Over 25 series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, viewers have seen more than 300 celebrities enter the Jungle.
And while there are still a number of memorable contestants and moments that fans will never forget, there are plenty that have slipped off the public radar.
Despite having to endure brutal trials, be cut off from the outside world and survive off basic rations, every year there are still more stars willing to sign up to be in the popular reality show.
But, while many campmates have seen their jungle stints catapult their careers to new heights or revitalize their public image, others have fallen off the showbiz maps.
Whether it be through controversy, career changes or a desire to turn their back on fame, there have been plenty of contestants who have rarely been seen in the public eye since their days in the jungle.
Here we take a trip down memory lane, to revisit the once-famous faces who have since faded into obscurity.
Fran Cosgrave
After coming third on the show in 2004 (pictured), Fran Cosgrave went on to win the first ever series of Love Island
Yet the star then turned his back on fame on TV fame and is now a producer and DJ for house scene trio the Futuristic Polar Bears with whom he has toured the world
Fran Cosgrave appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2004, where he ended up coming third, following it up by an appearance on the first ever series of Love Island.
A year after his stint in the jungle, the Irish nightclub owner and bodyguard for boyband Westlife, appeared on ITV’s Celebrity Love Island and went on to win the show.
Yet the star then turned his back on fame on TV fame and is now an international DJ.
Fran is a producer and DJ for house scene trio the Futuristic Polar Bears with whom he has toured the world.
Appearing on RTE 2FM in 2023, he insisted: ‘You can’t take it [fame] too seriously because it’s gone as quick as it comes.
‘As it came towards 2009, things just started to spin out of control a bit, as it does. I was kind of finished with the whole celebrity thing.
‘I started saying, “no” to loads of programmes and I just wasn’t interested in it. My manager, rightly so, was like, “Mate why won’t you do any of these things?” I was just like, “I’m not there anymore”.’
Dani Behr
Dani Behr attempted a TV comeback when she appeared on the 2008 series, but the singer and television presenter was eliminated on day 12 (seen with her husband Carl Harwin)
However, the star has left the world of showbiz behind and now resides in Los Angeles where she works as an real estate agent.
Dani Behr attempted a TV comeback when she appeared on the 2008 series of I’m A Celebrity.
However, the former singer and television presenter wasn’t a front runner for the Queen of the Jungle title and the star was eliminated on day 12.
Dani was discovered by Pet Shop manager Tom Watkins who put him in his group Faith Hope & Charity however the trio’s music didn’t take off.
She then went on to pursue a career in TV, featuring in a host of shows including The Big Breakfast, Channel 4 music show and The Word.
However, the star has left the world of showbiz behind and now resides in Los Angeles where she works as an real estate agent.
Carol Thatcher
Carol, the daughter of late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , proved an unlikely hit with viewers back in 2005 and went on to be crowned Queen Of The Jungle (seen)
She was quickly snapped up by TV bosses and landed a regular gig on BBC1’s The One Show, before being dropped French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to a ‘golliwog’
She is said to now divide her time between Klosters, Switzerland and Spain, where she lives with her ski-instruction husband Marco Glass
In 2015 she was back in the headlines two years after her mother’s death, after placing the late Prime Minister’s items up for auction, causing her further rift with her brother Mark (pictured with their mother in 2003)
Carol Thatcher, the daughter of late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, proved an unlikely hit with viewers back in 2005 and went on to be crowned Queen Of The Jungle.
The journalist, now 72, found herself emerge from her famous mother’s shadow and was quickly snapped up by TV bosses and landed a regular gig on BBC1’s The One Show.
However she was dropped from the show comparing French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to a ‘golliwog’ during a break in filming, leaving fellow guest Jo Brand and hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Lampard ‘aghast’.
Carol hit back telling The Guardian at the time: ‘I stand by what I said. I wasn’t going to apologise. I never meant it in a racist way. It was shorthand. I described someone’s appearance colloquially – someone I happen to greatly admire.’
Since then her TV career has all but dried up, however she still offers her services as an after dinner speaker.
She is said to now divide her time between Klosters, Switzerland and Spain, where she lives with her ski-instruction husband Marco Glass.
On one of the few occasions she talked publicly about Marco – 16 years her junior – she said: ‘One day I’m sure he’ll vanish into the distance with someone younger and prettier.’
In 2015 she was back in the headlines two years after her mother’s death, after placing the late Prime Minister’s items up for auction and making a whopping £4.5M.
The sale was also said to have deepened a rift between Carol and twin brother Mark, writing about him in her 2009 autobiography she said: ‘Mark is married to a beautiful girl, has two fabulous children and various mansions scattered around the world.
‘I’m an ancient spinster of no fixed abode living in a rented holiday flat in a ski resort. I still don’t measure up awfully well on the Richter Scale.’
Kimberley Davies
Kimberley Davies appeared in the fifth series of I’m A Celeb back in 2005, but sadly had to end her time in the jungle early after she hurt her shoulder during one of the trials (seen on show)
The Australian actress, 52, rose to fame playing Annalise Hartman on Neighbours, making her debut in the popular soap in 1993, at 19 years old (pictured)
The famed ‘bombshell’ soon became a staple in men’s magazines, gracing the cover of FHM, Maxim, Loaded and many more and at the height of her fame, she even covered Australian Vogue and released her own workout video in the UK
This year, Kimberley looked like she could make a comeback, as she reprised her role as Annalise in Neighbours in July (pictured), before the soap was brutally axed for the second time
Kimberley Davies appeared in the fifth series of I’m A Celeb back in 2005, but sadly had to end her time in the jungle early after she hurt her shoulder during one of the trials.
The Australian actress, 52, rose to fame playing Annalise Hartman on Neighbours, making her debut in the popular soap in 1993, at 19 years old.
The famed ‘bombshell’ soon became a staple in men’s magazines, gracing the cover of FHM, Maxim, Loaded and many more and at the height of her fame, she even covered Australian Vogue and released her own workout video in the UK.
Kimberley left Neighbours in 1996 and went to Hollywood, where she was cast in Aaron Spelling’s short-lived night-time soap Pacific Palisades.
The show was cancelled after one season, and despite small roles on hit shows like Ally McBeal, Friends and Spin City, she failed to find success.
Following her stint on I’m A Celebrity, she swapped the jungle for the ballroom to compete on Australia’s Dancing with the Stars in 2007.
But she then disappeared from screens, ditching the spotlight to run a decorating business in Melbourne, and raise her three children with her orthopaedic surgeon husband Jason Harvey.
This year, Kimberley looked like she could make a TV comeback, as she returned to the show that made her famous, reprising her role as Annalise in Neighbours in July.
However, the Aussie soap has been abruptly axed this year for the second time, after first being cancelled in February 2022.
Production wrapped up filming in Ramsay Street for the last time in the summer, with the final ever episode set to air this Thursday.
David Van Day
David Van Day made it all the way to the semi finals on the eighth series of the show in 2008, finishing in fourth place
However, the star – who was formerly a member of pop duo Dollar – has swapped music for politics, standing as a Conservative candidate for Brighton and Hove and Thurrock council (pictured in 2019)
David Van Day made it all the way to the semi finals on the eighth series of the show in 2008, finishing in fourth place.
The singer songwriter went on to host reality series Brides on a Bus on Wedding TV and had a brief appearance on Channel 4’s Celebrity Coach Trip.
However, the star – who was formerly a member of pop duo Dollar – has swapped music for politics.
In 2007, David stood as a Conservative Party candidate for Brighton and Hove, but neither he nor the other two Conservative candidates gained a seat.
In 2018, he stood for a seat in Thurrock council, where he was beaten by MEP Tim Aker – but when Aker resigned the following year, David won by subsequent by-election.
However, 80s pop star ended up losing his his seat to Labour in the May 2022 elections.
Marc Bannerman
Soap star Marc, best known for playing EastEnders hunk Gianni di Marco, entered the jungle alongside the likes of 5ive’s Jason ‘J’ Brown in 2007
His stint on the show was memorable as it saw him spark up a romantic connection with fellow campmate Cerys Matthews (pictured) – despite being in a relationship with his Footballer’s Wives: Extra Time co-star Sarah Matravers at the time
Marc has kept his personal life out of the spotlight however, during a rare appearance on Channel 4 in 2022, he spoke about his two children, Grace and Leo (seen)
Soap star Marc, best known for playing EastEnders hunk Gianni di Marco, entered the jungle alongside the likes of 5ive’s Jason ‘J’ Brown in 2007.
His stint on the show was memorable as it saw him spark up a romantic connection with fellow campmate Cerys Matthews – despite being in a relationship with his Footballer’s Wives: Extra Time co-star Sarah Matravers at the time.
On the I’m A Celebrity… Coming Out Show he confessed he behaved like a ‘rat’ after breaking Sarah’s heart, but insisted nothing untoward had happened, despite their ‘deep’ connection.
Marc said: ‘I just developed feelings for someone in there and I’ve got a Mrs at home, I’m a rat. I can’t look for a scapegoat. The buck stops here.
‘I’m terrified. I’m gonna have to apologise. I’ve embarrassed her [Sarah] and I’ve embarrassed myself.’
He was then told by Dec that Sarah had flown out to Australia to meet him, but had changed her mind after witnessing his antics and was already back in London.
The actor went on to have an on-off romance with Cerys, but it was short lived after the Welsh star dumped him, claiming he was ‘couldn’t handle’ her life as a mother of two and also ‘hated’ her clothes.
Meanwhile, after stealing the show in EastEnders from 1998 to 2000, his rapid rise to fame came crashing down equally quickly when he was abruptly axed, and descended into depression, piled on weight and began heavily drinking.
He told the Mirror: ‘I suffered depression and turned to the bottle to get me out of it. The whole thing was such a shock. It upset me so much that it’s only now I feel able to talk about what it did to me.
‘I remember feeling very bitter, especially at the way they got rid of us. There was no warning – we were just out.
‘I have learnt to cope, but it hasn’t been easy. I’ve not kept in touch with the other Di Marco actors because our departure was so traumatic. When I first found myself out of the show I didn’t realise at the time but I started eating all the wrong things and I was boozing far too much.’
However, he has managed to continue his acting career, with small roles in TV series Snatch, Pennyworth, Agatha Raisin, and most recently in an episode of Netflix’s The Witcher this year.
Marc has kept his personal life out of the spotlight however, during a rare appearance on Channel 4 in 2022, he spoke about his two children, Grace and Leo.
Speaking on Steph McGovern’s show, Packed Lunch, he said: ‘I don’t know what I was doing before I was a dad.’
Linda Barker
Linda Barker, now 64, jetted off to the jungle for the show’s second season and finished in a respectable third place
Her appearance on the show gave her a new glamorous image, sparking a new career starring on lads mags like Zoo and releasing her own Yoga DVD
Linda also signed up for 60 Minute Makeover and appeared on reality shows like Splash! (pictured 2013) and Celebrity Come Dine With Me.
Linda Barker, now 64, jetted off to the jungle for the show’s second season and finished in a respectable third place.
The interior designer came to fame when she was chosen for hit BBC show Changing Rooms in 1996, which she left after six years, ahead of her stint on I’m A Celebrity in 2003.
Her appearance on the show gave her a new glamorous image, sparking a new career starring on lads mags like Zoo and releasing her own Yoga DVD.
Linda also signed up for 60 Minute Makeover and appeared on reality shows like Splash! and Celebrity Come Dine With Me.
But these days she has focused on her work as a designer, launching her own brand of fabrics and home furnishings titled Linda Barker Home in 2021.
She also has an online interiors company, Really Linda Barker, which is run by her husband, Chris Short, with whom she shares a daughter.
In an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, Linda insisted she had no longer had any desire for the spotlight, saying: ‘I’m not into that celebrity thing and I don’t go to premieres and parties’.
Catalina Guirado
Model Catalina, best known for her role as Chris Evans’ sidekick on TGI Friday in the 90s, also appeared in the 2003 series alongside Linda but only lasted 10 days
Following her stint the former It Girl, now 50, went on to appear as a guest on This Morning, Loose Women an Bo Selecta! (pictured 1997)
But Catalina now lives a totally different life and runs her own company which manufactures horse riding attire in the US
Model Catalina, best known for her role as Chris Evans’ sidekick on TGI Friday in the 90s, also appeared in the 2003 series alongside Linda but only lasted 10 days.
Following her stint the former It Girl, now 51, went on to appear as a guest on This Morning, Loose Women an Bo Selecta!
She was also invited to take part in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes where she performed as Blondie’s Debbie Harry and was crowned champion.
But Catalina now lives a totally different life and runs her own company which manufactures horse riding attire in the US.
She regularly shares snaps of her stylish equestrian clothing and life with her horses to social media.
Nell McAndrew
Glamour model Nell McAndrew almost made it all the way in the first ever series of I’m A Celeb back in 2002 when she came fourth of the show
With her Instagram boasting a series of workouts, the star is now focused on being fit at 50 as she runs marathons and hits the weights section (seen after London Marathon in 2019)
The glamour model almost made it all the way in the first ever series of I’m A Celeb back in 2002 when she came fourth of the show.
Nell first appeared on TV as a hostess on the gameshow Man O Man before going on to work as a magazine model and Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
However nowadays the star has left her lad’s mags days behind and dedicates her life to fitness.
With her Instagram boasting a series of workouts, the star is now focused on being fit at 50 as she runs marathons and hits the weights section.
Emily Scott
Australian model and DJ Emily Scott is almost unrecognisable from her time in the jungle back in 2011 (seen on show)
The star made it to day 16 before she was voted out by the public after she famously grew close with campmate Mark Wright (pictured)
Emily has carved out a successful career in the music industry, pursuing her passion for electronica, particularly house music, and has completely changed up her look, ditching her blonde locks for a turn as a brunette
She also struck up a romance with the late Australian cricket legend Shane Warne in 2014, after his engagement to Liz Hurley came to an end (seen)
Australian model and DJ Emily Scott is almost unrecognisable from her time in the jungle back in 2011.
The star made it to day 16 before she was voted out by the public after she famously grew close with campmate Mark Wright, prior to the TOWIE star’s relationship with now-wife Michelle Keegan.
She and Mark shared a flirty friendship during their time on the ITV show and asked directly in an interview with hosts Ant and Dec whether she fancied him, she went bright red, grinned and yelped: ‘Yes!’
Emily has carved out a successful career in the music industry, pursuing her passion for electronica, particularly house music, and has completely changed up her look, ditching her blonde locks for a turn as a brunette.
Her DJ career has taken her around the globe, with performances in cities like Mumbai and Seoul.
She also struck up a romance with the late Australian cricket legend Shane Warne in 2014, after his engagement to Liz Hurley came to an end.
The legendary cricketer tragically died suddenly of a heart attacked in early 2022 at the age of 52.
Emily, who was the spin king’s last confirmed girlfriend, remained friends with Shane up until his death, and has shared several tribute to him in the years since.
Rhona Cameron
Rhona’s time on the show’s second series way back in 2003 was an eventful one after being accused of outing ex-partner and future GBBO host Sue Perkins
The comedian, now 60, spoke about her and Sue’s relationship during her time in the jungle, which hit the headlines due to the TV presenter never having previously discusses her sexuality publicly (seen together in 2002)
Rhona’s time on the show’s second series way back in 2003 was an eventful one after being accused of outing ex-partner and future GBBO host Sue Perkins.
The comedian, now 60, spoke about her and Sue’s relationship during her time in the jungle, which hit the headlines due to the TV presenter never having previously discusses her sexuality publicly.
Following her stint in the jungle the Scottish star went on to appear in Celebrity Wife swap with partner Suran Dickson and released her first novel in 2007.
While continuing to perform stand-up she is also the narrator of Channel 4 series Find It, Fix It, Flog It, Rhona also dedicated her time to painting, showing off her art work on social media.
Sophie Anderton
Model Sophie, now 48, was another of the I’m A Celeb stars to showcase their jaw-dropping figures as they hit the waterfall shower during her 2004 stint
Following her time down under she went on to land hosting gigs on This Morning and appeared on Celebrity Love Island
However the former face of Gossard’s lingerie was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2008, amid her battle with cocaine addiction
Since then Sophie has turned her life around, tying the knot with Polish aristocrat Kaz Balinski in 2023 (pictured) and launching her own fashion label, Jundzillova
Model Sophie, now 48, was another of the I’m A Celeb stars to showcase their jaw-dropping figures as they hit the waterfall shower during her 2004 stint.
Following her time down under she went on to land hosting gigs on This Morning and appeared on Celebrity Love Island.
However the former face of Gossard’s lingerie was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2008, amid her battle with cocaine addiction.
The same year she was was filmed offering sex to an undercover reporter in exchange for cash, which saw her earnings plummet as result of the scandal.
During a 2009 appearance on The Jeremy Kyle show she candidly admitted she ‘probably’ slept with men for money to help aid her drug habit.
Since then Sophie has turned her life around, tying the knot with Polish aristocrat Kaz Balinski in 2023 and launching her own fashion label, Jundzillova.
Pat Sharp
Radio presenter and DJ Pat Sharp also appeared on the 2011 series of the show, where he was eliminated third
However Pat was dramatically taken off air in 2023, after reducing a woman to tears by making a crude joke about her breasts at an awards show (seen in 2018)
Radio presenter and DJ Pat Sharp also appeared on the 2011 series of the show, where he was eliminated third.
The star is best known for his career on the children’s ITV programme Fun House before he went on to have a successful career in radio.
However Pat was dramatically taken off air in 2023, after reducing a woman to tears by making a crude joke about her breasts at an awards show.
The star ‘humiliated’ events boss Lizzy Eaton by joking about ‘getting on your t**s’ as he handed her a T-shirt with his face on it, which she said made her feel ‘violated’.
In November that year, Greatest Hits Radio, where the 64-year-old had presented a weekend radio show since 2019, declared he would ‘not return to the station with immediate effect’.
In a statement issued to The Sun, Pat said: ‘I made a joke on stage which was not well received. I upset one individual in particular and for that I am truly sorry.
‘I apologised at the event to anyone who was offended and I have apologised to the individual personally too.’
He now presents the mid-morning show on Global’s Heart 80s radio station.
