Why Danny Jones won’t be awarded cash prize for winning I’m A Celebrity

At long last, the winner of this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has finally been crowned.

This season of the beloved reality TV programme sure has been a wild ride featuring scissoring stories, jungle spats and a heavy dose and Ant and Dec antics.

However, after enduring all the camp chaos and grizzly trials - the victor has now been announced, with Danny Jones crowned the new king of the jungle.

We were absolutely buzzing when the cast was first announced including the likes of Loose Women's Jane Moore, BBC1 Radio star Dean McCullough, N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos and DJ Melvin Odoom.

ITV viewers were also treated to seeing how former boxing legend Barry McGuigan and Love Island icon Maura Higgins would fare Down Under.

Joining the mix too were Corrie actor Alan Halsall, writer Reverend Richard Coles and TikTok sensation GK Barry.

And lastly, we also got to see how the likes of famed WAG Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones and Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse handled the challenge.

Unfortunately, however, only one celebrity could take home the victory - but what did they actually win money-wise?

Danny Jones has been crowned King of the Jungle (ITV)

Now, any seasoned ITV viewers will know by now that any celeb given the title of Queen or King of the Jungle will receive a crown, staff and the chance to sit on the iconic I'm A Celeb throne.

However, it's not as common knowledge that whoever does take home the victory won't actually be going home with a cushy cash prize.

The reason for the decision is because ITV has decided the contestants will only receive a flat fee for appearing on the show.

According to Metro, the only condition for receiving such a fee is that campmates must remain in the jungle for at least 72 hours.

This means that, whether a campmates wins or not, they won't be taking home a lump sum cash prize, but will instead leave the jungle with a pre-agreed set fee under the condition of making it through the first three days.

While the celebs are paid a flat fee to appear on I'm A Celeb, the amount reportedly varies from contestant to contestant with the number going up depending on how famous the star in question is.

Coleen was runner up after Danny Jones was crowned King of the Jungle (ITV)

Coleen Rooney is rumoured to have received the highest fee ever to take part allegedly receiving at least £5,000,000 for taking part in the show.

Last year's winner was Made in Chelsea star, Sam Thompson, who replaced 2022's victor, footballer Jill Scott.