# Jesy Nelson eyes the jungle in a six-figure deal > Reports say Jesy Nelson is close to signing for I'm A Celebrity, and ITV wants the Little Mix story that comes with her. - Title: Jesy Nelson eyes the jungle in a six-figure deal · Dailymail - Summary: Reports say Jesy Nelson is close to signing for I'm A Celebrity, and ITV wants the Little Mix story that comes with her. The jungle deal is a trade: ITV gets… - Keywords: jesy nelson, little mix, reality tv, itv, sma, news, entertainment, Jesy, Nelson, eyes, jungle, six-figure - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16124781/Jesy-Nelson-advanced-talks-join-Im-Celebrity-six-figure-deal-Little-Mix.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-09-11T21:40:11+00:00 - Read time: 3 min - Topics: jesy nelson, little mix, reality tv, itv, sma, news, entertainment ## 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. ## Key takeaway The jungle deal is a trade: ITV gets the Little Mix exit story, Jesy gets millions of viewers hearing about her daughters' SMA diagnosis.