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I'm a Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec 's call for ITV to stop letting certain celebs on the show has resurfaced as the network prepares to launch the next series in just a few days. The hit ITV show has featured a series of politicians over the years, including Nadine Dorries, Matt Hancock and Nigel Farage. Many have seemingly used the show to rehabilitate their reputations and attempt to appear more relatable to the public. But Ant and Dec have both said they would like a series without politicians. In 2023, the pair were asked on Instagram if the then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was a potential future campmate. Dec said: "I think we do a year without any politicians." "Agreed, agreed, agreed," Ant responded emphatically. This came the same year that Nigel Farage appeared on the show. He was reportedly offered a fee of up to £1.5 million to take part and finished in third place behind Tony Bellew and Sam Thompson . When he was joining the show, Farage said: "In the jungle you're going to find the real me." The now leader of Reform said he was a "hero" to some and "an absolute villain" to others. Just the year before, Matt Hancock , the former Health Secretary who resigned after he was caught on CCTV kissing his advisor Gina Coladangelo in his Whitehall office, also finished third on I'm A Celeb. His appearance on the show initially received some backlash, as the Conservative Party suspended the whip from him, but this was restored in 2024. Hancock said that he wanted to be on the show to display his "human side" and to use reality TV as he felt he needed to share "important messages to the masses". Other politicians who have taken part include Robert Kilroy-Silk, in 2008, Nadine Dorries in 2012, Edwina Currie in 2014, and Kezia Dugdale and Stanely Johnson in 2017. Last year's series did not include one. This year's series has not started yet - it will begin on 16 November - but several names have already been rumoured to be taking part. None of these are politicians. The celebs rumoured to be taking part include Lisa Riley, Shona McGarty, Jack Osbourne, Tommy Fury , Vogue Williams, Kelly Brook , Conor Benn, Ruby Wax, Alex Scott and Denise van Outen . The Mirror also exclusively revealed that Martin Kemp might be taking part. Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .
