I’m A Celeb bosses fear ‘miserable’ star will quit after ‘isolating’ themselves

The show only launched this evening, but I’m A Celebrity bosses are already worried that one star is ready to pack up and head home.

It is feared that Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn could quit after struggling with life in the Australian jungle and is reportedly “miserable” in camp. Tonight, viewers watched as she jumped from a plane alongside Marvin Humes and Nick Pickard before going on to complete challenge Temple of Doom.

The singer and actress, 32, is believed to have isolated herself in camp on Saturday and has stayed in bed, with producers worried that she could be a “flight risk”. “Away from the cameras and scenes that aired on TV, it’s her behaviour in camp that has become obvious to crew,” a source told The Sun. ““She has kept herself somewhat separate, not really socialising — and stayed in bed.”

They added that it appeared as though she was really missing her family and that unlike the other celebrities she doesn’t have any connections in camp. In order to receive her full pay cheque, Jamie Lynn needs to stay in the jungle for 72 hours.

Jamie Lynn Spears had already proved to be a bit of a headache for bosses after refusing to take part in media chats prior to entering the jungle. While it is not required by their contract to speak to journalists ahead of starring on the ITV show, it is incredibly rare for a celebrity to not do so. A TV source told the Mirror: “It is disappointing Jamie Lynn wouldn’t speak to journalists out in Australia. She kept her head down at Brisbane airport which is fair enough after a long flight, but it is highly unusual to not take part in the media chats whilst waiting to go into camp this week.

“In fact, it is almost unprecedented and even Boy George took part last year when he has rarely done interviews for a decade. The last contestant we can remember to refuse to do the pre show interviews was David Gest, and that was back in 2006. It is not a great sign if you are hoping Jamie Lynn is going to be hugely talkative on the show and give up lots of goss about Britney. Hopefully she finds her voice in camp.”

Since it was announced that Jamie Lynn would be appearing on the show, Britney’s fans have plotted to vote for her to take part in every Bushtucker Trial. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: “Are we all in agreement – every trial needs to be Jamie, let’s make her life hell!!” Another agreed: “Me voting for Jamie Lynn for every trial.”

Elsewhere, fans have also threatened to boycott the show after it was reported that Jamie Lynn’s campmate Nigel Farage was paid £1.5million to take part. ITV responded to the backlash, saying in a statement: “I’m A Celebrity has always featured a diverse cast from all areas of public life and has a history of featuring political figures throughout its 20 years on screen. As with any camp mate, viewers are invited to form their own opinions when the show begins on Sunday.”