From Danny Jones to Stacey Solomon, there have been 25 winners of I'm a Celebrity over the years, but who won the first-ever series back in 2002?
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here has been running on ITV for 23 years, with the first series airing all the way back in 2002.
The show, hosted by Ant and Dec, sees celebrities take on various challenges and tasks in the Australian Jungle in the hope of being crowned King/Queen of the Jungle.
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Who won the first series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here?
The first series of I'm a Celebrity aired on ITV back in 2002, and saw eight stars enter the Australian jungle:
- Tony Blackburn (BBC Radio 1 presenter)
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (TV presenter)
- Christine Hamilton (TV personality & author)
- Nell McAndrew (model)
- Rhona Cameron (comedian)
- Darren Day (actor, singer, and presenter)
- Nigel Benn (former middleweight boxer)
- Uri Geller (TV paranormalist)
It was Tony Blackburn who ended up winning the first series of I'm a Celebrity, with Tara Palmer-Tomkinson finishing runner-up.
Blacburn is now a host of Sounds of the 60s and Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2.
Full list of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here UK winners
There have been 24 seasons of I'm a Celebrity, plus an All-Stars edition held in South Africa in 2023.
The full list of previous winners of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here UK are:
- Series 1 (2002) - Tony Blackburn (radio presenter)
- Series 2 (2003) - Phil Tufnell (former England cricketer)
- Series 3 (2004) - Kerry Katona (singer)
- Series 4 (2004) - Joe Pasquale (comedian)
- Series 5 (2005) - Carol Thatcher (daughter of Margaret Thatcher and journalist)
- Series 6 (2006) - Matt Willis (singer and TV presenter)
- Series 7 (2007) - Christopher Biggins (actor)
- Series 8 (2008) - Joe Swash (actor)
- Series 9 (2009) - Gino D'Acampo (chef and TV presenter)
- Series 10 (2010) - Stacey Solomon (singer and TV personality)
- Series 11 (2011) - Dougie Poynter (musician)
- Series 12 (2012) - Charlie Brooks (EastEnders actress)
- Series 13 (2013) - Kian Egan (singer)
- Series 14 (2014) - Carl Fogarty (superbike racer)
- Series 15 (2015) - Vicky Pattison (reality TV star - Geordie Shore)
- Series 16 (2016) - Scarlett Moffatt (reality TV star - Gogglebox and TV presenter)
- Series 17 (2017) - Georgia Toffolo (reality TV star - Made in Chelsea)
- Series 18 (2018) - Harry Redknapp (football manager and personality)
- Series 19 (2019) - Jacqueline Jossa (former EastEnders actress)
- Series 20 (2020) - Giovanna Fletcher (author and presenter)
- Series 21 (2021) - Danny Miller (Emmerdale actor)
- Series 22 (2022) - Jill Scott (England footballer)
- I'm a Celebrity...South Africa (All Stars edition - 2023) - Myleene Klass (singer and presenter)
- Series 23 (2023) - Sam Thompson (TV personality and former Made in Chelsea star)
- Series 24 (2024) - Danny Jones (band member from McFly)
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! airs every night at 9pm on ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player.
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