How much do Ant and Dec get paid for I'm A Celebrity?

19 November 2024, 11:25

Ant and Dec hosting I'm A Celebrity — Ant and Dec earn a huge fee for hosting I'm A Celebrity every year onITV . Picture: ITV/Shutterstock

By Alice Dear

How much do hosts Ant and Dec earn from I'm A Celebrity every year? Here's what we know about their staggering pay packets.

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Ant and Dec have returned to I'm A Celebrity 2024 for another three weeks of presenting duties from the jungle and it's a job sure to give their net worths a huge boost thanks to how much they earn from the show.

Having presented it for the last 20 years from Australia, with two of those being in Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Geordie hosts have become hugely popular thanks to their humour and jokes when hosting.

And the ITV hit reality show isn't just a huge financial boost for Ant and Dec, but it has made history in the past for earning contestants a huge going in fee with Coleen Rooney this year estimated to be the highest-paid campmate.

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So how much exactly do Ant and Dec get paid for I'm A Celebrity? Here is everything we know.

Ant and Dec embracing while wearing suits — Ant and Dec reportedly signed a multi-million pound deal with ITV . Picture: Getty

How much are Ant and Dec paid for I’m A Celebrity?

It’s no surprise to anyone that Ant, 46, and Dec, 47, are paid the big bucks to appear on I’m A Celebrity.

Reports suggest they make an estimated £3.3 million each a month for their stint with ITV overall.

It was previously reported the duo signed a £40 million 'golden handcuffs' contract with ITV for three years’ worth of work with the channel.

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The agreement means they are paid a huge lump sum for all of their television programmes - including Britain’s Got Talent, I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Saturday Night Takeaway and Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win.

According to The Sun, their new deal could end up being worth £50million if they decide to extend it beyond three years.

What are Ant and Dec's net worth?

As for their net worth, Ant and Dec are said to be worth around £62million.

They first kicked off their career on Byker Grove where they are said to have earned £100 a day.

Ant and Dec launched a career in music after their time on TV series Byker Grove. Picture: Getty

Fans will remember when they went on to release the iconic track Let’s Get Ready To Rumble in 1994 as their characters PJ and Duncan.

It wasn’t until the late 90s where Ant and Dec turned their hand to presenting and fronted children’s TV shows such as SMTV Live and CD:UK.

Their career really took off when they signed up to front Pop Idol in 2001, before bagging their huge gigs on Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain’s Got Talent.