Network 10 could pay for one or two big names to star in the next season of 'I’m A Celebrity...

Get Me Out Of Here!' through co-host Robert Irwin's wide-ranging contact base, an inside source has claimed. Irwin, 20, will return in January to co-host the 2025 season of the Network's reality TV series alongside Aussie comedian Julia Morris. Speaking to New Idea on Monday, an insider at the network claimed it would pay to secure stars for the season using Irwin's contact list, which has "more A-list celebrity phone numbers than Kris Jenner".

“Ten will get their chequebook out for one or two big names but that’s where the budget will get blown," the source said. The source said the young conservationist may attempt to "work his magic" on Sabrina The Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart for the second time after a schedule clash reportedly prevented her from starring in last year's season. “Maybe he can work his magic this time.

Melissa is a good retro name,” the insider said. New Idea reported Network 10 also hopes Irwin will discuss the next season with Rove McManus, Magda Szubanski, and Blue Wiggle Anthony Field. It's understood Australian Idol star Rob Mills, Home and Away actor Samuel Johnson, Ryan Moloney, Nicky Whelan, Simone Callahan, Sheldon Riley, and Kween Kong from RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under are other notable celebrities the Network is eyeing.

The show portrays celebrities living and competing in different challenges to earn meals and other luxuries in the .