I’m A Celeb’s has seen almost 300 stars enters the jungle, with latest winner Danny Jones been tipped to make millions following his appearance on the show’s 24th series.
The McFly singer, 38, was crowned champion after pipping Coleen Rooney, also 38, to the post, and is now expected to rake in the riches for personal appearances and brand deals.
Brand and Culture Expert, Nick Ede said: ‘£1.5 million as the winner all eyes are on Danny and I can see him being offered advertising deals and personal appearance fees as well as hosting jobs too’.
While many campmates have seen their jungle stints catapult their careers to new heights or totally reinvent their public image, others have fallen off the showbiz maps.
From shocking scandals to bitter celebrity feuds and bankruptcy, some celebs faced their own personal trials since appearing on the show.
Here MailOnline takes the look at what happened to those long forgotten I’m A Celeb stars….
Carol Thatcher
Carol, the daughter of late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, proved an unlikely hit with viewers back in 2005 and went on to be crowned Queen Of The Jungle.
The journalist, now 71, found herself emerge from her famous mother’s shadow and was quickly snapped up by TV bosses and landed a regular gig on BBC1’s The One Show.
However she was dropped from the show comparing French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to a ‘golliwog’ during a break in filming, leaving fellow guest Jo Brand and hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Lampard ‘aghast’.
Carol hit back telling The Guardian at the time: ‘I stand by what I said. I wasn’t going to apologise. I never meant it in a racist way. It was shorthand. I described someone’s appearance colloquially – someone I happen to greatly admire.’
Since then her TV career has all but dried up, however she still offers her services as an after dinner speaker.
She is said to now divide her time between Klosters, Switzerland and Spain, where she lives with her ski-instruction husband Marco Glass.
On one of the few occasions she talked publicly about Marco – 16 years her junior – she said: ‘One day I’m sure he’ll vanish into the distance with someone younger and prettier.’
In 2015 she was back in the headlines two years after her mother’s death, after placing the late Prime Minister’s items up for auction and making a whopping £4.5M.
The sale was also said to have deepened a rift between Carol and twin brother Mark, writing about him in her 2009 autobiography she said: ‘Mark is married to a beautiful girl, has two fabulous 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and various mansions scattered around the world.
‘I’m an ancient spinster of no fixed abode living in a rented holiday flat in a ski resort. I still don’t measure up awfully well on the Richter Scale.’
Jason ‘J’ Brown
Former 5ive frontman Jason ‘J’ Brown, now 48, finished in third place back in 2007 seven behind supermodel Janice Dickinson and winner Christopher Biggins.
Despite the band’s huge 90s success, when they decided to regroup for ITV2’s The Big Reunion in 2013, J decided to stay well clear and has remained out of the spotlight.
The past tensions that ultimately destroyed the group clearly had not been forgotten by the frontman who declined to even be filmed and interviewed for the show.
After first agreeing to take part in ITV reality series he pulled out just a few weeks before filming began.
Speaking about their breakdown at the peak of their fame, the other band members recall that J was a very intimidating and controlling person.
During his pop heyday the singer date Spice Girls star Mel C and they remain pals, with her telling Celebrity Search Engine podcast in 2021: ‘Jay from 5ive, we dated for a little while and he’s lovely and he’s still a friend. We don’t see each other very often, but we stay in touch.’
Rhona Cameron
Comedian Rhona’s time on the show’s second series way back in 2003 was an eventful one after being accused of outing ex-partner and future GBBO host Sue Perkins.
Rhona, now 59, spoke about her and Sue’s relationship during her time in the jungle, which hit the headlines due to the TV presenter never having previously discusses her 𝓈ℯ𝓍uality publicly.
Following her stint in the jungle the Scottish star went on to appear in Celebrity Wife swap with partner Suran Dickson and released her first novel in 2007.
While continuing to perform stand-up she is also the narrator of Channel 4 series Find It, Fix It, Flog It, Rhona also dedicated her time to painting, showing off her art work on social media.
Lord Brocket
Lord Charlie Brocket, now 71, headed to the I’m A Celeb jungle in 2004 and finished in a respectable fourth place.
The aristocrat was infamously known for his 1996 arrest and five-years imprisonment for a £4.5 million car insurance fraud.
Following his stint on the show, he wrote a best-selling autobiography Call Me Charlie, detailing his brush with the law.
He also hosted short-lived, and universally panned, game show Scream! If You Want to Get Off in 2005, which saw teams battle against each other in challenges similar to I’m A Celeb’s Bushtucker Trials.
In 2020 he was caught on video verbally abusing society upholsterer Grace Stedman and swatting at her with his motorcycle glove.
The film was shot as the peer confronted Grace at her London shop after he was awarded £2,838.92 in a court action against her – the sum covered the cost of the curtains plus a £75 admin fee.
Sophie Anderton
Model Sophie, now 47, was another of the I’m A Celeb stars to showcase their jaw-dropping figures as they hit the waterfall shower during her 2004 stint.
Following her time down under she went on to land hosting gigs on This Morning and appeared on Celebrity Love Island.
However the former face of Gossard’s lingerie was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2008, amid her battle with cocaine addiction.
The same year she was was filmed offering 𝓈ℯ𝓍 to an undercover reporter in exchange for cash, which saw her earnings plummet as result of the scandal.
During a 2009 appearance on The Jeremy Kyle show she candidly admitted she ‘probably’ slept with men for money to help aid her drug habit.
Since then Sophie has turned her life around and is now happily married and has launched her own fashion label, Jundzillova.
Marc Bannerman
Soap star Marc, best known for playing EastEnders hunk Gianni di Marco, entered the jungle alongside the likes of 5ive’s Jason ‘J’ Brown. in 2007.
The actor, now 51, time in the jungle led to him starting a relationship with fellow campmate and Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews, 55.
However their romance was short lived after the Welsh star dumped him, claiming he was ‘couldn’t handle’ her life as a mother of two and also ‘hated’ her clothes.
After being axed from EastEnders after three-years in 2000, telling The Mirror: ‘I suffered depression and turned to the bottle to get me out of it.’
Nevertheless he has continued acting and appeared in guest roles in Netflix’s The Witcher, Pennyworth and Agatha Raisin.
Marc is now also a father of two and even appeared as a guest chef on Steph’s Packed Lunch in 2022.
Linda Barker
Interior designer Linda Barker, now 63, jetted off to the jungle for the show’s second season and finished in third place.
Her appearance helped her career go from strength to strength and posed for lads mags including Zoo and released her own Yoga DVD.
Following the axe of BBC’s Changing Rooms she signed up for 60 Minute Makeover as well as reality show’s Splash! and Celebrity Come Dine With Me.
She now continues her work as a designer and has published books on the subject and even launch her own brand of fabrics and home furnishings titled Linda Barker Home in 2021.
Catalina Guirado
Model Catalina, best known for her role as Chris Evans’ sidekick on TGI Friday in the 90s, also appeared in the 2003 series alongside Linda but only lasted 10 days.
Following her stint the former It Girl, now 50, went on to appear as a guest on This Morning, Loose Women an Bo Selecta!
She was also invited to take part in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes where she performed as Blondie’s Debbie Harry and was crowned champion.
But Catalina now lives a totally different life and runs her own company which manufactures horse riding attire in the US.
She regularly shares snaps of her stylish equestrian clothing and life with her horses to social media.
