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I'm a Celebrity: Kezia Dugdale paid £70,000 for appearance | I'm a Celebrity: Kezia Dugdale paid £70,000 for appearance |
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Kezia Dugdale received a fee of £70,000 for her recent appearance on I'm a Celebrity, she has disclosed. | Kezia Dugdale received a fee of £70,000 for her recent appearance on I'm a Celebrity, she has disclosed. |
The former Scottish Labour leader also declared between £10,000 and £15,000 worth of travel, accommodation and living expenses, which were paid by ITV. | |
She has donated £5,100 of her appearance fee, as well as £2,500 of her MSP salary, to charity. | |
Ms Dugdale was formally reprimanded by Labour last month for her absence. | |
She has now published details in the Scottish Parliament's register of interests. | |
The entry includes estimates of the travel and accommodation Ms Dugdale received, as well as a daily payment of 150 Australian dollars which she was given for living expenses while not in the camp. | |
This brought the total sum published in the entry to between £80,000 and £85,000, including her £70,000 fee. | |
A spokesman for Ms Dugdale said she had donated a total of £5,100 from her fee to the charities Who Cares? Scotland, Glasgow Women's Aid, and the Archie Foundation. | A spokesman for Ms Dugdale said she had donated a total of £5,100 from her fee to the charities Who Cares? Scotland, Glasgow Women's Aid, and the Archie Foundation. |
Prior to appearing on the show, she also donated £2,500 of her MSP salary to the Rock Trust, an Edinburgh-based charity which supports young people at risk of homelessness. | Prior to appearing on the show, she also donated £2,500 of her MSP salary to the Rock Trust, an Edinburgh-based charity which supports young people at risk of homelessness. |
The spokesman added: "Ms Dugdale received a fee from ITV for appearing on the TV show of £70,000. | The spokesman added: "Ms Dugdale received a fee from ITV for appearing on the TV show of £70,000. |
"Income Tax has been paid both in the UK and in Australia due to the nature of the earnings, which was received in instalments. After tax, this sum is around £45,000." | "Income Tax has been paid both in the UK and in Australia due to the nature of the earnings, which was received in instalments. After tax, this sum is around £45,000." |
'Drop in the ocean' | |
Ms Dugdale said she was pleased that a number of charities who do "amazing work across Scotland" would benefit for her stint in the jungle. | Ms Dugdale said she was pleased that a number of charities who do "amazing work across Scotland" would benefit for her stint in the jungle. |
She added: "I'm delighted to be back in the parliament serving my constituents across the Lothians." | She added: "I'm delighted to be back in the parliament serving my constituents across the Lothians." |
The Scottish Conservatives said Ms Dugdale's charity donations were a "drop in the ocean" compared to the fee she received, and described her appearance on the show as a "shameful episode". | |
Her time in the Australian jungle saw Ms Dugdale crawl through a tank full of fish guts that had "Sickola Sturgeon" written on the side. | Her time in the Australian jungle saw Ms Dugdale crawl through a tank full of fish guts that had "Sickola Sturgeon" written on the side. |
The politician was introduced as one of two late-entry campmates on the ITV reality show in November, before becoming the second person evicted after lasting 11 days in the jungle. | The politician was introduced as one of two late-entry campmates on the ITV reality show in November, before becoming the second person evicted after lasting 11 days in the jungle. |
News that she had agreed to become a contestant broke just hours before Scottish Labour was due to unveil her successor as leader. | News that she had agreed to become a contestant broke just hours before Scottish Labour was due to unveil her successor as leader. |
It subsequently emerged that she had not asked the party for permission to take part. | It subsequently emerged that she had not asked the party for permission to take part. |
Ms Dugdale said she wanted to use her time in the jungle to promote "Labour values", but was heavily criticised by several colleagues. | Ms Dugdale said she wanted to use her time in the jungle to promote "Labour values", but was heavily criticised by several colleagues. |
There had been speculation that Ms Dugdale faced a possible suspension from Labour when she returned to Scotland in December. | There had been speculation that Ms Dugdale faced a possible suspension from Labour when she returned to Scotland in December. |
But she was instead given a formal reprimand following a meeting with new Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard, and was told she would face no further disciplinary action. | But she was instead given a formal reprimand following a meeting with new Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard, and was told she would face no further disciplinary action. |