It was meant to be the moment everything came full circle.
After weeks of hunger, fear, laughter and unlikely friendships, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2025 promised viewers one final reunion — the cast back together, the jungle behind them, and closure at last.
But as the cameras rolled, one question lingered in the air:
Who wasn’t there — and why?
A Finale That Brought Cheers… And A Quiet Absence
When the final aired on December 7, crowning Angry Ginge as King of the Jungle with a staggering 65% of the public vote, most of the cast returned to cheer him on. The atmosphere was emotional, supportive, almost family-like.
Yet even as the celebration unfolded, fans quickly noticed something was missing.
Not drama.
Not tension.
But people.
And the reasons behind their absence revealed a side of the show far removed from reality TV spectacle.
Alex Scott’s Early Exit — When Real Life Takes Over
One of the most felt absences belonged to Alex Scott.
The former footballer and broadcaster had already left the jungle earlier than expected — not by choice, but by necessity. She flew home to be with her partner, singer Jess Glynne, after Jess’s mother suffered a stroke.
By the time the finale arrived, Alex was no longer in Australia.
Instead of joining the wrap party or the final celebrations, she appeared via an emotional video call, patched through to her jungle family — Jack Osbourne, Martin Kemp, Eddie Kadi and Kelly Brook among them.
Smiling bravely, she wrote over the image:
“The gang from Down Under. Gutted not to be with you all.”
It was a moment that cut through the glitter: a reminder that sometimes, real life interrupts even the biggest TV moments.
Vogue Williams And Ruby Wax: Present — But Gone
Two other absences weren’t quite as visible, but just as telling.
Vogue Williams and Ruby Wax did appear in the reunion — fulfilling their filming commitments — but once the cameras stopped rolling, they were gone.
Fast.
Vogue was booked on a flight just after 1am. Ruby left even earlier, heading to the airport around 11pm.
No late-night dancing.
No dawn celebrations.
No lingering goodbyes.
A source explained:
“Both were keen to head back to their families. Vogue especially hasn’t seen her children since she left the UK nearly three weeks ago.”
In previous years, wrap parties famously ran into the early hours. This year, reality set in much faster.
A Reunion That Felt… Different
On paper, the reunion was complete.
On screen, everyone smiled.
But emotionally, it felt unfinished.
The missing faces weren’t due to feuds or fallouts — they were missing because life pulled harder than television ever could.
Family illness.
Children waiting at home.
Exhaustion after weeks under intense scrutiny.
And that, perhaps, is why this reunion felt so striking.
The Question Fans Can’t Stop Asking
Was this a full reunion?
Or simply the last time the cameras caught the cast together — before real life scattered them in different directions?
The absence of Alex Scott, the midnight departures of Vogue Williams and Ruby Wax, and the quieter-than-usual celebrations all pointed to the same truth:
This wasn’t about drama.
It was about priorities.
When The Jungle Ends, Reality Begins
I’m a Celeb has always blurred the line between entertainment and endurance. But the 2025 reunion showed what happens when the show ends — and the cameras stop dictating the moment.
For some, the journey ended in celebration.
For others, it ended at an airport gate, or on a late-night phone call home.
And maybe that’s why this reunion will be remembered — not for who stood on stage, but for who couldn’t stay, and the very human reasons why.
Because sometimes, the loudest moments are defined by silence — and the most telling stories are the ones that walk away early.