Forget the Strictly Come Dancing curse, the former stars of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! have also suffered by ill-fated romances during their time in the jungle.
As well as this, there have been monetary woes, shocking affairs and downward spirals, meaning many celebs suffered tragedy after their stint on the ITV show.
Danny Jones is the latest star to fall victim to the dreaded ‘curse’ after he was caught sharing a ‘drunken kiss’ with Maura Higgins at a BRITs afterparty last week.
The married McFly star, 38, who has been married to his wife Georgia for over a decade, got close with his former campmate Maura.
Footage shared with The Sun showed the pair getting cosy at the venue where they had also shared a table earlier in the night with their I’m A Celeb co-star Oti Mabuse.
Unlike Strictly, which has been the starting point for many successful marriages and relationships, none of the couples spawned from I’m A Celeb have worked out.
Here, MailOnline delves into the I’m A Celebrity curse and looks at the stars who met and broke up after starring on the show and other troubles they faced…
Forget the Strictly Come Dancing curse, the former stars of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! have been plagued by ill-fated romances during their time in the jungle (Danny pictured)
Danny Jones is the latest star to fall victim to the curse after footage caught him sharing a ‘drunken kiss’ with Maura Higgins at a BRITs afterparty (pictured on the show together)
Danny Jones and Maura Higgins
After Danny and Maura were pictured pecking at the bash hosted at 180 The Strand, MailOnline revealed that the two spent the evening together in a cosy booth.
Danny has been married to wife Georgia since 2014 and the pair share seven-year-old son Cooper.
I’m A Celebrity co-stars Maura and Danny sat at different tables for the actual ceremony which was held earlier in the night at the 02 Arena.
At the BRITs ceremony Maura was sat at the same table with Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, with only one table in between her and ex Pete, but the pair didn’t go near one another.
While Danny was a few tables away with McFly star Tom.
Danny’s wife Georgia made no mention of her husband in the latest episode of her podcast on Monday, released just hours after his kiss with Maura.
Georgia, 38, held the fort at home while the McFly star jetted out to Australia in November to compete in I’m A Celebrity at the end of last year – where he was crowned King of the Jungle.
After Danny and Maura were pictured pecking at the bash hosted at 180 The Strand, MailOnline revealed that the two spent the evening together in a cosy booth
Danny has been married to wife Georgia since 2014 and the pair share seven-year-old son Cooper
Last month Georgia revealed she had headed on a solo rural cabin retreat without the singer to recover from burnout.
In a candid post, Georgia has revealed that the pressures of solo parenting and moving house on her own during that time resulted in her feeling burnt out.
‘Over a month of solo parenting, moving house on my own, working hard on my career whilst Danny was in the jungle with snakes in his pants was A LOT!’ she wrote.
So heading into the New Year, Georgia revealed she needed to ‘do something for me’ and booked a wholesome woodland retreat with cabin company Unyoked.
Georgia took herself to snowy Shropshire where she stayed in a cabin and chopped wood, built a fire, enjoyed some reading time and soaked up nature.
Marc Bannerman and Cerys Matthews
Mark, known for playing Gianni di Marco in EastEnders, broke his then girlfriend Sarah Matravers’ heart when he started a romance in the jungle with singer Cerys Matthews
Sarah initially flew to Australia to support him in the show but was left reeling when she saw he had cheated on her
Mark, known for playing Gianni di Marco in EastEnders, broke his then girlfriend Sarah Matravers’ heart when he started a romance in the jungle with singer Cerys Matthews.
The actor, 51, was kicked out when he returned home to Sarah following his jungle stint in 2007.
Sarah initially flew to Australia to support him in the show but was left reeling when she saw he had cheated on her.
She said at the time: ‘I want to throttle him.
‘I’m looking forward to getting hold of his suitcase in the Versace hotel and going through his shirts to cut them up, just like the ones I’ve done at home.’
Mark and Cerys split after three months.
Mark Wright and Emily Scott
Mark Wright and Emily Scott also shared flirty exchanges during their stint on the show back in 2011
The Australian glamour model and DJ, 41, famously grew close to the TOWIE star, 37, during their time in the jungle
Mark Wright and Emily Scott also shared flirty exchanges during their stint on the show back in 2011.
The Australian glamour model and DJ, 41, famously grew close to the TOWIE star, 37, during their time in the jungle.
When Emily left, she admitted she did have a crush on Mark, however the reality star later set the record straight on any romance rumours after leaving.
He told The Sun at the time: ‘Emily is a lovely person and a very pretty girl but there is no romantic interest there for me and I am not interested in starting a relationship with her.
‘When you are in the jungle you have a bit of a friendly flirt but that is as far as it went. I am single and want to be on my own. I won’t deny she is a good catch but that is not how I feel about her.’
Joey Essex and Amy Willerton
From massaging each other to showering together, Joey Essex and Amy Willerton set romance rumours soaring during their time on the show in 2013
The duo were eliminated together and Joey even claimed he romped while 35,000ft in the sky with Miss Universe model on the way home
From massaging each other to showering together, Joey Essex and Amy Willerton set romance rumours soaring during their time on the show in 2013.
The duo were eliminated together and Joey even claimed he romped while 35,000ft in the sky with Miss Universe model on the way home.
He told The Sun that the pair got a bit hot and steamy in a business-class loo seven hours into their flight home from Australia, after appearing on TV show, I’m A Celebrity.
He told the paper: ‘Seven hours into the Emirates flight, we crept out of our seats and went up different aisles to the toilets.
‘Once we got inside we stood in there kissing passionately for what seemed like ages. When we crept out again I was really para that people were looking at us.’
However, the pair called time on their romance after just a few short weeks of being back in the UK.
The romance soured when they got back home after Amy called Joey her ‘little brother’ in an interview and he says he grew tired of her games.
Katie Price and Peter Andre
Katie Price and Peter Andre’s relationship is arguably the most famous to come from the ITV jungle show
After falling in love during their 2004 I’m A Celeb stint, Katie and Peter went onto marry a year later
Katie Price and Peter Andre’s relationship is arguably the most famous to come from the ITV jungle show.
After falling in love during their 2004 I’m A Celeb stint, Katie and Peter went onto marry a year later.
They tied the knot in a lavish princess-themed wedding at the grand Highclere Castle, which would later find fame as the setting for period drama Downton Abbey.
Their romance did not last though, and after welcoming two children, Princess, 17, and Junior, 19, the couple divorced in 2009 after more than four years of marriage.
Peter went on to marry doctor Emily MacDonagh, 35, with whom he now shares two children.
George Shelley and Ferne McCann
In 2015, Union J singer George Shelley and TOWIE star Ferne McCann got viewers talking as they formed a close relationship
The pair were thought to be dating following their stint on the series, when they admitted they had shared a kiss and Ferne said she ‘loved him’
In 2015, Union J singer George Shelley and TOWIE star Ferne McCann got viewers talking as they formed a close relationship.
The pair were thought to be dating following their stint on the series, when they admitted they had shared a kiss and Ferne said she ‘loved him.’
But sadly, romance was not meant to be and they later explained that they were happy being friends.
After they left the jungle, Ferne told Fabulous magazine: ‘He’s a good-looking boy and I appreciate he’s gorgeous. I just want to spend more time with him, so watch this space.
‘I’m pretty certain it’s just going to be a fantastic friendship.’
She later said: ”We’ve seen each other loads since we’ve been back. We have kissed but there were no tongues… It was kind of like a Christmas peck.
‘It’s funny, you spend so much time with people in there that when I got back I had serious separation anxiety from him. I just wanted to see him and Vicky.’
In July 2018, upon the release of his debut solo single Technicolour, the singer came out as gay.
Jacqueline Jossa
Queen Of The Jungle Jacqueline chose to go on the show in 2019 to boost her profile after her longtime acting stint on EastEnders
Queen Of The Jungle Jacqueline chose to go on the show in 2019 to boost her profile after her longtime acting stint on EastEnders.
The actress, 32, who rose to fame as Lauren Branning on the BBC soap, was left struggling for money after quitting the soap – forcing her into camp life.
She told MailOnline at the time: ‘Once you’re gone, when you’re not on the show [EastEnders], you don’t have money. Done! You’re not paid anything else.
‘I’m going to have to do like a shoot. People go, “Why are you selling your soul?” I’m feeding my kids. That’s the difference. I’m not embarrassed, I’m not ashamed.’
Jacqueline is currently battling with In The Style after she publicly hit out at the fashion retailer last week.
She demanded to be ‘paid what she is owed’ after ‘bringing in lawyers as the fashion retailer faces administration’.
Jacqueline was forced to address the brand directly on social media after claiming she ‘can’t get a response from anyone at the company’.
Back in 2020, Jacqueline signed with the online fashion brand in a deal thought to be worth £1million.
Jacqueline was forced to address In The Style directly on social media after claiming she ‘can’t get a response from anyone at the company’ after demanding to be ‘paid what she is owed’
The EastEnders star has reportedly consulted her lawyers over an unpaid ‘five-figure sum’ amid her collaboration with the fashion brand.
The fashion company was founded by Adam Frisby in 2013, but was acquired by UK-based private equity firm Baaj Capital for £1.2million in March 2023.
Ben Armstrong, became managing director in December 2023 when Frisby stepped down from his position, but he has since left the business.
Taking to her Instagram stories on Thursday, Jacqueline wrote: ‘After four glorious years working with In The Style, I never thought my time with the brand would end this way, but in truth since I or my team can’t get a response from anyone at the company, the decision has been made for me.
‘My name and image is still being used all over the website, helping the brand to sell stock, yet I haven’t been paid for months.’
She continued: ‘I see them signing up new faces and continuing to launch new collections and I feel it’s my responsibility to let the new girls know that their contract is unlikely to be honoured and they are unlikely to be paid.
‘After I threatened to speak out, last week, the MD requested a call with me during one of the businesses weeks of my career for EE live and had the disrespect to not show up leaving me and my team on the call for 20 mins before we logged off.
‘He has since not responded to any emails.’
However, things have taken a dramatic turn as the actress has been forced to address the brand directly on social media after claiming she ‘can’t get a response from anyone’
Taking to her Instagram stories on Thursday, she wrote: ‘After four glorious years working with In The Style, I never thought my time with the brand would end this way’
She finished the series of posts by urging the In The Style team to contact her and ‘pay what she is owed’
Jacqueline explained she has never publicly spoken out about any brand she has worked with but ‘at this point I can no longer protect a brand that’s disrespecting’ her and ‘all the other girls that have not been paid’.
She pleaded: ‘All I wanted to do was part amicably and be paid what I’m owed. Please feel free to DM me if you are affected by the same mistreatment. In the meantime girls, I urge you to think twice before shopping there!
‘As you probably are aware I haven’t posted about them since before Christmas, they are still using my images and selling my collections.. no idea where the money is going but it’s all very odd.’
A company can be put into administration if it’s in debt and can’t pay the money it owes.
A limited company can then be liquidated if it cannot pay its debts. The people or organisations a company owes money to can apply to the court to get their debts paid.
In The Style is said to be on the brink of insolvency and have apparently brought in FTS Recovery to act as administrator, according to Sky News.
A source suggested that ‘a pre-pack insolvency potentially involving Baaj Capital’ could be a possible outcome.
The soap star went on to thank previous CEO Adam Frisby, who stepped down from the role in December 2023, as well as his partner Jamie Corbett who was also involved in the company.
Sam Thompson
After winning I’m A Celebrity in 2023, Sam Thompson’s life all seemed picture-perfect with his career and love life
Off the back of his jungle success, the former Made In Chelsea star returned to Australia to host the spin-off show I’m A Celebrity Unpacked in 2024
It meant he and girlfriend Zara McDermott were forced to be in a long-distance relationship for a whole month while they focused on their careers
But it all got too much as MailOnline announced their shock split in December 2024 after five years together
After winning I’m A Celebrity in 2023, Sam Thompson’s life all seemed picture-perfect with his career and love life.
Off the back of his jungle success, the former Made In Chelsea star returned to Australia to host the spin-off show I’m A Celebrity Unpacked in 2024.
It meant he and girlfriend Zara McDermott were forced to be in a long-distance relationship for a whole month while they focused on their careers.
But it all got too much as MailOnline announced their shock split in December 2024 after five years together.
The former Strictly stunner revealed shortly after that she had moved out of their Chelsea home.
Stuart Manning
After shocking fans with his appalling rat-act on the show with campmate Gino D’Acampo in 2009, he came home to little work
Stuart made a brief return to Hollyoaks as Russell Owens but was booted off when his character died three months later. In the last few years he has rarely been seen on TV
After shocking fans with his appalling rat-act on the show with campmate Gino D’Acampo in 2009, he came home to little work.
The Hollyoaks star left viewers disgusted when he and Gino cooked a rat on TV after going hungry.
Stuart and Gino both faced animal cruelty charges while ITV was fined £2,000 for showing it on television.
After the fiasco, Stuart made a brief return to Hollyoaks as Russell Owens but was booted off when his character died three months later.
Since his soap stint, Stuart has rarely been seen on TV.
Danny Miller
Emmerdale star Danny Miller won I’m A Celeb’s 2021 series and became the first king of the castle, as the series had relocated to Gwrych Castle in north Wales
However, the actor, 34 – who plays Aaron Dingle on the ITV soap, has since faced monetary troubles
Emmerdale star Danny Miller won I’m A Celeb’s 2021 series and became the first king of the castle, as the series had relocated to Gwrych Castle in north Wales.
However, the actor, 34 – who plays Aaron Dingle on the ITV soap, has since faced monetary troubles.
Just before going on the show, Danny quit Emmerdale after 13 years on the soap, with the hopes that his stint on the reality show would open more doors to opportunities.
But, in July 2022 his performing arts company Cannon Professional Acting Company was put into liquidation with £117,528 of debt.
The £117,528 of debt included £36,991 in unpaid VAT and £1,866 in unpaid PAYE and National Insurance contributions, according to Companies House documents from the time.
Set up in 2013, the business had £66,812 in its accounts in 2021, with Danny owning 80 percent of the firm.
Laila Morse
Soap star Laila Morse, 79, graced our screens on I’m A Celeb back in 2013, also struggled with cash following her stint
But everything she was earning, including her I’m A Celebrity fee, had to go to the friends she borrowed thousands from (pictured in 2022)
Soap star Laila Morse, 79, graced our screens on I’m A Celeb back in 2013, also struggled with cash following her stint.
She revealed to The Mirror in 2014 that in the same year she was £150-200k in debt, with bailiffs knocking on the door as she hid inside.
So everything she was earning, including her I’m A Celebrity fee, had to go to the friends she borrowed thousands from.
The TV star told the publication: ‘I was robbing Peter to pay Paul. I borrowed £13,000 off friends otherwise I’d have been on the streets. I’d hear the bailiffs knocking but I wouldn’t answer. It’s not nice – you can’t describe it.
‘I earnt £40,000 before Christmas but I never saw a penny of it. I thought I could pay back the people I owed but it went straight to the receivers.’
She added: ‘When they announced the bankruptcy I felt shame. I felt disgraced. You don’t want to go out anywhere or see anybody. You feel people are looking at you.’
