The first batch of stars have been spotted at Brisbane airport as the prepare to head back to Britain – no doubt excited about returning to some home comforts after weeks in camp
09:50, 09 Dec 2025Updated 09:50, 09 Dec 2025
The first lot of stars from this year’s I’m A Celebrity, which saw Manchester social media star Angry Ginge claim the crown of King of the Jungle, were pictured at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday as they prepare to fly home to friends and family, closing the chapter on their rollercoaster jungle adventures.
Beaming as he prepared to head back was Celebs Go Dating receptionist Tom Read Wilson, who proved a firm favourite on the ITV show, coming in second place and only being narrowly beaten by Ginge.
Tom, 39 – who reguarly had the camp in stitches with his witty observations – and talent for accents – was joined at Brisbane airport for the long flight home with his proud mum.
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Tom Read Wilson looked delighted to be heading back to Blighty(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
Kelly confessed that staying ‘neutral’ in camp may have led to her being voted off (Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
It was revealed during the finale that both Ginge and Tom’s mums had got matching koala tattoos done in a sweet tribute to their finalist sons. Fellow finalist Shona McGarty‘s sister also showed off the same koala tattoo.
Former model Kelly Brook, the fourth star to get the boot from the reality show, was also seen pushing her luggage as she prepared to board the long-haul flight alongside some of her co-stars.
Reunited after her win with Italian husband Jeremy Parisi, the 46-year-old spilled the beans about her elimination on I’m A Celebrity’s spin-off show Unpacked.
Speaking to Joel Dommett and Kemi Rodgers, Kelly admitted she thinks it was her lack of close friendships – as well as her penchat to have a little nap while in camp, that led to her leaving earlier than many expected.
Aitch was at one point the firm favourite(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
Vogue preparing to leave her hotel and head back to hubby Spencer Matthews and their kids(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
She explained: “You have no sense of what’s going out, you’ve got no sense of who you are in there. All you you know is kinda how you’re dealing day-to-day.”
“I just think there’s so many amazing personalities in there, there’s big characters and there’s wonderful true friendships that are forming and happening and I stayed very neutral with everybody, I didn’t kind of lean on anyone in particular.”
At one point the firm favourite to win, Manchester rapper Aitch was also seen preparing to return home to loved ones. The music star was the ninth campmate to say goodbye to the show, and fans were shocked when he got the boot.
Widely tipped to win the entire show, many took to social media to express their shock, one posting after his elimination: “I AM SHOOK.”
Meanwhile, finalist Shona revealed after her own departure that any rumours of romance between her and Aitch, 25, were just that, confessing that he was lovely but too young for her and they simply enjoyed a firm friendship.
Former model-turned-TV presenter Vogue Williams was seen at her hotel room in Surfer’s Paradise as she prepared to catch her flight home.
Eddie Kady was the second celeb to be eliminated(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
A latecomer to the jungle alongside Tom, the mum-of-two, who is married to former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, was a huge signing – but was the third campmate to be eliminated from the show.
Returning to her podcast after her elimination, the star confessed that at one point she’d had a panic attack in camp as she couldn’t sleep.
“So, I didn’t sleep one night and then we went out and did the trial another night with the cockroaches and then I was like, ‘Right I’m not going to sleep tonight’. And I started having an absolute meltdown just lying there like, ‘Please sleep, please sleep, please sleep’.
“And I had to go up to the BT, so it’s the [Bushtucker] Telegraph where you do all the chats, I started having a panic attack. I was like [out of breath noises] ‘Please don’t show this because everyone will see how mental I am’. I just couldn’t control it and went into full panic mode.”
Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing 2023 star Eddie Kadi was another campmate seen with his luggage ready to leave Australia and return to loved ones for Christmas
The 42 year old despite regaling camp with some hilarious moments – like the time he accidentally fell out of his hammock – was the second star to be eliminated. But he admitted his time in the jungle was one he wouldn’t forget.
Speaking to hosts Ant & Dec after he got the boot, he admitted, “”I feel like I’ve been there for a year, honestly. It’s literally changed my life. Coming from Congo, we have a massive rainforest which I’ve never visited but I feel like I’ve had a taste of how my great grandparents and my grandparents would’ve grown up.
He added, “And now it explains why they were so humble, they just handled the bare minimum, made the best out of life and were joyful. regardless of any situation.”
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