£1MILLION TV TUG OF LOVE FOR SCARLETT Bosses i n bat tle to sign up jungle sensation
SCARLETT Moffatt is at the centre of a bidding war between ITV and Channel 4 – and could pocket as much as £1million after leaving I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! TV bosses are desperate to sign up the Gogglebox star, 26, after her down-to-earth personality and wit made her a star in the jungle. A source said: “Scarlett is passionate about a career in TV. Both Channel 4 and ITV have shown interest. She’s a complete natural in front of the camera. She’s got the gift of the gab, as has been obvious the entire series, and the networks realise what a draw-pull this is. “She’s got a lot to mull over. She’s in a brilliant position because there’s a lot of interest in her right now, and she isn’t taking anything for granted.”
Scarlett of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham has also been approached about a number of fashion deals after posting glamorous shots on Instagram.
And she will rake in more money with the release of her fitness DVD, SuperSlim Me, on Boxing Day.
Deals
The star dropped three stone and shrunk from a size 16 to a size 10 by ditching junk food and taking up a gym routine after discovering she was at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
On top of the £70,000 she is rumoured to have been paid for I’m A Celebrity, which ends tonight, she is set to earn hundreds of thousands from endorsements, appearances and other media deals.
In April she released Scarlett Says, a book on her views about life, which topped the Sunday Times bestseller list. She quit her job as a student disability adviser last year after making a number of celebrity appearances at events and becoming a favourite of the women’s weekly magazines.
She already has a foot in the door of radio, appearing as a breakfast host on Capital North East alongside Bodg and Matt.
Scarlett rose to fame on MTV’s shortlived reality show Beauty School Cop Outs in 2013, then became a household name on Gogglebox.
Her future on the Channel 4 show is now uncertain. A source said: “She’s loved it but she’s outgrown it now. It seems odd to go back with celebrity status and sit like a normal viewer commentating.”