Celebrities with Somerset ties that have been on ITV’s I’m a Celeb

Here’s a listing of some celebrities which have been on, or are set to seem on I am a Movie star… Get Me Out of Right here!, which have both visited Somerset or have ties to the county.

Coleen Rooney:

Set to be “the very best paid” I am a Celeb! contestant within the historical past of the ITV present, Coleen Rooney is about to make round £1.5 million from being on I am a Celeb.

That is greater than half of what Nigel Farage made when he earned a cool reported £1 million for showing on I am a Celeb final yr.

Coleen Rooney is hopeful that I am a Celeb will give the general public a ‘higher concept’ of who she is. (Picture: PA)

Coleen, spouse of former Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, is “optimistic” forward of her TV look and spoke through her Instagram about happening the present.

Coleen mentioned: “I wish to expertise it, [it’s] one thing totally different, I am doing it for myself and to fulfill new individuals.

“I’ve been within the public eye for over 20 years now, and folks take what they need from it.

“I do assume individuals will get a greater concept of what sort of particular person I’m.”

“There’s been loads of information saying that I can not do trial due to sickness however that is not true.

“I can do each trial.”

Coleen is a fan of the Glastonbury Competition and has been noticed on the occasion over time.

Again in 2011, Wayne and Coleen had been partying for 4 days on the Somerset Competition, which was a moist and muddy occasion. 

In keeping with Coleen, Wayne Rooney turned down the possibility to fulfill US rapper Jay-Z on the Glastonbury Competition that yr resulting from a “dangerous hangover”.

The movie star can be well-known for the “Wagatha Christie” case involving her and Rebekah Vardy, who’s married to Premier League footballer, Jamie Vardy.

In 2019, Rooney accused Vardy of leaking non-public details about her to the press by way of an Instagram account. 

Vardy sued Rooney for libel, and the case went to trial in 2022.

The courtroom dismissed Vardy’s declare and ordered her to pay 90% of Rooney’s authorized prices, which have been estimated to be over £1.8 million.

Coleen Rooney to be on I am a Celeb 2024: Learn Extra.

Stacey Solomon/Joe Swash:

The youngest winner of I am a Celeb historical past is Stacey Solomon.

The now 35-year-old received within the tenth season of I am a Movie star…Get Me Out of Right here!, again in 2010.

Though she did not meet her eventual husband, Joe Swash, on the present when she was competing, Stacey discovered her eyes falling for the previous EastEnders actor when Joe was presenting for the present after Stacey was topped Queen of the Jungle.

Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon are the one movie star couple to have been on I am a Celeb! and end because the winner. (Picture: PA) Stacey Solomon’s present, Kind Your Life Out, referred to as for Somerset households to be featured on the present.

Stacey Solomon additionally shared footage on-line from her vacation in Sidmouth again in 2020 through her Instagram.

She has been noticed in and round Devon by followers prior to now, close to Somerset.

Joe, 42, attended the VIP launch of Little City Adventures in Weston-super-Mare on Could 12, 2024.

Little City Adventures is a miniature recreation of Weston that features a cinema, Grand Pier, grocery store, and extra.

The couple has gone from power to power lately, welcoming their first child collectively in Could 2019, Joe proposed to a delighted Stacey on Christmas Eve in 2020.

Joe Swash additionally received the present two years earlier than Stacey in 2008, beating out the likes of former tennis participant Martina Navratilova and actor George Takei to grow to be King of the Jungle.

Joe Swash attends a gap occasion in Weston: Learn Extra.

Peter Andre:

Identified for his well-documented relationship with former campmate and glamour mannequin, Katie Value, Peter has been married to his present Taunton-born spouse for almost 10 years.

It has now been 20 years for the reason that dad-of-five took half within the third collection of the long-running present, through which he got here in third place, and first met and commenced a relationship with Katie Value, who went on to grow to be the mom of his eldest two youngsters, Junior and Princess.

Peter Andre has a number of ties to Somerset together with his spouse and his youngest baby – who was born in Taunton. (Picture: PA)

Peter completed seventh on the British TV collection I am a Movie star…Get Me Out of Right here! in 2004.

The singer has sturdy ties to Somerset as Andre previously had a ‘base within the county’ for his music profession.

Peter’s spouse, Emily Andre, was additionally born in Taunton and their daughter was born in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.

How Peter Andre’s Somerset romance led to marriage and youngsters: Learn Extra.

Larry Lamb:

Larry Lamb is named a fictional landlord on TV however do you know he got here to Somerset to open his personal pub?

The Gavin and Stacey star was a part of season 16 of I am a Movie star…Get Me Out Of Right here! in 2016.

Larry Lamb completed sixth in season 16 of I am a Movie star Get Me Out Of Right here!(Picture: PA)

Lamb lasted 20 days within the jungle earlier than dropping the general public vote on December 1 and inserting sixth.

Lamb mentioned he was “dissatisfied” however had “had such a rare time” after leaving the camp. He additionally mentioned that the expertise “modified me as an individual”.

Larry Lamb, now 77, opened ‘The Moo Inn’ in Blagdon, North Somerset, quickly changing the locals’ Blagdon Inn.

The pub served a variety of Yeo Valley merchandise together with a milk stout on draught.

Larry Lamb formally opens Somerset’s first ‘milk pub’: Learn Extra.