Jamie Lynn Spears has surprised UK audiences by entering the Australian jungle as an I’m A Celebrity contestant, joining the likes of Nigel Farage in one of the most talked-about star lineups in years.
The singer, author and actor has been part of pop culture for decades, and now… she’s taking part in one of the UK’s standout TV shows. She’s already skydived into camp and taken part in her first bushtucker trial – and no doubt there’s much more to come.
If you’re hooked on the show already, here’s everything you need to know about Jamie Lynn Spears…
Who is Jamie Lynn Spears?
She is, of course, Britney Spears’ younger sister – the siblings are nearly 10 years apart in age. Jamie Lynn grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana and started out in the entertainment world at 10 years-old.
Jamie Lynn appeared in Crossroads (the 2002 film starring Britney herself) as the young version of Britney Spears’ character Lucy. She then starred in her very own Nickelodeon TV series Zoey 101. She reprised her role as Zoey earlier this year in Zoey 102, a Paramount+ sequel film that revisits the TV show’s old gang, this time in their 20s attending a wedding together. Netflix also snapped her up, with Jamie Lynn starring in romance drama Sweet Magnolias back in 2019.
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Country music, not pop, is more of her vibe. Jamie Lynn spent some time in Nashville from 2011, releasing her first single How Could I Want More in 2013 and her second Sleepover in 2016.
She then released her memoir Things I Should Have Said: Family, Fame, and Figuring it Out last year. The “unfiltered” take on Britney’s conservatorship caused some backlash, with Britney calling the things Jamie Lynn wrote about her “salacious”.