BRAVE PATTI'S TV COMEBACK 'I'M DOING IT FOR MATTHEW

The doyenne of Australian showbiz reveals her big plans

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Rumours are rife that Australian showbusiness royalty Patti Newton is being courted for the next season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, with sources exclusively telling Woman's Day the stage performer is seriously considering signing on to head into the jungle in 2026.

“Patti was actually invited to take part in the first season in 2015,” a well-placed insider reveals. “But, at the time, with husband Bert still alive and her family commitments taking priority, she gracefully declined.”

According to our insider, producers are in hot pursuit of the 80-year-old - and offering a substantial pay packet of around $180,000 to $200,000 for a short stint akin to that of Kerri-Anne Kennerley and good friend Denise Drysdale in recent years.

As she heads into what is likely to be her final decade of work, and with money always a concern since losing her beloved husband Bert in October 2021, Patti is said to be looking at the gig as a nice nest egg for her future.