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Vicki Newman & Seamus Duff

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here's past winners and where they are now

The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle has launched and revitalised many showbiz careers over the years.

Ever since it began in 2002, big and lesser known names have headed Down Under to take on the ITV reality show hosted by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly.

They've all tackled Bushtucker Trials, the dunny and showering in a waterfall in the hope of becoming the next King or Queen of the jungle.

But what happened to the winners after they left the jungle and returned to their lives back home?

Here's a list of all the I'm A Celeb winners so far and what they got up to next...

Tony Blackburn (Series 1: 2002)

Tony Blackburn was the first ever winner of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2002 (PA)

Legendary radio DJ Tony Blackburn became the first ever winner of I’m A Celeb back in 2002.

He continued to be broadcast on the BBC but was abruptly sacked in February 2016 over a sex abuse probe.

Tony was cleared of any wrongdoing and was reinstated to BBC radio by October that year after he threatened to sue the Corporation.

Tony has been handed two lifetime achievement awards from the Radio Academy to celebrate his career.

The second gong was presented to him to mark 50 years in broadcasting.

Phil Tufnell (Series 2: 2003)

Phil Tufnell went from I'm A Celeb to A Question of Sport (Rex)

England cricketer Phil was crowned King of the Jungle in 2003 - the same year that he retired from professional cricket.

Following his win, Phil went on to feature in a range of reality shows.

He competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2009 and The Jump in 2015, has popped up on game shows including The Chase, and has been a team captain on A Question of Sport between 2005 and 2015.

He also made a turn Down Under un 2018 to join Australia's Seven Network as a guest commentator for their coverage of the BLL and Sri Lanken Test matches.

Kerry Katona (Series 3: 2004)

Troubled pop star Kerry Katona was the first ever Queen of the Jungle (rex features)

Atomic Kitten’s Kerry was the winner of series three - becoming the first woman to be crowned Queen of the Jungle.

Kerry has continued to be tabloid fodder since her win thanks to the soap opera scale of her life featuring romantic woes and financial problems.

She rejoined Atomic Kitten in 2012 (with limited success), has appeared on Dancing On Ice and Celebrity Big Brother, and can frequently be seen on the Loose Women panel as a guest where she freely gives more details about her life.

Kerry also appeared on E4's Celebs Go Dating in 2019 after her split from boyfriend Ryan Mahoney, but they've since got back together.

Most recently, Kerry has announced she's considering having her sixth child with the help of a surrogate.

She's also signed up to post saucy pics on adult sign OnlyFans, openly spoken about her mental health struggles, and showed off her shrinking fame while boosting her confidence through weight loss.

Joe Pasquale (Series 4: 2004)

Joe Pasquale has continued to work as a comedian since winning I'm A Celebrity in 2004 (Daily Mirror)

Squeaky voiced comedian Joe made it out of the jungle with the crown on his head in series 4 (the second series to air in 2004).

His win injected a bit of life back into his career - with an ITV special titled An Audience with Joe Pasquale airing in 2005.

He has continued to crop up on television every now and again with notable turns on The Paul O’Grady Show in 2009 (where he filled in for the show host) and The Nightly Show in 2017 (where he put himself through a series of humiliating trials for comedy purposes) and is set to play Frank Spencer in a stage production of Some Mothers Do Ave Em and helm his own stand up tour in 2018.

As well as continuing to perform in pantomimes every Christmas season, Joe has also starred in a number of theatre shows, including The Producers, Spamalot, and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

Joe also appeared on a 2020 episode of BBC drama Doctors, in which a delusional woman believed she was being stalked by him as she imagined his face on every man she met.

Carol Thatcher (Series 5: 2005)

Carol Thatcher was the second female winner of I'm A Celeb - scooping the crown in 2005 (Daily Mirror)

Journalist Carol managed to emerge from the shadow of her mother (the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher) to win over the I’m A Celeb audience in 2005.

After winning the show, she was launched into a correspondent role for The One Show where she would host a variety of segments in and out of the BBC show studio.

She has also appeared on Most Haunted and fronted a documentary about the Falkland Wars (titled Mummy’s War) in 2007 - but has stepped back from the limelight since 2009.

Matt Willis (Series 6: 2006)

Matt Willis has enjoyed huge success since winning I'm A Celeb in 2006 (Rex Features)

Having been two years since the release of a Busted single, Matt entered the jungle as his solo music career stalled.

However he proved too irresistible to the voting public thanks to his charm and charisma and was crowned winner of the show after being backed to the final by fans.

He went on to enjoy huge success in Busted and McFly mash-up band, McBusted, before Busted themselves reformed to critical acclaim - while also stretching his acting legs on stage (Wicked) and TV (Birds of a Feather, EastEnders), married TV beauty Emma Willis in 2008 and welcomed three children.

Christopher Biggins (Series 7: 2007)

Christopher Biggins has sabotaged his own career since winning I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2007 (Rex Features)

Acting veteran Christopher Biggins took a break from panto to win over new fans and take the I’m A Celeb crown in 2007 - leading to something of a career revival.

However Christopher went on to seemingly sabotage his own career with a disastrous appearance on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.

First he upset viewers by making derogatory remarks about bisexuals - and was booted from the house soon after amid accusations of anti semitic and pro-Nazi comments making many view him as a bigot.

He did recover slightly, however.

In 2017, he received the Lifetime Achievement prize at the Great British Pantomime Awards.

More recently, he's made several television appearances to discuss the sad story of his pal Barbara Windsor's Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Joe Swash (Series 8: 2008)

Joe Swash now presents the I'm A Celeb spin-off show Extra Camp since winning in 2008 (Rex Features)

Loveable EastEnders star Joe Swash was the winner in 2008 having been ditched from the BBC One soap that year.

Joe has had as many ups as he has had downs in the following years - reportedly going bankrupt in November 2009 after failing to keep up with taxes and being unlucky in love.

He has fronted I’m A Celeb spin-off Extra Camp since 2009 - and in 2010 met current girlfriend Stacey Solomon as he hosted the spin-off show with her after she won the main show.

In 2019, the couple welcomed their first child together, a son named Rex.

Joe also went on to take part in The Jump in 2016 and win Dancing On Ice in 2020.

Gino D’Acampo (Series 9: 2009)

Celebrity chef Gino appeared to make the perfect ingredient to the show in 2009 as fans voted to keep him in all the way to the final.

He has since been a regular chef on hit ITV daytime show This Morning since 2009 and has been a regular on Celebrity Juice since 2014.

Gino has also fronted his own TV shows including Gino’s Italian Escape and There’s No Taste Like Home - and opened a flagship restaurant in London.

Gino has also released a string of cook books and teamed up with Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix for their show Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip.

Stacey Solomon (Series 10: 2010)

X Factor singer Stacey Solomon’s lovable personality helped her win the 2010 series a year after failing to defeat Joe McElderry and Olly Murs to music victory.

She went on to release her debut album, Shy, in 2015 and became a regular panelist on Loose Women in 2016.

She was a presenter of I’m A Celeb Extra Camp but was dropped from the show in 2017 - but her romance with surviving show presenter Joe Swash is still going strong.

They welcomed son Rex together in 2019.

Stacey has also launched her own clothing range with Primark and has been a regular panel member on Celebrity Juice.

Dougie Poynter (Series 11: 2011)

McFly bassist Dougie Poynter was winner of the show in 2011 during a break from his chart topping band.

Since winning the show, McFly have continued to release music and tour - and teamed up with Busted to form superband McBusted.

He has also enjoyed success as a model - walking for iconic fashion label Dolce & Gabbana in their fashion shows.

McFly reformed for a one-off show at London's O2 Arena in 2019, leaving fans begging for more.

Charlie Brooks (Series 12: 2012)

EastEnders beauty Charlie Brooks scooped the jungle crown in 2012.

Best known for playing Janine Butcher on the BBC soap before her stint in the jungle, Charlie continued to play the character until 2014.

She has appeared in a couple of other TV shows including Suspects and featured on stage in plays - and has also gathered a following due to her fitness achievements.

She's also acted as narrator on Channel 5's Botched Up Bodies.

Kian Egan (Series 13: 2013)

Kian Egan was crowned King of the Jungle in 2013 (Rex)

Westlife star Kian Egan featured in the 2013 series after his band split and the girl group he managed (named Wonderland) failed.

After winning the show he released his debut solo album which reached a modest number 9 in the UK charts.

He has gone on to star as a coach on The Voice of Ireland (the Irish version of The Voice), tied-the-knot with actress and Wonderland singer Jodi Albert, and is now a proud father of three sons.

Westlife reformed in 2018, going on to huge success. In 2019, they headed on The Twenty Tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary in the music business and it became their biggest selling tour ever.

They also released a new album, Spectrum, which went straight to No1 in the charts.

Carl Fogarty (Series 14: 2014)

Carl Fogarty is preparing to become father-in-law to one of his I'm a Celeb 2014 co-stars after winning the show (Nigel Wright)

Superbike champion Carl “Foggy” Fogarty was the winner of series 14 after chowing down on a camel penis and ostrich anus in the live final.

Since winning the show, Foggy has been something of a match maker - setting up fellow contestant and X Factor star Jake Quickenden with his own daughter, Danielle. Sadly, they later split.

Foggy had previously said he worried his daughter was “fussy” in terms of men.

Vicky Pattison (Series 15: 2015)

Vicky Pattison's career has nosedived since she won on I'm A Celeb in 2015 (ITV)

Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison was crowned Queen of the Jungle in 2015.

She was hired to present spin-off show Extra Camp in 2016 but was swiftly fired after being ridiculed for her presenting skill, and was then fired from co-hosting Blind Date before it even began airing.

Vicky has also appeared on MTV show Ex on the Beach and landed her own series, Beach Body SOS, which saw her enlist trainers to help fans either lose or gain weight to achieve the body they'd always wanted.

She also partnered up with Dom Joly in Celebrity Hunted.

Vicky was sadly left heartbroken in 2019 when she split from fiancé John Noble when she discovered he had cheated while they were planning their wedding.

She's now more loved up than ever with former TOWIE hunk Ercan Ramadan.

Scarlett Moffatt (Series 16: 2016)

Scarlett Moffatt had been desperately chasing fame for years before finding it when she won I'm A Celeb in 2016 (NIGEL WRIGHT)

Scarlett Moffatt found success in the jungle after becoming a household name thanks to her appearances on MTV's flop show Beauty School Cop Outs and Channel 4’s Gogglebox.

Despite many viewers being frustrated she got so much air time on I’m A Celeb (with some thinking producers were tipping the show in her favour to win) the star has managed to build a successful career since.

She’s co-hosted Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway in 2017 and 2018, helmed a reboot of iconic dating show Streetmate, and returned to the jungle to co-host Extra Camp for series 17.

She faced controversy in 2016 when she released a workout DVD shortly after her jungle exit.

It emerged she'd actually lost the weight through a strict boot camp and a 700 calorie-a-day diet.

She later admitted that she gained weight again on purpose in the hope of putting people off from buying the DVD.

Scarlett now has her own podcast called Scarlett Moffatt Wants To Believe.

Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo (Series 17: 2017)

Toff was up against Iain Lee and Jamie Lomas (REX/Shutterstock)

Georgia, or Toff, came into the public eye though E4 reality series Made in Chelsea where she was used to living the high life.

Despite her privately educated background and Conservative political views, Toff was a down to earth campmate and popular among her fellow celebs and fans too apparently.

She beat Iain Lee and Jamie Lomas to the title and couldn't have been more shocked. She's also starred in Celebs Go Dating and landed herself a presenting slot on This Morning.

Toff's used the dosh from winning wisely and has bought two holiday homes in Devon, where she was brought up.

She was rumoured to be dating fellow IAC star Jack Maynard, but they insisted they were just good friends.

Toff teamed up with her former campmate Stanley Johnson - father of Prime Minister Boris - again in 2019 for Celebrity Hunted.

Harry Redknapp (Series 18: 2018)

Emily, Harry and John made the final (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Football manager Harry had never watched I'm a Celeb before he went into the jungle and had no idea what he was getting himself into.

From the get go he was a favourite among his fellow campmates and viewers at home, with everyone instantly warming to his down to earth nature and humour.

He talked frequently about his wife of 54 years, Sandra, and their blissfully happy relationship they'd had since meeting at the tender age of 17.

His love for her broke hearts when she made a surprise appearance in the camp, reducing Harry to tears.

In the final footballer Jamie's dad was up against entertainer John Barrowman and actress Emily Atack. John came third with Emily second, with Harry crowned King of the jungle.

There were even threats of him releasing a single, Peng Ting Called Sandra, when he got home after he 'composed' it in the jungle with Fleur East.

Harry and Sandra have since joined the line-up for the new Celebrity Gogglebox.

Jacqueline Jossa (Series 19: 2019)

Jacqueline Jossa won I'm A Celeb 2019 (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Former EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa was crowned Queen of the Jungle in 2019, but to some, the win was controversial.

Some fans of the show felt Jacqueline had won with the sympathy vote after cheating allegations about her husband Dan Osborne emerged while she was in the jungle.

Jac and Dan appeared stronger than ever when she first headed home, but recently, they've been hit by more scandal.

Jacqueline moved out of their home part-time with their daughters Ella, five, and Mia, one, sparking split rumours.

She denied they were splitting, saying she just needed some space.

It was reported that Dan had been sending flirty messages to Love Island's Gabby Allen, who he was accused of cheating with in 2018, but denied.

Jacqueline's representatives denied that any such messages exist.

Since leaving the show, Jacqueline has continued to work hard with her performing arts school, Jac Jossa Academy, and has teamed up with clothing company In The Style to release her own ranges.

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