Why there will be no cash prize for whoever wins I’m A Celebrity in 2024

The new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! is almost upon us and a bunch of famous faces will be spending a bit of time in the jungle.

It all begins again on 17 November so there's not much time remaining for any last minute injuries or illnesses that'd force ITV to dig out the contacts book and see if anyone fancies being showered in bugs and eating a variety of unpleasant things.

There are TV stars, footballer's wives, singers and everything in between who will all be attempting win the title of King or Queen of the Jungle for 2024.

If you've seen the show then you'll know that the winner gets to be treated to a spot of pomp and ceremony as the bridge they walk across to leave the jungle explodes in fireworks, while there's also a fancy throne for them to sit in.

Most shows like this would offer some kind of cash prize for the winner, but that's not how I'm A Celeb works as the overall winner doesn't get handed a big pile of money for their troubles.

Ant and Dec will put on a fireworks show for you and let you sit in a nice throne, but don't expect extra cash for winning (ITV)

They're already celebrities so they might not really need it and it's not hard to argue that the cash prize the celebrities get is their appearance fee on the show.

That's just how I'm A Celeb does things, the famous bunch are competing for the honour of being King or Queen of the Jungle.

There's also likely to be lucrative work coming the way of the various celebrities once they get home. If they do well on I'm A Celeb, then everyone looking to hire a celebrity knows exactly who the public like.

Before signing onto the show each celebrity will have negotiated a contract where they'd have agreed on an appearance fee to be paid - that's the cash prize for them.

Of course you can't just walk in and out of the jungle and expect to walk away with all the money on the table, according to the Metro the celebrities have to stay in camp for at least 72 hours to get their full payment.

Each celebrity will have negotiated an appearance fee to be on the show, but they can't just dip out on the first day (ITV)

The amount they get doesn't depend on when they get voted out either, so even those who have to leave early don't miss out on money.

Not all of the celebrities will be paid the same as each other, as depending on their fame and profile the fee they can command is going to vary.

The money might not even matter all that much to them, as PR expert Lynn Carratt claimed that Coleen Rooney wouldn't be going into the jungle for the dough, but instead to outdo her Wagatha Christie rival Rebekah Vardy.

The full I'm a Celebrity 2024 line-up

· Coleen Rooney

· Danny Jones

· Oti Mabuse

· Alan Halsall

· GK Barry

· Dean McCullough

· Tulisa

· Jane Moore

· Melvin Odoom

· Maura Higgins

· Barry McGuigan

· Rev Richard Coles