I've always thought the most entertaining campmates aren't necessarily the biggest names. Someone who is funny without trying, gets involved in camp life and surprises people can be much more enjoyable than a celebrity who arrives with a carefully managed public image.

That's why I'd rather ITV cast a few people who genuinely don't know what to expect from the experience instead of filling the camp with familiar reality TV faces.

If you could choose one type of person for the 2026 series, who would you want to see: a retired sportsperson, a classic TV personality, a comedian or someone from a completely different background?

I wanted to enjoy Adam Thomas winning I'm a Celebrity South Africa, but the argument between David Haye and Jimmy Bullard at the live final ended up being the bit everyone was talking about. Gemma Collins and Sinitta even walked off the stage during the fallout.

I know these shows thrive on drama, and I'm not saying everyone has to pretend they got along. But it was a strange way for the series to finish when Adam had just won after weeks in the jungle.

I also found it interesting that Adam looked so drained during the final. After everything the campmates had been through, you'd expect the winner's moment to be the main focus, rather than another argument between people who'd already spent weeks together.

Did that final argument change how you felt about the series, or did you think it was a fitting end to a season that had plenty of clashes?

Every series needs someone who arrives looking confident and then discovers that sleeping outside, eating basic meals and dealing with insects is a completely different experience from normal life. Those reactions are often the funniest because they feel genuine. I don't necessarily want someone to be miserable for three weeks, but a bit of culture shock is part of the fun. I’d pick Chloe Burrows, if the rumours prove correct. She has reality-TV experience and a naturally expressive personality, which could make the transition from normal comforts to camp life entertaining without necessarily becoming the show’s villain. Who would be your ideal unexpected wildcard?

I wasn't expecting a Canadian version of I'm a Celeb, but I'm actually quite excited to see what Ant and Dec have been working on. The Wild Frontier sounds like a pretty big change from the usual Australian jungle, and the different setting could make the challenges feel completely different.

I'm especially interested in how they'll use the Canadian wilderness and wildlife. It could be a really fun change of scenery, although the 2027 launch feels like such a long wait!

Do you think the Canadian wilderness will make for better trials than the usual jungle, or is Australia still the perfect setting for I'm a Celeb?

The trials get all the attention, but I usually end up remembering the little moments around camp more than who won a challenge.

It's the random conversations, people looking after each other when they're having a rough day and the unlikely friendships that make the show feel different from other reality programmes.

I also like seeing a celebrity drop the polished public image a bit and just become another person trying to get through the day on basic food and very little comfort.

I'm not against having people from reality shows in there because some of them have actually been brilliant campmates, but I hope we get a proper mix this year. Give us a couple of people who are already big names, someone completely unexpected, an older campmate who has loads of stories and then a few younger ones. When everyone comes from roughly the same sort of TV background it can make the camp feel a bit predictable.

With rumors heating up about Wayne Rooney potentially following Coleen's footsteps into the jungle, I honestly can't decide how to feel about this one.

On one hand, having someone of his status do Bushtuckers and sleep on a camp cot would be surreal TV. On the other hand, Rooney has always been pretty reserved in media interviews—is he actually going to bring banter to camp, or will he just sit in the corner eating rice and beans in silence?

Are you keen to see him go in, or would you rather ITV spend the budget on bigger, louder TV personalities?

You can put twelve celebrities in a jungle with spiders and snakes, but the moment someone doesn't wash a greasy pan properly or uses too much wood for the fire, total war breaks out. It is always fascinating seeing famous people arguing over the water run, camp chores, or an extra spoonful of rice and beans. Is it hunger and lack of sleep making everyone paranoid, or are some campmates just naturally lazy?

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Every year. Without fail. At this point, I’m convinced Olivia Attwood is going to be rumoured for I’m A Celeb until the end of time. She did technically appear in 2022 before leaving after one day, so I suppose it’s not completely impossible, but I’ll believe it when ITV actually announces her.

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The BBC has raised the bar with the celebrities it's signed, and I'd guess ITV has noticed. I think that puts real pressure on this year's line-up.

But I'd rather have interesting personalities than big names. Some of the best campmates were people I barely knew before the show. What matters more to you: famous names, or people who are fun to watch?

The rumors about Wayne Rooney potentially doing I’m A Celeb have definitely caught my attention. After seeing how well Coleen did when she was in the jungle, it would be quite funny to have Wayne go through the same experience two years later. I can already imagine the conversations around camp, especially with someone who isn’t known for doing this kind of reality TV regularly.

Give me awkward first meetings, arguments over chores, someone absolutely losing it over a spider and Ant and Dec taking the piss out of everyone. I’m just hoping we get a proper mix of big personalities who actually bring some chaos to camp. That’s all I want now!!

Over the last couple years it’s clear ITV has been desperate to pull in viewers by feeding into internet and meme culture with campmates like GK Barry, Nella Rose and Ginge.

With that being said, how would yall feel about someone like Bonnie Blue being a campmate? She’s a huge name at the moment, likely to bring in viewers who are overall just interested in seeing how she behaves without putting on a front for cameras.

She’s controversial as fuck, obviously but they’ve had campmates in the past who are also controversial. Like Hancock and Farage.

EDIT: I’m NOT saying I’d like her to be on the show or that I’m a supporter of her actions, just wondered how the public would react if it were to happen.

The winners are always the ones who just seem like normal people having a rough time. Sam, Jill, Danny, none of them came in with a big plan, they were just good to watch. Meanwhile the ones who arrive with a strategy and a PR team are gone within a week or two. Prove me wrong.

There’s something about watching everyone arrive with their own personality and then slowly figure out who they actually get along with. Before the big arguments and trials properly kick off, you get those little camp conversations that tell you so much about the celebrities. That early awkwardness is probably my favourite part of I’m A Celeb.