I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here has been far from dull this year with the axeing of public voting, Deni Hines leaving just days in, and a rumoured romance. But, we finally have our winner after the public voted between finalists Luke Bateman, Gary Sweet and Concetta Caristo.
For the first time in the show’s history, the entire season was pre-recorded, leaving only the final vote to be decided by the public in real time. Three alternate endings were recorded as each finalist pretended to win, before heading home to await their fate.
And as you can imagine, knowing this information took away the magic for the majority of viewers… especially seeing as the winner had no previous experience in acting or reality TV (making her winning moment a little less believable!)
Who won I’m A Celeb Australia 2026?
After weeks of stomach-churning tucker trials, raw campfire heart-to-hearts, punishing challenges and dramatic exits, the jungle journey is over.
Concetta Caristo has been crowned the Queen of The Jungle.
With $100,000 on the line to be donated to the winner’s chosen charity, emotions were surely at an all-time high as the Triple J presenter waited to find out if she had been crowned Queen of the Jungle.
What are viewers saying about Concetta’s win?
According to social media users, fans are happy with the outcome, just not the process.
One viewer penned online: “It just didn’t feel right. Knowing there were 3 pre-recorded endings was awful and cringey. And the fact that the family was there too. It was way too late to engage with the public voting when we haven’t voted all season. Just felt bad.”
A second added: “I thought she was so awkward and odd that it was probably the 2nd or 3rd take. Everything felt so forced and odd that I got the gist she was trying to imitate people who went before her because both have experience in ‘acting’ (Luke was on the Bachelor, he has -some- experience in doing what the camera wants)”
Which charity will Concetta donate her prize to?
Concetta chose Full Stop Australia, one of the country’s leading sexual, domestic and family violence response and recovery services to receive her winnings.
“I chose them because of my history with violence and knowing how important services like these are to helping people,” Concetta said. “I raised money for them first through my Instagram by sharing my story and matching donations, and then through putting on comedy fundraiser shows.”
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