Wayne Rooney leads I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-up

Promotional shot of all 11 campmates in red and beige gear in a jungle setting

Former England and Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page and YouTuber Sharky will be among the intrepid crew entering the jungle Down Under for this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

The 2026 line-up in full

Wayne Rooney with arms folded in a promotional photo
  • Ade Adepitan - Paralympian and documentary maker, who will be the first wheelchair user in the show's history

  • Leomie Anderson - Model and co-host of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

  • Joanna Page - Stacey from hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey, and host of TV series including Shift the Thrift and Shop Well For Less

  • Wayne Rooney - Former Everton, Manchester United and England striker turned football manager and pundit

  • Sharky - one of YouTube's Beta Squad (alongside Celebrity Traitors star King Kenny among others), who have 12 million subscribers

  • Jack Skipper - Stand-up comedian and social media star

  • Claire Sweeney - Coronation Street and Brookside star and musical actress

  • Ricky Wilson - Kaiser Chiefs singer, ex-Virgin Radio drivetime host and former The Voice UK coach

Rooney is following in the footsteps of his wife Coleen, who was runner-up on I'm A Celebrity in 2024.

"If you're going in you want to win it," he said. "Coleen's already tried and obviously she finished second in the show so I'm here to bring that title back to the Rooney household."

Rooney admitted that jumping out of a helicopter is his biggest fear. "I've been booked to jump out of a plane three times before and never made it on the plane," he said.

"I don't like snakes or what is in the water either - I don't go in the sea."

Ade Adepitan smiling with arms outstretched in a jungle setting

Producers are making adaptations to the Australian jungle camp so it is accessible for Adepitan.

In a press statement, he said: "For me, this is a moment in time. Even if I go out in the first week, I will always be remembered as the person in a wheelchair. I am slightly overwhelmed. It's never been done before, and it never crossed my mind I would be the first."

Keith Lemon comedian Leigh Francis is not among the official line-up but is rumoured to become a late addition.

The last I'm A Celebrity series was the all-star version in South Africa, which was marked by heated arguments and walk-outs among the cast during the live final in April.

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