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I’m A Celebrity viewers have praised Ashley Roberts for admitting having children ‘isn’t top of the list’.
On Tuesday’s episode, the Pussycat Doll, 39, was quizzed by Sinitta, 62. The eighties singer asked Ashley if being a mum was on the cards for the future.
The refreshing conversation then sparked Scarlett Moffatt, 35, to talk about the fertility struggles she suffered while trying to conceive her son Jude, two.
Ashley explained to camp as to why having a child wasn’t a priority for her right now.
She said: ‘It’s not the top of the list. I don’t know, I think I’ve just been so driven and I like travelling and I don’t feel a strong passion to be a mum.’
Sinitta, who has two children, whom she adopted, said: ‘I always say to people unless you really, really want to because it takes everything, doesn’t it.’
Scarlett said: ‘It is your life and too many people become parents who actually shouldn’t be parents because they actually they don’t really want it.’
The former Gogglebox star later said the Bush Telegraph: ‘For me, being a mum has changed my whole life and it’s something that I’ve wanted for so, so long.
‘For other women it isn’t and I think, good for Ashley, same as good for me who wanted a child. We all just have to live our best lives however that looks.’
Scarlett, who is engaged to former police officer Scott Dobinson, went on to tell camp about her fertility struggles before falling pregnant with Jude.
She said: ‘Me and Scott, we tried for four years to have Jude, it took so long.
‘And then the day we found out I was pregnant, the day after we were going to a fertility clinic.
‘That happens to loads of people. I think it’s because you feel like not stressed but because you think it’s going to get sorted.
‘I feel like then when you have one kid, everyone goes to you: “Are you having another?”
‘And I always feel like going: “I would love to but it just sometimes doesn’t work out that way”. Happy that I just have this one.’
Viewers took to X to say they enjoyed the open and honest chat in camp.
They wrote: ‘Absolutely, some people make a choice not to have children. That’s fine too.
‘Let’s not shame Ashley for not having kids on top of her list. I say fair play to her.’
‘People can’t afford to have kids these days.’
‘I feel like as a society we put too much pressure on women to have kids’.
Scarlett previously spoke about her difficulties with falling pregnant on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast.
She said: ‘We were trying for a long time. I think a lot of women do this.
‘I self-diagnosed myself, like, “Maybe I can’t have children, because it isn’t happening…”
‘We booked to see a fertility doctor to check to see that everything was OK.
‘That was for November, and on my birthday in October I remember blowing my birthday candles out and wishing that it would happen, like, “I really wish that I could have a baby”.
‘Then two weeks later I found out that I was pregnant. It was a nice feeling emailing the fertility doctor, cancelling the appointment.’
I’M A CELEBRITY ALL-STARS 2026: MEET THE CAMPMATES
GEMMA COLLINS
AGE: 45
SERIES: 2014 (14th series) quit after 72 hours
OCCUPATION: Reality star
FAMOUS FOR: Gemma, popularly known as The GC, rose to fame on the reality series The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE). She is known for her larger-than-life ‘diva’ persona.
ASHLEY ROBERTS
AGE: 40
SERIES: 2012 runner-up (12th series)
OCCUPATION: Heart Radio presenter, Pussycat Doll
FAMOUS FOR: Ashley Roberts is a showbiz correspondent for Heart Breakfast. She rose to fame in noughties girlband the Pussycat Dolls.
SIR MO FARAH
AGE: 43
SERIES: Fifth place in 2020 (20th series set in Wales)
OCCUPATION: Olympian
FAMOUS FOR: Sir Mo is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic history. He won gold in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
DAVID HAYE
AGE: 45
SERIES: 2012, came in third place (12th series)
OCCUPATION: Boxer
FAMOUS FOR: David is a legendary British former professional boxer. He is one of only three boxers in history to have unified the world titles at cruiserweight and gone on to become a world heavyweight champion.
SCARLETT MOFFATT
AGE: 35
SERIES: 2016 Queen of the jungle (16th series)
OCCUPATION: Reality star
FAMOUS FOR: Scarlett became a TV favourite after joining Gogglebox. She went on to win I’m A Celebrity in 2016.
SEANN WALSH
AGE: 40
SERIES: 2022, finished in fifth place (22nd series)
OCCUPATION: Comedian
FAMOUS FOR: Seann Walsh is a comedian who was caught in a cheating scandal when he starred in Strictly in 2016 alongside his professional partner Katya Jones.
SINITTA
AGE: 62
SERIES: 2011, voted out second (11th series)
OCCUPATION: Eighties popstar
FAMOUS FOR: Sinitta, first reached global fame in the 1980s with hits like So Macho and Toy Boy. She was also known for her guest appearances on The X Factor.
JIMMY BULLARD
AGE: 47
SERIES: 2014 (10th place)
OCCUPATION: Former footballer
FAMOUS FOR: Known as ‘The Bulldog’, Jimmy was a highly technical and energetic midfielder who became a cult hero for his sense of humour and iconic celebrations.
ADAM THOMAS
AGE: 37
SERIES: Third place in 2016 (16th series)
OCCUPATION: Actor
FAMOUS FOR: Adam is famous for starring in Waterloo Road and Emmerdale. He recently returned to Waterloo Road for its 20th anniversary.
HARRY REDKNAPP
AGE: 79
SERIES: 18th series in 2018. I’m A Celebrity King Of The Jungle.
OCCUPATION: Legendary football manager
FAMOUS FOR: Harry Redknapp’s career spans over 60 years in professional football, transitioning from a skillful winger to one of the most recognisable managers in Premier League history.
CRAIG CHARLES
AGE: 61
SERIES: 2014 quit early
OCCUPATION: Actor
FAMOUS FOR: Craig is most famous for his role as Dave Lister in the cult science-fiction sitcom Red Dwarf and for playing Lloyd Mullaney in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street
BEVERLEY CALLARD
AGE: 69
SERIES: 2020, came in tenth place (20th series)
OCCUPATION: Actress
FAMOUS FOR: Beverley played Coronation Street’s iconic Liz McDonald on and off for 31 years.
