Fans were thrilled as I'm A Celebrity returned to our screens last week.
Ant and Dec welcomed another batch of celebrities as the ITV show once again set up camp in its spiritual home in the Australian jungle. Stars such as Sue Cleaver, Chris Moyles and Mike Tindall have joined the camp on the latest season of the show.
Ant and Dec have fronted the show since 2002 and a whole host of famous faces have tested themselves with TV's toughest entertainment challenge. The 20 years since I'm A Celebrity has provided us with some classic TV moments and legendary campmates.
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Sadly some of the most popular contestants on the show have passed away since they appeared on the show - as Mirror Online reports.
We have looked back in tribute at some of the most legendary I'm A Celeb figures.
Eric Bristow
The darts legend came fourth in the 2012 series of I'm A Celebrity. Eric told Ant and Dec he loved his time on the show.
He said: "I had a great time but I would have liked to make the last three. I would have liked to have a go at the grubs for my kids."
Eric's friendship with Made in Chelsea's Hugo Taylor was a hit with fans on the show as he told his campmate they would "be dear friends for the rest of [their] lives."
Eric sadly died in April 2018, aged 60, after having a heart attack while attending a Premier League Darts event at the then Echo Arena in Liverpool.
David Gest
The ex-husband of Liza Minelli, David Gest, finished fourth on I'm A Celeb in 2006. The American music producer kept his campmates rapt with his dry sensor of humour.
The star was on the show with former newsreader Jan Leeming and EastEnders star Dean Gaffney, who had Ant and Dec in hysterics as he screamed during his trials.
David, who had an apartment overlooking Sefton Park in Liverpool, died aged 62 in 2016 after suffering a stroke while in a hotel in London.
Bobby Ball
Bobby is renowned as being one half of the comedy team, Cannon and Ball. He took part in the 2005 series of I'm A Celeb.
During his time in the jungle, the star sported a pink catsuit as part of an impromptu fashion show in camp. Recalling his time on the show in an interview with The Mirror in 2013, Bobby said: "I endured starvation, sickness and spider bites – but I missed Yvonne (his wife) like crazy."
Bobby tragically passed away due to coronavirus complications in October 2020 at the age of 76.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
The socialite and model appeared on the very first series alongside Tony Blackburn, Christine Hamilton and Darren Day. The star narrowly missed out on being crowned Queen of the Jungle, but kept viewers entertained with her no-filter comments.
Sadly, Tara passed away in February 2017, aged just 45, with her death treated as unexplained. The star's sister later revealed that her cause of death was a peritonitis and a perforated ulcer.
A year earlier Tara been diagnosed with a prolactinoma, a benign tumour (adenoma) of the pituitary gland, revealing her illness in November of that year.
Following the heartbreaking news of her passing, campmate Darren tweeted: "I'm so sad to hear that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has passed away. Thoughts and love to her family RIP Tara."
Freddie Starr
Liverpudlian comedian Freddie Starr appeared in the 2011 series of I'm A Celebrity, but withdrew from the competition due to health reasons after just two days in the jungle.
Explaining his exit, he said: "I was sorry to hear the news about what the doctors said - that I was allergic to something, to play it safe and best for me not to go back in."
During his short stint on the show, the star wolfed down a fermented egg and told Ant and Dec he wasn't bothered by the smell. Freddie joined Mark Wright, Corrie's Antony Cotton and athlete Fatima Whitbread on the programme and made a big impression in a such a short time.
The comedian was found dead at his home in Spain, on May 9, 2019, aged 76. A post-mortem showed that he died from coronary artery disease.
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