Holly Willoughby splashed out £19,000 on one of the most expensive flights in the world to celebrate her success as a co-host of I’m a Celebrity.
The presenter paid for a one-way ticket on Etihad’s ‘penthouse in the sky’ where she is served by her own butler and has a chef prepare her meals on the 25-hour flight home from Australia.
She also has the luxury of her own bathroom and shower as well as a separate living room to relax in during the long flight back to London.
Holly’s three children and her parents are flying home in first class but the family will be allowed to join her in the three room suite for the duration of the flight. Her husband Dan Baldwin flew home a few days ago.
Holly Willoughby (pictured at the airport as she prepared to fly to Sydney) spent £19,000 on one of the most expensive flights in the world to celebrate her success on I’m a Celebrity
Holly was photographed on Tuesday arriving at the Gold Coast airport with her three children Harry, nine, Belle, seven, and Chester, four, who all joined her on I’m A Celeb
But instead of flying straight home, the TV host flew to Sydney to take part in a photo shoot (pictured) for Marks & Spencer as part of her deal to promote her own range of clothes
Holly has paid £19,000 for Etihad Airways luxury flight in a class of travel simply known as ‘The Residence’ (pictured) which is a three-room suite with double bed and her own private chef
A show insider said Holly decided to treat herself to the ultimate in luxury as a reward for her time in the jungle.
‘This was Holly’s present to herself. 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,’ they said.
The 37-year-old paid for the super luxury flight in a class of travel simply known as ‘The Residence’ on Etihad Airways rather than have ITV foot the bill.
Holly had chosen to fly a 13-strong entourage to Australia for I’m a Celeb including her stylist, beautician, her agent and her family, which is said to have cost ITV bosses ‘a fortune’.
As well as flights to Australia for Holly and her team, the family stayed in the £1770-a-night Palazzo Versace Hotel.
She was photographed on Tuesday arriving at the Gold Coast airport with her three young children Harry, nine, Belle, seven, and Chester, four, who all joined her during her three-week stint on I’m A Celeb.
But instead of flying straight home, the This Morning host flew to Sydney to take part in a photo shoot for Marks & Spencer as part of her deal to promote her own range of clothes.
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Holly, her children and parents later flew out of Sydney on an A380 Airbus with a short stop-over in Abu Dhabi.
Etihad Airways describes The Residence as the most luxurious air travel available.
It is the first three-room suite on a commercial jet and has helped Etihad win a number of awards for first class travel.
The living room has a 32in flat-screen LCD TV, leather double sofa and two fold-away dining tables, where bespoke meals prepared by an on-board chef.
A hallway leads to a bedroom that boasts a double bed – another first for a commercial airline – with designer Italian bed linen. A 27in flat-screen TV is mounted on the wall.
Before landing the suite’s passengers can freshen up in a bathroom that has a shower, make-up mirror and hairdryer.
Each of Etihad’s A380 flights also has a flying nanny trained by Norland College in Bath.
The cost of the ticket includes luxury chauffeured transport to and from the airport, private check-in, access to a private lounge and a personal travel concierge who can do everything from reserve a table at a restaurant to source tickets to a concert or sporting event.
Etihad Airways describes The Residence as the most luxurious air travel available. with one flight from Abu Dhabi to New York selling last year for a staggering £55,000
Holly and her family will have use of this private bar (pictured) in her three room luxury suite
The living room (left) has a 32in flat-screen LCD TV, leather double sofa and two fold-away dining tables, where bespoke meals prepared by an on-board chef
A ticket for The Residence on the flight from Abu Dhabi to New York went on sale last year with an eye watering price of £55,000 – the most expensive air fare ever sold.
The cost of a one-way ticket from Sydney to London is £19,000 and each of the giant A380 jets fitted with one Residence.
The style of travel is unique to Etihad and the suites are often sold out weeks in advance.
The Residence is located at the very front of the plane’s top deck on the left side of the aircraft.
Before landing the suite’s passengers can freshen up in a bathroom that has a shower, make-up mirror and hairdryer.
I’m A Celebrity was a huge hit from its first week with 14 million tuning in to watch the celebrities enter the jungle.
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Holly was pictured leaving the airport as fans praised her for breathing new life into the show as she filled in for Dec’s usual co-host Ant McPartlin following his spell off screen
Fans said Holly had ‘breathed new life’ into the series – that saw football manager Harry Redknapp crowned king of the jungle – which is now in its 16th year.
Those taking part included Nick Knowles, Fleur East, Anne Hegerty, Sair Khan, John Barrowman, and Emily Atack.