Update in case as I’m a Celeb contestant sues ITV for £700,000 after face is 'permanently altered' from injury
Former supermodel Janice Dickinson's lawsuit against I'm A Celebrity: All Stars has taken a fresh turn.
Appearing in the 2023 series of the reality TV programme's South Africa spin-off, which also featured Coronation Street favourite Andy Whyment, Shaun Ryder, Amir Khan and Myleene Klass in the cast, Dickson sustained serious facial injuries on set.
Skip to January of this year and the 71-year-old filed a legal claim, with defendant ITV facing a potential £700k payout.
Dickinson's face was 'permanently altered' by a fall in the dark as she attempted to reach the toilet, with nerve damage still apparent three years later.
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An inside source previously told The Mirror: "Janice has been at the forefront of modelling for decades and has been the face of Chanel, Dior and Gianni Versace. The trauma she suffered is a devastating blow."
Per The Sun, it's reported that sleep medication administered by ITV staff is the key to this whole case, with Dickinson believing it to be liable for the accident.
Zolpidem causes drowsiness and impaired balance, hence the connection, but ITV has now claimed they remember a different version of the story.
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An ITV spokesman told the Daily Mail: "Janice Dickinson's letter of claim has been received and reviewed. IAC operates a high level of safety protocols and the health, safety and welfare of all of our contributors are our number one priority. We don't recognise this version of events.
"However, we looked after Janice at the time, paid her medical expenses, flew her home to LA, and the I'm A Celebrity team were in regular contact with Janice and her representatives on an ongoing basis after she returned home to America until after the programme aired seven months later."
Complaints have since been lodged against the doctors who cared for Dickinson. The Health Professionals Council of South Africa is now investigating.
Dr. Stephan Thaele and Dr. Reisa Jansen van Rensburg operate as Advanced Global Medical Solutions, while the latter was most recently credited as Cast Health & Wellbeing Consultant during last year's flagship I'm A Celebrity series.
Advanced Global Medical Solutions has provided care for both of the South Africa specials so far, with the latest filming in Kruger National Park in September '25.
ITV's defence outlines how the medics administered a drug called Zolpidem, which Dickinson herself was unaware is actually known as Ambien in her motherland, which she was at one time addicted to.
A spokesperson said: "While we are aware a third-party submission was made to the relevant professional body last month, neither practitioner has received any formal notification of a complaint or investigation from the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Both remain fully licensed and registered medical practitioners."
Topics: Im A Celebrity, Health, TV
Dan Seddon