{"id":6627,"date":"2025-11-08T14:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=6627"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:21:29","slug":"this-morning-star-pulls-out-of-im-celeb-after-bosses-match-itvs-lucrative-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/this-morning-star-pulls-out-of-im-celeb-after-bosses-match-itvs-lucrative-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"This Morning star pulls out of I\u2019m Celeb after bosses match ITV\u2019s \u2018lucrative fee\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n\t\t\"I'M\t<\/div>
Once celeb allegedly shouted ‘get me out of here’ before anything had been signed (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of I’m A Celebrity<\/a>, and preparations for the show are in full flow.<\/p>\n

The stars have been lined up<\/a>, the paparazzi have been stationed at Heathrow<\/a> to catch the celebs as they jet off, and the poisonous frogs have been banished from the campsite (yes, seriously).<\/p>\n

Still, there’s one star who won’t be making the long trip down under. <\/p>\n

Nick Ferrari<\/a>, who’s best known for bloviating on his LBC breakfast show and sharing his thoughts on This Morning<\/a>, has supposedly pulled out of the upcoming series. <\/p>\n

According to The Mirror<\/a>, the 66-year-old was keen to sign up for the show following negotiations with ITV<\/a> bosses and things were looking promising.<\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on I'm A Celeb\t\t\t<\/h2>\n
\n

Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n

Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Sadly, when the presenter mentioned this to his bosses at Global, the company that owns LBC, they asked him to reconsider. <\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Nick\t<\/div>
Nick is apparently a big fan of the show (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In fact, they did more than that.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the powers that be were so keen to keep Nick here in Blighty that they got out their cheque books.<\/p>\n

‘They pledged to match any fee he was set to receive as they consider him such a vital and well-loved part of the LBC schedule,’ a source said. <\/p>\n

ITV bosses had hoped to secure the veteran presenter and were willing to ‘dig deep into their pockets’ to bag him, offering a ‘lucrative fee’.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Editorial\t<\/div>
Bosses at Global cracked open their cheque books to keep Nick in the UK (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Ultimately, Global was able to flex its financial muscles and managed to keep its man,’ the source continued. <\/p>\n

‘If he had signed up, he would have been off air for up to six weeks, which they were keen not to happen. <\/p>\n

‘Nick is really well liked by those working on LBC and everyone thinks he has played a blinder by getting a pay rise out of it.’<\/p>\n

According to The Mirror’s report, Nick is a big fan of the show, and that’s why he was Carol Thatcher’s ‘celebrity friend’ when she won the fifth series of the show back in 2005.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Editorial\t<\/div>
Ant and Dec will have to make do with the other stars signed up to the show (Picture: James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Supposedly, Nick declined to appear on the show before a final offer could be made. <\/p>\n

Metro <\/strong>has approached Nick Ferrari and ITV for comment.<\/p>\n

I’m a Celebrity is set to return this November, and the cast has supposedly been leaked to The Sun<\/a>. <\/p>\n

According to those in the know, the cast will include the usual cavalcade of singers, soap stars and other widely beloved figures.<\/p>\n

Who will be crowned the King or Queen of the Jungle this year?<\/a> Well, we’ll just have to wait and see. <\/p>\n

I’m a Celeb returns on November 16.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\tComment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once celeb allegedly shouted ‘get me out of here’ before anything had been signed (Picture: ITV) We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of I’m A Celebrity, and preparations for the show are in full flow. The stars have been lined up, the paparazzi have been stationed at Heathrow to catch the celebs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6633,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6627\/revisions\/6633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}