ITV confirms 12 contestants for I’m a Celebrity 2026

ITV has confirmed 12 contestants for the 2026 series of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 16, at 9 p.m. on ITV1 and ITVX. The lineup includes former England football captain Wayne Rooney, television presenter AJ Odudu, actor Claire Sweeney and Paralympian Ade Adepitan.

The contestants announced are Rooney, Odudu, Sweeney and Adepitan, alongside actor Joanna Page, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, model Leomie Anderson, comedian Jack Skipper, social media personality Sharky and television and radio personality Chloe Burrows. Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are set to present the series.

Adepitan is set to become the programme’s first wheelchair user. ITV said producers are adapting the camp to help him move around easily. Adepitan, a broadcaster and former Paralympian, won bronze in wheelchair basketball with Team GB at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, according to the cast announcement.

The launch is set for Monday rather than the show’s customary Sunday evening. A separate programme, I’m a Celebrity: How to Survive the Jungle, is scheduled to air on November 15, according to the announced...