about I'm a Celebrity legend Katie Price?
Here's all the details you need to know about the highest ever paid I'm a Celebrity contestants over 23 series.
Highest paid I'm a Celebrity contestants of all time
Nigel Farage - £1.5million
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Yep, that's right the highest ever paid I'm a Celebrity contestant of all time is reportedly ex MP Nigel Farage, who is said to be heading into the jungle after being paid £1.5million for his time on the show.
Noel Edmonds - £600,000
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In 2018 Noel Edmonds entered the jungle for a reported fee of £600,000. The former Deal or No Deal entered the jungle as a surprise late arrival and spent a surprisingly short amount of time in the jungle after he was voted off the show first.
Caitlyn Jenner - £500,000
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Caitlyn Jenner entered the jungle as part of the 2019 series and was reportedly paid half a million to appear on the show.
She entered the show from day one and appeared alongside Nadine Coyle and Jacqueline Jossa, where she finished in sixth place.
Harry Redknapp - £500,000
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2018 was an expensive year for the I'm a Celebrity production team as well as paying Noel Edmonds £600,000 to enter the jungle, they also paid football manager Harry Redknapp a reported £500,000 to be on the show.
Harry ended up becoming a fan favourite and won the show.
Boy George - £500,000
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Last year's I'm a Celebrity featured the arrival of Boy George who was reportedly paid £500,000 to be a campmate on the series. He lasted 18 days in the jungle and finished in eighth place.
Katie Price - £450,000
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For her second stint in the jungle in 2009 (she first appeared on the 2003 series) Katie Price was paid at the time a record breaking £450,000.
However, for her second time on the show she ended up leaving the show on day nine.
Ian Wright - £400,000
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In 2019 former footballer Ian Wright headed into the jungle and was reportedly paid £400,000 to appear on the show.
He stayed in the jungle for 18 days and came in eighth place.
Amir Khan - £400,000
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Boxer Amir Khan will always be remembered for strawberry gate during his time on I'm a Celebrity and it turns out he was reportedly paid £400,000 to appear on the show in 2017.
He lasted 20 days in the jungle and came out in fifth place.
Matt Hancock - £400,000
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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock's arrival in the I'm a Celebrity jungle last year was a controversial appointment at the time and he was reportedly paid £400,000 to appear on the show.
He was a late arrival and perhaps to the shock of many viewers at home he finished the show in third place behind runner-up Owen Warner and winner Jill Scott.
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here returns on 19th November 2023 on ITV1 and ITVX
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