Jamie Lynn Spears - sister to US pop star Britney Spears - was revealed on Monday (November 13) as one of the initial campmates entering the Australian Jungle to take part in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2023.

Spears joins nine other celebrities including former Brexit Party and UKIP leader Nigel Farage, This Morning presenter Josie Gibson and Channel 4's First Dates Maître d Fred Sirieix revealed as part of the initial celebrities taking part in the new series of the ITV reality show.

Jamie Lynn is well known as Britney Spears' younger sister, but she is also a celebrity in her own right having appeared in various TV shows and movies throughout her career. 

Arguably her most prominent and recognisable role was in the popular 2000s Nickelodeon show Zoey 101 where she played the main character Zoey Brooks. 

Before she enters the Australian jungle for the upcoming series of I'm a Celebrity, we take a look at who Jamie Lynn Spears is from her estimated net worth and TV career to her relationship with sister Britney.

Who is Jamie Lynn Spears?

Jamie Lynn Spears' relationship with sister Britney

Jamie Lynn and Britny Spears have had an estranged relationship for many years, but that now appears to be on the mend. 

Britney was always supportive of her younger sister growing up, according to Today, from attending her performances to calling for support when Jamie Lynn's daughter Maddie. 

She even let her cover one of her songs - Oops! ... I Did It Again - as Jamie Lynn attempted to launch her own music career in 2013.

The sisters continued to have a good relationship, with Lynn Spears even defending Britney on several occasions while she suffered from mental health issues.

It wasn't until 2021 that their pair's relationship broke down, reports Today.

Braintree and Witham Times: Jamie Lynn Spears is the younger sister of Britney Spears.Jamie Lynn Spears is the younger sister of Britney Spears. (Image: PA)

Lynn Spears posted a video on Instagram addressing her sister's conservatorship, saying: “Since the day I was born, I’ve only loved, adored and supported my sister.

"I mean this is my freaking big sister, before any of this bulls---.

"I don’t care if she wants to run away to a rainforest and have zillion babies in the middle of nowhere, or if she wants to come back and dominate the world the way she has done so many times before. Because I have nothing to gain or lose either way.”

Jamie Lynn Spears added: "Not that I owe the public anything, because my sister knows I love and support her... I’m not my family. I’m my own person. And I’m speaking for myself."

The following month she said she and her family received death threats from her sister's supporters.

Shortly after Britney, speaking about her conservatorship, said her "so-called support system hurt me deeply", referring to her sister.

Before in 2022 Britney stopped following Jamie Lynn on Instagram. 

The sisters seemed to be on better terms in December 2022, said Today, when Britney posted a since-deleted caption on an Instagram praising her sister. 

Fast forward to this year and Britney revealed she had visited Jamie Lynn while she was on set filming Zoey 102.

In October, Britney Spears released her book - The Women in Me, where, among other subjects, she addressed her relationship with her sister Jamie Lynn. 

She explained how she had brought her a house when she was younger that Jamie Lynn wasn't very appreciative of. 

Britney also revealed in her memoir that she had found out about Jamie Lynn Spears' teenage pregnancy from "an exclusive in the tabloids" instead of from her younger sister.

The pop star notes that she thinks Jamie Lynn Spears “blamed” her older sister for “(her) success and everything that came with it," reported Today.

However, Britney does go on to say later in the book Jamie Lynn will "always be my sister" and says she loves "her and her beautiful family."

What movies and TV shows has Jamie Lynn Spears been in?

Jamie Lynn Spears has appeared in a range of TV shows and movies over her career including:

  • Zoey 101
  • Crossroads (also featuring her sister Britney Spears)
  • Zoey 102
  • Sweet Magnolias
  • All That
  • Miss Guided
  • Just Jordan

I'm a Celebrity will be the second reality show Spears' has been on in 2023 after competing on Dancing with the Stars (America's version of Strictly Come Dancing) earlier this year.

What is Jamie Lynn Spears' net worth?

Jamie Lynn Spears' net worth is estimated at around US$6 million (over £4.8 million), according to Celebrity Net Worth.

The Zoey 101 actress has made most of her money from acting but has also released books and starred in other reality TV shows, including Dancing with the Stars.

You can see the net worth of all the big names taking part in I'm a Celebrity 2023 here.

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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2023 start date

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returns to ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, November 19.

The first episode will start at 9pm.