Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s furious I’m A Celeb spray: ‘They lied’

TV veteran Kerri-Anne Kennerley has lifted the lid on her explosive appearance on the reality show, making a bold new claim.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley has lifted the lid on her dramatic appearance on I’m A Celebrity last year, claiming she was “lied” to ahead of her decision to sign up.

Speaking to Tammin Sursok on the Australian actress’ podcast, The Sh*t Show, Kennerley, 70, alleged that “promises” had been made to her.

“[Ten] came to me and promised me this, this and this … and I had nothing else to do at the time,” the TV veteran claimed.

“I got promised a bunch of stuff and they lied. And so instead of being in there, the three weeks I committed to, I got out in three days. They lied.”

Kennerley quit the reality show after just a few days. Picture: Ten

“What did they promise?” Sursok asked, although Kennerley declined to elaborate.

“I don’t want to go into it now. History. And I’m even dumbfounded that I said to myself after I’ve gone, oh my God. I avoided exactly what happened for 10 years.

“ … If I had thought about it for one more nanosecond and the things that were said to me were not said to me, I wouldn’t have done it in a heartbeat.”

She added that going on the show was a “dumb” decision.

“Was that the dumbest thing you’ve ever done?” Sursok asked, which was confirmed by Kennerley.

“Comes out as absolutely number one dumb and as backed by several of my friends – especially straight after [I left IAC], them going, ‘You didn’t tell us, we would’ve locked you in a room if you had said you were going’,” she admitted.

“But I don’t know … I’ve always thought I was pretty bulletproof, and then you get wounded and move on. But no … dumb, dumb, dumb – and lies. That’s what I put it down to.”

News.com.au has reached out to Network Ten for comment.

She described it as the “dumbest” thing she’d ever done. Picture: Richard Dobson

In the 2023 season, Kennerley tearfully quit I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! after an explosive clash with Domenica Calarco, with the TV veteran claiming the MAFS star called her “the most self-centred b***h” she’d ever met during an eating challenge.

Kennerley was later seen telling the other campmates her version of events.

“To be called the most self-centred b***h she’s ever met. And the contract queen time and time again. I would have finished, if she would have finished. It was never going to happen,” she said.

“I’ve made a choice, it was a hard choice because I’d love to stay. But it’s never going to work. I thought it was very unfair, I got three trials in a row.”