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Football and the jungle have always been a natural fit. Ever since John Fashanu swapped the dressing room for the campfire in 2003, a steady stream of players, managers and pundits have signed up for 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!', with wildly different results.
Some were crowned royalty whilst others were the first to be sent packing. Here is every football figure to enter the jungle, ranked from worst to best.
The biggest football name the show has ever landed. Manchester United's all-time record goalscorer is reported to be following wife Coleen, who finished runner-up in 2024 on a reported record fee of £1.5million.
Wayne Rooney's own pay packet is said to be a six-figure sum, smaller than hers. The former Derby, Birmingham and Plymouth boss was installed as the bookmakers' early favourite before the series launched on 16 November. Where he lands on this list is down to the voting public.
Jimmy Bullard arrived as the camp's resident banter merchant, with few expecting him to be first out. Yet the former Hull City and Fulham midfielder was the first campmate evicted in 2014, lasting 17 days. His relentless ribbing of X Factor singer Jake Quickenden turned viewers against him, though Bullard insisted it was just "banter" and celebrated his exit with a fry-up.
A 2026 return for the South Africa All Stars series went no better: he shouted the famous catchphrase to quit a trial, then reignited his feud with eventual winner Adam Thomas in a chaotic live final.
Few football figures have entered the jungle with a bigger broadcasting profile than Alex Scott. The former Arsenal and England defender, now a fixture of BBC Sport, became the first campmate voted out of the 2025 series after around two weeks in camp.
Her exit sparked a backlash, with many viewers arguing she had been starved of airtime rather than rejected by the public. Scott then broke with tradition by flying straight home rather than attending the wrap party, choosing to be with partner Jess Glynne during a family emergency.
Neil 'Razor' Ruddock entered the third series as one of the early favourites, but the public never warmed to the former Liverpool and Tottenham defender's abrasive camp persona. He faced only one Bushtucker Trial, alongside Katie Price, and banked every star on offer. That was not enough.
After landing in the bottom two with royal correspondent Jennie Bond, Ruddock became the third campmate voted out, leaving on day 11 and finishing eighth of ten. Bond went on to finish runner-up, which only rubbed salt into the wound.
Ian Wright went in as one of the most beloved figures in British football broadcasting, reportedly on a £400,000 fee, and came out with that image a little dented. A series of camp conflicts saw the Arsenal great become the fifth campmate voted out after 19 days.
To his credit, he was candid on exit, admitting he had "lost it too quickly" and had plenty to work on. Wright later said he wished he could take the experience back, feeling the final edit never showed his vulnerable side.
Rodney Marsh entered the jungle two years after Sky Sports sacked him over an on-air joke about the Asian tsunami, and he brought the same spikiness with him. The former QPR and Manchester City forward sparked a sexism row in camp, insisting his remarks were a "joke", and was later rushed to hospital after a fall injured his leg.
Even then, he refused a stretcher because "people watching in England" would see. Marsh became the fifth campmate voted out, finishing seventh after 15 days.
The former Chelsea captain earned a reported five-figure fee, modest by football standards, and was rarely far from controversy. Viewers accused Wise of bullying radio host Iain Lee after he argued Lee should not take on the Tutankha-Doom trial, having already failed two previous tasks.
The backlash stuck, and the public never came round. Wise lasted 19 days before losing out to boxer Amir Khan in the public vote, finishing sixth. Lee, the target of his frustration, went on to finish runner-up.
Wayne Bridge was a slow burner, but a likeable one. Reportedly paid £150,000, the former Chelsea and England left-back took time to come out of his shell before becoming a steady presence in camp and tackling six Bushtucker Trials.
He also conquered a fear of spiders, declaring afterwards that he would now be the one getting rid of them at home. His run ended after 20 days in a surprise double elimination, finishing fifth, one place behind hockey Olympian Sam Quek.
Kieron Dyer went in with a cause, pledging his entire fee to the Jude Brady Foundation, a stillbirth and neonatal death charity. The former Newcastle and Ipswich midfielder almost walked out after a blazing row with Lady Colin Campbell, only for boxer Chris Eubank Snr to talk him into staying.
He went on to complete eight Bushtucker Trials and lasted 21 days, eventually being voted out the day before the final to finish fourth. A solid return for a man whose children, he said, had begged him to sign up.
David Ginola was the bookmakers' favourite for much of the 2021 series, staged at Gwrych Castle in North Wales due to pandemic travel restrictions. The Frenchman charmed campmates with his flamboyance, but his most memorable moment was a raw one: recounting how he survived a heart attack during a charity match in 2016, and vowing to have therapy.
His elimination the night before the final shocked the remaining campmates. Ginola took it in his stride, calling the experience "a victory for me anyway".
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