ITV I’m a Celebrity 2026 line-up ‘confirmed’ as fans split

The full list of stars going on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! for 2026 has been 'revealed' <i>(Image: ITV)</i>
The full list of stars going on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! for 2026 has been 'revealed' (Image: ITV)
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The full line-up for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2026 has been revealed, according to reports, and fans are divided on the choices.

Hosting duo Ant and Dec will once again welcome 12 famous faces into the Australian jungle for the return of the popular ITV series.

A football legend, Gavin and Stacey star and TV icon are said to be among the celebrities taking part this year.

Here is the rumoured full list of all the celebrities going on I'm a Celeb 2026, and what fans think about the alleged lineup.

Who is on I’m a Celebrity 2026?

The forthcoming series is the 26th and is set to return to screens in just under two weeks time.

The full list of the 12 celebrities heading to Australia for the new series, according to The Sun, is:

  • AJ Odudu - TV presenter
  • Wayne Rooney - Manchester United and England football star
  • Leomie Anderson - Model
  • Claire Sweeney - Actress, recently Cassie Plummer on Coronation Street
  • Leigh Francis - TV star 'Keith Lemon'
  • Chloe Burrows - Reality star
  • Ricky Wilson - Kaiser Chiefs singer
  • Joanna Page - Gavin and Stacey star
  • Ade Adepitan - Paralympian
  • Sharky - Social media star
  • Mariella Frostrop - Loose Women star
  • Jack Skipper - Comedian

ITV have said that any names suggested for I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! is just speculation at this stage, with campmates confirmed closer to the show's launch.

ITV I’m a Celebrity 2026 line-up ‘confirmed’ as fans left split

Fans have been left split over the rumoured names heaidng into the jungle this year.

Some were excited by the list and the chance to see their favourite celebrities possibly take on the challenges.

One wrote: "What a lineup!"

Another added: "Already have visions of Ricky Wilson with the crown and sceptre at the end of it."

A third said: "Probably one of the best line-ups in years!"

Others were not as impressed with the reported names.

One fan said: "So underwhelming considering the previous names mentioned."

A second wrote: "Not a great line-up but we will be rooting for ar AJ."

Wayne Rooney potentially entering the jungle comes just two years after wife, Coleen finished runner-up behind McFly's Danny Jones in 2024.


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When does I'm a Celeb 2026 start?

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! 2025 is confirmed to start on Monday, November 16.

It will air at 9pm on ITV1, STV, ITVX & STV Player.

Will you be watching the new series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! on ITV? Let us know in the comments.

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