Wayne Rooney set to earn 47% less than wife Coleen as full I'm A Celebrity 2026 pay revealed

Wayne Rooney's reported pay for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here 2026 has been revealed, and it's significantly less than you'd expect.

In just one week, the 26th series of popular reality show 'I'm a Celeb' will start on ITV, with Manchester United and England legend Rooney among the stars travelling to the jungle.

Ahead of the show getting underway, the reported pay for each of the 12 celebrities taking part in 2026 has been revealed, and Rooney is set to earn nearly 50% less than his wife, Coleen, who previously featured in the show.

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Wayne Rooney's 'I'm a Celeb' 2026 pay revealed

Rooney is set to join comedian Leigh Francis - best known as Keith Lemon - actress Joanna Page (Stacey in Gavin & Stacey) and Love Island star Chloe Burrows as some of the biggest names to head to the jungle this year.

And although he's set to earn more than anybody else in this year's show, Rooney is set to earn £700,000 less than Coleen did in 2024.

According to @superTV247 on X, Rooney is reportedly set to earn £800,000 for his time on I’m A Celeb, with the second-highest paid contestant this year being Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson, who will reportedly earn £175,000.

Meanwhile Coleen remains the highest paid contestants of all time as it’s reported she got £1.5 million for her series, putting her on top of the list alongside Nigel Farage who earned the same amount a year before.

Rooney sits third on the list of the highest paid ever to appear on the reality series ahead with Noel Edmonds (£600,000).

The next highest paid sporting star on the list is former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner and Premier League legend Harry Redknapp who are each believed to have been paid £500,000.

Arsenal great Ian Wright and former boxing champion Amir Khan also feature in the top 10 after being paid £400,000.

Highest paid 'I'm a Celeb' contestants of all time revealed:

1. Coleen Rooney - £1.5m
2. Nigel Farage - £1.5m
3. Wayne Rooney - £800k
4. Noel Edmonds - £600k
5. Caitlyn Jenner - £500k
6. Harry Redknapp - £500k
7. Boy George - £500k
8. Katie Price - £450k
9. Ian Wright - £400k
10. Amir Khan - £400k

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'I'm a Celeb' 2026 contestants pay revealed

As for the rest of the contestants for this year's show, the majority of the cast are set to be paid at least £100,000 for appearing on the show.

At the bottom of the list, Comedian Jack Skipper is set to be paid £50,000, a whopping £750,000 less than Rooney.

1. Wayne Rooney - £800k
2. Ricky Wilson - £175k
3. AJ Odudu - £150k
4. Joanna Page - £150k
5. Leigh Francis - £150k
6. Ade Adepitan - £100k
7. Claire Sweeney - £100k
8. Mariella Frostrop - £100k
9. Chloe Burrows - £75k
10. Leomie Anderson - £75k
11. Sharky - £75k
12. Jack Skipper - £50k

The LADbible Group has contacted ITV and Wayne Rooney for comment