I'm A Celebrity South Africa Odds: Harry Redknapp & Gemma Collins Jungle Bound?
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! bosses have been busy negotiating with stars for the programme's spin-off show, I'm A Celebrity...South Africa.
Back in February, we put up former winner Harry Redknapp as the 4/5 favourite on betting sites to return to the show - and the football manager has now been further linked with a South Africa stint.
A couple of newcomers have also entered contention, including a former Strictly Come Dancing contestant and a TOWIE icon.
Harry’s South Africa Transfer
Former Tottenham manager Harry won the hearts of the nation in 2018 when he became King of the Jungle.
The 78-year-old Londoner was said to have earned around £500,000 for his stint Down Under, and he's expected to receive a pay boost again to take part in the South African spin-off.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "It’s going to be a real coup. Harry is TV gold and was first on the list of wannabe celebrity contestants."
I'm A Celebrity South Africa Series 2 Odds: Who Will Take Part?
Celebrity | Odds | Probability |
Harry Redknapp | 8/15 | 65.2% |
Seann Walsh | 4/7 | 63.6% |
Gemma Collins | Evens | 50% |
Katie Price | 11/10 | 47.6% |
Joey Essex | 5/4 | 44.4% |
Rebekah Vardy | 6/4 | 40% |
Kerry Katona | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Peter Andre | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Stacey Solomon | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Shaun Ryder | 3/1 | 25% |
Vicky Pattison | 4/1 | 20% |
Alison Hammond | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Mark Wright | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Matt Hancock | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Scarlett Moffatt | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Nigel Farage | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Following the news, Harry has been cut to 8/15 on betting apps to take part in the spin-off show.
I'm A Celebrity...South Africa is due to film this autumn, ahead of a potential new year release.
Another former jungle star in contention include former TOWIE and Love Island star Joey Essex (5/4), and he may have an Essex neighbour for company in the jungle.
GC For SA Stint
Former TOWIE star Gemma Collins is just Evens to make a surprise return to I'm A Celebrity - despite leaving the jungle-based show after three days in 2014.
According to The Sun on Sunday, Gemma is "on the verge of landing a mega-deal", which is said to be more than £150,000, to jet out to South Africa for the spin-off show.
A former married couple could also be in contention to appear in this year's I'm A Celebrity.
Katie Price (11/10) and Peter Andre (2/1) famously met on the Australian show's third season in 2004, and they went on to have two children together.
What's more, former winner Kerry Katona beat off competition from Katie and Peter to become Queen of the Jungle in 2004.
Kerry, who is good pals with Katie, is 13/8 to make a return to I'm A Celebrity for the South African show.
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Seann To Salsa Into South Africa
Comedian Seann Walsh brought plenty of laughs to the I'm A Celebrity camp when he appeared in series 22 in 2022.
He headed Down Under off the back of some Strictly Come Dancing controversy, after he was pictured kissing his pro dance partner, Katya Jones, despite both being in a relationship at the time.
But by the end of his jungle jaunt, Seann had managed to completely transform his Strictly reputation.
A TV insider told The Sun newspaper: "When he went into the jungle in 2022 he very much did it in the hope of redeeming himself in the eyes of the viewing public.
"Which was no mean feat given he’d been branded an aggressive gaslighter as a result of his fling with Katya and his treatment of his girlfriend.
"Yet he managed to emerge as one of the more popular campmates and actually finished in a respectable fifth place in the contest."
Seann is now thought to be in advanced talks to head to South Africa later this year, and he is just 4/7 to sign up for the show.
Others in contention include TV presenter Stacey Solomon (5/2), Happy Mondays legend Shaun Ryder (3/1), former I'm A Celebrity winner Vicky Pattison (4/1) and This Morning presenter Alison Hammond (9/2).
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
