Overview
- Reports published Friday say Claire Sweeney has held multiple meetings with ITV and has cleared her diary as she is in advanced talks to join this year’s I'm A Celebrity line-up.
- Earlier this week tabloids reported Jesy Nelson pulled out of the show and turned down a reported six-figure deal so she could care for her twin daughters, who are said to have type 1 spinal muscular atrophy.
- ITV was also linked to broadcaster Mariella Frostrup as a potential replacement and other names have been floated in recent coverage, but no additions have been officially announced.
- All accounts of Sweeney’s talks and Nelson’s withdrawal rely on unnamed TV insiders in tabloid outlets and neither ITV nor the named celebrities have independently confirmed the reports.
- I'm A Celebrity typically finalises casting shortly before the Australia shoot, so a confirmed late replacement would reshape the live-in line-up, affect travel and care logistics for participants, and leave open the possibility of Jesy returning in a future series.