A VARIETY of high-profile celebrities have appeared on I'm a Celeb with many taking that famous walk across the bridge after a chat with Ant and Dec - but have any of them had ties to Somerset?
Here is a list of some celebrities that have been on, or are set to appear on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, that have either visited Somerset or have ties to the county.
Coleen Rooney:
Set to be "the highest paid" I'm a Celeb! contestant in the history of the ITV show, Coleen Rooney is set to make around £1.5 million from being on I'm a Celeb.
That's more than half of what Nigel Farage made when he earned a cool reported £1 million for appearing on I'm a Celeb last year.
Coleen, wife of former Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, is "optimistic" ahead of her TV appearance and spoke via her Instagram about going on the show.
Coleen said: "I would like to experience it, [it's] something different, I'm doing it for myself and to meet new people.
"I have been in the public eye for over 20 years now, and people take what they want from it.
"I do think people will get a better idea of what kind of person I am."
"There's been a lot of news saying that I can't do trial because of illness but that's not true.
"I can do every trial."
Coleen is a fan of the Glastonbury Festival and has been spotted at the event over the years.
Back in 2011, Wayne and Coleen had been partying for four days at the Somerset Festival, which was a wet and muddy event.
According to Coleen, Wayne Rooney turned down the chance to meet US rapper Jay-Z at the Glastonbury Festival that year due to a "bad hangover".
The celebrity is also well-known for the "Wagatha Christie" case involving her and Rebekah Vardy, who is married to Premier League footballer, Jamie Vardy.
In 2019, Rooney accused Vardy of leaking private information about her to the press through an Instagram account.
Vardy sued Rooney for libel, and the case went to trial in 2022.
The court dismissed Vardy's claim and ordered her to pay 90% of Rooney's legal costs, which were estimated to be over £1.8 million.
Coleen Rooney to be on I'm a Celeb 2024: Read More.
Stacey Solomon/Joe Swash:
The youngest winner of I'm a Celeb history is Stacey Solomon.
The now 35-year-old won in the tenth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, back in 2010.
Although she didn't meet her eventual husband, Joe Swash, on the show when she was competing, Stacey found her eyes falling for the former EastEnders actor when Joe was presenting for the show after Stacey was crowned Queen of the Jungle.
Stacey Solomon's show, Sort Your Life Out, called for Somerset families to be featured on the show.
Stacey Solomon also shared pictures online from her holiday in Sidmouth back in 2020 via her Instagram.
She has been spotted in and around Devon by fans in the past, near Somerset.
Joe, 42, attended the VIP launch of Little Town Adventures in Weston-super-Mare on May 12, 2024.
Little Town Adventures is a miniature recreation of Weston that includes a cinema, Grand Pier, supermarket, and more.
The couple has gone from strength to strength in recent years, welcoming their first baby together in May 2019, Joe proposed to a delighted Stacey on Christmas Eve in 2020.
Joe Swash also won the show two years before Stacey in 2008, beating out the likes of former tennis player Martina Navratilova and actor George Takei to become King of the Jungle.
Joe Swash attends an opening event in Weston: Read More.
Peter Andre:
Known for his well-documented relationship with former campmate and glamour model, Katie Price, Peter has been married to his current Taunton-born wife for nearly 10 years.
It has now been 20 years since the dad-of-five took part in the third series of the long-running show, in which he came in third place, and first met and began a relationship with Katie Price, who went on to become the mother of his eldest two children, Junior and Princess.
Peter finished seventh on the British TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2004.
The singer has strong ties to Somerset as Andre formerly had a 'base in the county' for his music career.
Peter's wife, Emily Andre, was also born in Taunton and their daughter was born in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
How Peter Andre's Somerset romance led to marriage and kids: Read More.
Larry Lamb:
Larry Lamb is known as a fictional landlord on TV but did you know he came to Somerset to open his own pub?
The Gavin and Stacey star was part of season 16 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in 2016.
Lamb lasted 20 days in the jungle before losing the public vote on December 1 and placing 6th.
Lamb said he was "disappointed" but had "had such an extraordinary time" after leaving the camp. He also said that the experience "changed me as a person".
Larry Lamb, now 77, opened 'The Moo Inn' in Blagdon, North Somerset, temporarily replacing the locals' Blagdon Inn.
The pub served a range of Yeo Valley products including a milk stout on draught.
Larry Lamb officially opens Somerset's first 'milk pub': Read More.
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