Jesy is close to signing

Reports say Jesy Nelson is in advanced talks to join the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

A six-figure jungle deal

The singer, 35, is said to be negotiating a six-figure fee to head into the Australian jungle for the series fronted by Ant and Dec.

Weeks of meetings

She has reportedly had a string of meetings with show bosses, and a source says talks have reached a very promising stage.

“Jesy has been negotiating with ITV for weeks and now the talks are at a very promising stage.”

Timed after a hard stretch

Insiders frame the show as exactly what she needs after a difficult couple of years out of the spotlight.

Her twins' diagnosis

In January 2026 Jesy announced that her twin daughters, Ocean and Story, had been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

A platform for SMA

She has kept campaigning about the muscle-wasting condition, and a jungle stint would carry that message to millions of ITV viewers.

“Continuing to raise awareness around SMA for her girls is something Jesy is very keen to do.”

Good for work too

The source says the show would be a professional boost as much as a personal one, putting her back on primetime after time away.

“For Jesy, doing I'm A Celebrity would be a huge boost for her professionally as well as personally.”

She actually watches it

Friends describe her as a huge fan of the show who loves a challenge and wants viewers to meet a different version of her.

Three weeks from her girls

The hardest part of the deal is the separation. The jungle means roughly three weeks away from her daughters.

“It would be very hard for her to be away from her daughters for three weeks, but she wants to make them proud.”

ITV is thrilled

Show bosses are said to be delighted to have reached this stage and are hoping for a signed contract within weeks.

Nothing confirmed yet

No contract is signed. The Daily Mail says it approached representatives for both ITV and Jesy Nelson for comment.

What bosses really want

The draw for producers is the Little Mix story. They are hoping she opens up about why she walked away.

The 2020 exit

Jesy quit Little Mix suddenly in 2020 after nine years in the group, and the full reasons have never been settled publicly.

Perrie cut her off

In June, Perrie Edwards said she had cut 'difficult' Jesy out of her life for good as she addressed the feud between them.

Five years, no contact

In her recent documentary Jesy said she had not seen her former bandmate since leaving the band more than five years ago.

A reunion, maybe

Jesy did not rule out the four of them getting back together, leaving the door open in the documentary.

Perrie shuts it down

Perrie has since said a reunion is very unlikely, describing a hurt she does not think can be repaired.

“Jesy upset and hurt me in a way where there is no going back.”

Instagram official

Jesy hard launched her relationship with Ben Davies on Thursday, posting photos from their National Television Awards date night.

“Forgot to mention...”

The secret at the NTAs

She walked the red carpet alone on Tuesday in a black strapless dress and PVC gloves. Ben was later spotted sitting beside her in the audience.

After the split

The new romance follows her separation from Zion Foster, the twins' father, at the start of the year. Fans flooded the post with support.