Vogue Williams’ Celebrity Stint Mirrors Spencer Matthews’ Failed Attempt

When Vogue Williams touched down in Australia this month it seemed she had nothing to lose.

The Irish presenter, 40, was known for her bubbly personality and charm, yet arguably wasn’t as big a name as her Made In Chelsea star husband Spencer Matthews, 37. 

So when Vogue signed up for I’m A Celebrity, the public were keen to see how she’d get on, with bookmakers giving her decent odds to be crowned Queen Of The Jungle before she’d even set foot in camp. 

There was also talk that her show appearance could finally lift the dark I’m A Celeb cloud hanging over the Matthews household – with Vogue’s stint coming 10 years after Spencer was booted off the show for steroid use. 

However, within days of entering the camp as a late arrival, Vogue’s popularity had panned, with Ladbrokes suddenly making her the least favourite to win, with odds of 200/1. 

And on Monday evening, Vogue’s Jungle journey officially came to an end as she became the third campmate to be voted out of camp, following on from Alex Scott and Eddie Kadi.  

Viewers took to X/Twitter to share their delight that she was going – although it was noted that the results may have been different for the Dublin native if the vote was open in Ireland.  

Public opinion towards Vogue seemed to sway when former model Vogue claimed she felt ‘so ugly’. 

Viewers accused her of fishing for compliments when she turned to Ruby Wax and Lisa Riley in a heart to heart and claimed she felt insecure about her looks because everyone in camp was ‘so good looking’.

Ruby went on to tell her: ‘You’re the prettiest person I’ve ever seen in my life’.

Vogue also ruffled feathers in camp when she clashed with AngryGinge and Aitch about the washing up. 

Last week, viewers were left furious when Vogue avoided the first vote off after taking on Kelly Brook in a drinking challenge. 

She was tasked with downing a blended drink of fish eyes and fermented fish, while Kelly opted for a concoction of pig vagina and bull penis.

While she was first to clear her glass, viewers noted that she spilt a lot of the contents, before promptly throwing it straight back up, and claimed that Kelly should have been declared the winner instead. 

Eyebrows were also raised when it emerged that Spencer wouldn’t be flying to Australia to greet Vogue after her Jungle stint. 

The couple have been married since 2018 and they share three children together – Theodore, six, Gigi, four, and Otto, two. 

Daily Mail revealed that Spencer isn’t joining Vogue Down Under because he is on a mission to complete seven full Ironman triathlons on seven continents in just 21 days.

Instead, it was Vogue’s manager and pal Louisa McDonald that jetted to Australia. 

A source revealed that the timing is ‘unfortunate’ but unavoidable, with the pair’s busy schedules clashing and neither commitment able to be moved.

They explained: ‘The timing isn’t ideal at all, but sometimes these things happen, and Vogue and Spencer’s diaries just clash.

‘Of course, Spencer would want nothing more than to support Vogue in Australia and be there waiting for her when she leaves the jungle but both committed to their own projects, and unfortunately, the schedules overlap.

‘There’s a small chance Spencer could finish his triathlon challenge ahead of schedule, but it’s unlikely he would then fly to Australia.

‘They’ll both be missing their children, who will stay in London, continue attending school, and no doubt support their parents from afar – catching Vogue on TV whenever they can.’

After Vogue was booted out of camp, Spencer too to social media to praise his ‘courageous’ and ‘fearless’ wife and said he could not wait to be reunited with her and their kids.

He penned: ‘Disappointed to hear that my gorgeous Vogue is out of I’m A Celeb but I’m so proud of the brave stint she did in there. 

‘She showed heart, courage and fearlessness in challenges and, as always, was such a positive and pragmatic figure in camp!’

‘I would have loved nothing more than to have been there for her when she came out and am sending so much love from Antarctica.

‘On the positive side, we can now all FaceTime – I know she will have missed the kids like mad and I can’t wait to hear her voice and for us to all be reunited next week’. 

It would have been interesting to see Spencer back at the famous campsite 10 years after he was axed from I’m A Celebrity. 

He was removed from the ITV show after just three days in 2015 over anabolic steroid use, a move that left him ‘deeply embarrassed’. 

Speaking to The Mirror after his departure, Spencer confessed: ‘Why did I leave I’m a Celebrity after just three days? The simple answer is that I screwed up, and have some explaining to do.

‘Shortly after I arrived in Australia I told the production team that I was taking a steroid-based medication that had begun some weeks ago.

‘When I started taking this programme of pills it was in preparation for a charity boxing match which, ironically, never took place.’

Revealing the reason behind his drug-taking, he said in an interview with Loose Women in 2016: ‘Vanity, I suppose, had been the reason for wanting to bulk up a bit for the fight.

‘I had intended to come off the pills gradually, but there was no time to do this before I reached the jungle.’

He added that the show producers ‘did what they had to’ according to the law, as the possession and use of steroids is illegal in Australia.

‘ITV did what they had to do and I ended up on a plane,’ he said of his three-day stint. ‘I felt deeply embarrassed.’

When probed over steroids being illegal Down Under, Spencer claimed he was unaware of the laws, adding: ‘I was not aware of that.’

The TV personality has regularly declared he would love to give the show a ‘second crack’ after coming off the medication.

However, it is not clear if another offer ever materialised. 

Since being axed from I’m A Celebrity, Spencer has turned his life around. The former party boy quit drinking in 2018 and is now known for taking on mammoth fitness challenges around the world.