Holly Willoughby treats herself to £19,000 plane ticket as she flies home in ‘penthouse in the sky’
HOLLY Willoughby has reportedly splashed out £19,000 on her flight home from Australia to ensure she returns from the jungle in style.
The I’m A Celebrity host treated herself to the super-luxe return with Etihad Airlines in a suite dubbed a “penthouse in the sky”.
She is spending the 25-hour flight in a three-room chamber that comes with a private butler and her own chef to whip up meals as she travels through the time zones.
The luxurious set of rooms also includes her own bathroom and shower and a separate living room and is known appropriately as The Residence.
Holly is flying home in first class with her three children to join her husband Dan Baldwin at home in London after he returned home a few days ago because of work commitments.
A source told the that Holly decided to treat herself to the luxury flight for a job well done in the jungle.
“This was Holly’s present to herself,” the source said.
“She is thrilled that the show has been such a success and she’s had such great fun with Dec. She has loved presenting the show.”
It is thought the 37-year-old paid for the flight herself rather than putting it on her ITV expense account.
On her way out to the jungle, ITV paid for the star’s 13-strong entourage including her stylist and family which is said to have cost “a fortune”.
During the three weeks she worked on the show, Holly and her family stayed in the £1,770-a-night Palazzo Versace Hotel.
She was pictured on Tuesday arriving at the Gold Coast airport with her three young children Harry, nine, Belle, seven, and Chester, four, in tow.
But instead of returning straight to the UK, Holly went to Sydney first to take part in a photo shoot for Marks & Spencer.
Arriving at the airport with her kids, Holly was dressed down in a yellow summer dress and a grey Levis sweatshirt.
She wore a casual pair of brown sandals as she guided her children towards the gate.
Meanwhile, Declan Donnelly also arrived at the airport with his baby in tow.
The proud new dad carried his daughter Isla in a baby carrier and cradled her head as they made their way through the airport.
The 43-year-old presenter took his wife Ali Astall and their newborn to Australia while he presented this year’s show.
ITV darling Holly went down a treat with viewers as she stood in for pal Ant McPartlin, 43, following his drink driving offence.
I’m A Celebrity got the highest ratings for a final in five years as 12.1 million people tuned in to watch Harry Redknapp win.
The 71-year-old former football boss was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday night, beating John Barrowman and Emily Atack to be named this year’s champion during an emotional final.
The episode saw almost two million more people tuning in to watch Harry win than last year’s grand finale.
Overall this series had the highest ratings in I’m A Celebrity history, with the show averaging 12.2 million viewers every night.
Part of this year’s success was also down to Holly joining the show but she confirmed on This Morning that she won’t be presenting I’m A Celebrity again and called the job a “one-off bit of heaven”.
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