As shows like ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ get further and further into their runs, the pool of celebrities to take part grows smaller and smaller.
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While the 17th series of ‘CBB’ is currently underway, we recently just saw the back of the 15th series of ‘I’m A Celebrity’ and 13th series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’... so it’s inevitable that sometimes a star who competed in one show is going to crop up in another.
But some celebrities have really taken this to the next level.
Listen, we don’t begrudge any star who wants to promote their new book or album - or even just get a bit of pocket money! - by spending a few weeks on a reality TV show, but surely a line has to be drawn somewhere?!
Three reality TV repeat offenders
For example, of the 16 celebrities who entered the ‘CBB’ house at the beginning of the latest series, a quarter of them had already appeared in the ‘I’m A Celeb’ jungle (and that’s not even mentioning Stephanie Davis, who had originally signed up to go Down Under, but was forced to pull out at the last minute for health reasons).
They aren’t the only celebrities with an apparent unquenchable reality TV thirst, though.
Here are just a handful of the celebrity repeat offenders, who have more reality bookings under the belt than we’ve had hot dinners...
Reality TV Repeat Offenders
Rylan Clark(01 of25)
While most people think Rylan rose to fame on 'The X Factor', few remember that he was also a contestant on 'Signed By Katie Price', having failed to land a spot in the regular 'Big Brother' house years before.Following his success in 'Celebrity Big Brother', he later replaced Emma Willis on spin-off show, 'Bit On The Side', and was recently applauded for his performance in 'Celebrity Masterchef'. (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
Kerry Katona(02 of25)
Ah, Kerry. In addition to her varying success on 'I'm A Celebrity', 'Celebrity Big Brother', 'The Big Reunion' and 'Dancing On Ice', the reality star has also had a string of fly-on-the-wall shows in her name, including - but not limited to - 'Kerry Katona: Crazy In Love', 'Kerry Katona: What's The Problem', 'Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter', and the list just goes on... (credit:Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
Calum Best(03 of25)
Calum has a number of strings to his reality TV bow, and frankly each of them are more obscure than the last.You probably saw him finish in third place in 2015's 'CBB' final, but his appearances on 'Celebrity Love Island' and his own show, 'Totally Calum Best', may have passed you by.And as for 'Celebrity Bainisteoir' - we're still not exactly sure what that is... (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
Katie Hopkins(04 of25)
Long before she was the reigning queen of the unwanted political and social opinion piece, Katie Hopkins was famed for her reality TV appearances, starring in 'The Apprentice', 'Celebrity Four Weddings' (yes, really!) and 'I'm A Celebrity', before more recently becoming a 'CBB' finalist.In fact, the only real difference between Katie and Kerry Katona in their reality TV histories is that Kerry has actually won one of the shows she appeared on... (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
Gary Busey(05 of25)
Gary Busey isn't going to let a little thing like the fact he has an actual Oscar (!!!) stand in his way of appearing on as many reality shows as possible.After becoming the first American to ever win 'Celebrity Big Brother', he went on to appear on the US version of 'Strictly', 'Dancing With The Stars', where he made... well... an impression. Let's just leave that there, yeah?He also appeared in the celebrity version of 'The Apprentice', as well as 'Celebrity Rehab'. (credit:JC Olivera via Getty Images)
Gemma Collins(06 of25)
Since making her debut in the second series of 'TOWIE', The GC has made a string of eyebrow-raising appearances on reality TV.Her stint on 'Splash!' won her praise for her zero-f***s-given attitude to diving, although her brief spell in the 'I'm A Celebrity' jungle was slightly less celebrated. Let's see how she gets on in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house... (credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
Joe McElderry(07 of25)
Joe's list of reality TV credits isn't actually that long, but he does get special credit for winning not one, not two, but three different reality shows.After being chosen by the public as champion of both 'The X Factor' and 'Popstar To Operastar', he later proved to be a dab hand at winter sports on 'The Jump' too. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Katie Price(08 of25)
Katie, like Kerry Katona, is another star whose reality TV appearances are matched only by the number of reality shows she's been the focus of.So while she's been in the 'CBB' house once and the 'I'm A Celebrity' jungle twice, her most successful reality shows have been the fly-on-the-wall series she's starred in, both alone and with ex-husband Peter Andre. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Nikki Grahame(09 of25)
OK, she's only ever actually starred on 'Big Brother', but given that her reappearance on 'Big Brother: Timebomb' in 2015 marked her fifth time in the house, we couldn't not include Nikki 'Who IS She' Grahame.Her behaviour during her first stay in the 'BB' house went on to earn her a short-lived spin-off show inspired by 'The Simple Life', called 'Princess Nikki', while she and former housemate Aisleyne also competed on 'Celebrity Coach Trip', but she was voted off for her tantrums. (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
Mark Wright(10 of25)
Another 'TOWIE' star who has made the jump to other reality shows, Mark bid farewell to the docusoap to take part in 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here'.He also enjoyed success in 'Strictly Come Dancing' and had his own ITV2 show, 'Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights' (though he'd probably rather you didn't mention that one). (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Alison Hammond(11 of25)
The 'This Morning' presenter danced her way into our hearts on 'Strictly' back in 2015, but that wasn't exactly her first crack at the reality TV whip.In the past, she's starred in 'Celebrity Fit Club' and 'Celebrity Coach Trip', having first landed in the public eye as a housemate on the third series of 'Big Brother', where she was shacked up with Jade Goody, Kate Lawler and Adele Roberts. (credit:Ian Gavan via Getty Images)
Anthea Turner(12 of25)
The former children's TV presenter was one of the participants in the first ever series of 'Celebrity Big Brother', and since then she's returned to the weird and wonderful world of reality TV on several occasions.Her credits include 'Hell's Kitchen', 'The Jump' and 'Dancing On Ice', while more recently she took part in a celebrity special of 'First Dates'. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Gareth Gates(13 of25)
Having first won the nation's hearts as a singer on 'Pop Idol', Gareth has appeared on 'Dancing On Ice' - and its follow-up 'All Stars' special - as well as in boyband 5th Story in the second series of 'The Big Reunion'.He started young, though, appearing as a contestant in Steps' talent show 'Steps To The Stars' as a child. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Sinitta(14 of25)
Sinitta's reality TV background goes so much further than wearing a load of leaves in Simon Cowell's garden on 'The X Factor'.While she's hit up all the mainstream shows like 'Dancing On Ice', 'The Jump' and 'I'm A Celebrity', Sinitta has also had her fingers in quite a few lesser-known reality pies.Her appearance on Sky's short-lived 'Cirque De Celebrité' is oft-overlooked, while in 2015, she learned to pole dance, as part of her stint on 'Get Your Act Together'. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Janice Dickinson(15 of25)
From what we remember, Janice Dickinson didn't exactly enjoy her time in the 'I'm A Celebrity' jungle, but that didn't stop her from going over to the States and taking part in the show again.In summer 2015, she stunned in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house, with stints judging on 'America's Next Top Model' (not to mention one notorious appearance in Finland's version of the show) behind her. (credit:Maury Phillips via Getty Images)
Paul Daniels(16 of25)
Usually with his wife Debbie McGee at his side, Paul has appeared on a variety of different reality series, from 'The Farm' and 'X Factor: Battle Of The Stars' to 'Strictly Come Dancing' and 'Celebrity Wife Swap'. The pair were also tipped to be appearing on 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2014, even discussing it publicly in the press, but ultimately failed to appear on the line-up. (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
Vanessa Feltz(17 of25)
Paul and Debbie's appearance on 'Celebrity Wife Swap' saw her switching places with this lady, Vanessa Feltz, who has had her fair share of reality TV appearances too.Long before her short time on 'Strictly', Vanessa gave us one of the most talked-about 'Celebrity Big Brother' moments ever, when she suffered something of a breakdown after just days in the house.A decade later, she returned to the house for a spell in 'Ultimate Big Brother', alongside many other legendary housemates. (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
Rebecca Loos(18 of25)
Rebecca Loos' public profile has died down somewhat in recent years, but there was a time when a D-list reality show wasn't complete without her presence - and each appearance was more notorious than the last.She famously got into a spat with Sharon Osbourne during 'X Factor: Battle Of The Stars', and we'll not even mention what she got up to with a pig on 'The Farm'.As well as 'Celebrity Love Island' and 'Cirque De Celebrité', Rebecca's reality TV stints went international when she appeared on the Spanish version of 'Survivor'. (credit:Justin Goff via Getty Images)
Joey Essex(19 of25)
Joey's arrival in 'TOWIE' is often credited with putting the ITV reality series on the map, and he's had plenty of luck elsewhere since bidding farewell to the series.He threw on his Speedos when he took part in 'Splash!' finished in fourth place in 'I'm A Celebrity' after endearing the nation, and bettered even that when he surprised everyone by winning 'The Jump'. (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
Lisa Scott-Lee(20 of25)
THAT FASCINATOR.In non-fascinator news, Lisa Scott-Lee was one of the stars to take place in the ill-fated Sky series 'CelebAir', later lacing up her ice skates to appear in 'Dancing On Ice'.Her most notorious reality TV appearance, though, was in her own MTV show, 'Totally Scott-Lee', when she was filmed breaking down in tears when she learned her solo single had missed the top 20.Lisa also appeared as a housemate in a fictional, borderline-dystopian, series of 'Celebrity Big Brother', in the final episode of Ricky Gervais' comedy, 'Extras'. (credit:Simon James via Getty Images)
Louie Spence(21 of25)
It may have been sneered at at the time, but the sleeper hit 'Pineapple Dance Studios' helped breathe some new life into reality TV, paving the way for docusoaps like 'The Only Way Is Essex' and 'Made In Chelsea'.Since the show's end, Louie has competed in 'The Jump' and 'Celebrity Big Brother', as well as landing a role as a judge on 'Dancing On Ice'. (credit:John Phillips via Getty Images)
Danniella Westbrook(22 of25)
As if having 'CBB', 'Dancing On Ice' and 'I'm A Celebrity' all under her belt, Danniella recently admitted that her "dream job" would be making an appearance on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. (credit:Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
Caitlyn Jenner(23 of25)
You've seen her on 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' and the spin-off, 'I Am Cait', but Caitlyn has also tried her hand at more challenging reality shows.When she was still known in public as Bruce, she competed in the US version of 'I'm A Celebrity', and the American equivalent of 'Dancing On Ice', 'Skating With Celebrities'. (credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images)
Vicky Pattison(24 of25)
Vicky's shocking behaviour with her fellow 'Geordie Shore' cast members eventually landed her appearances on 'Ex On The Beach', as well as a reality show of her own, 'Judge Geordie'.However, it was when she made her late arrival in the 'I'm A Celebrity' jungle that she won over the British public, turning things around for herself and carving a new career as a TV personality. (credit:Getty)
Ritchie Neville(25 of25)
Ritchie's reality TV appearances have been low-key, but also pretty frequent.Along with Sinitta, he took part in the seldom-mentioned Sky show 'Cirque De Celebrité', as well as 'The Farm' and 'The Jump'. He and his 5ive bandmates (well, some of them...) also reformed as part of the first series of 'The Big Reunion', eventually becoming a three-piece when the show's accompanying tour was over. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)