The supermodel and reality TV personality reportedly sued ITV Studios after an appearance on “I’m a Celebrity… South Africa.”

ANTM alum Janice Dickinson claims face is permanently scarred after nasty fall on recent reality show

The supermodel and reality TV personality reportedly sued ITV Studios after an appearance on "I'm a Celebrity... South Africa."

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Janice Dickinson 'America's Next Top Model'; Janice Dickinson on 'I'm a Celebrity... South Africa'. Credit:

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- *ANTM* judge and supermodel Janice Dickinson has alleged that her face was permanently scarred by a fall on the set of a recent reality TV show.

- Dickinson appeared on 2023's ITV production of *I'm a Celebrity... South Africa*.

- The model also reportedly sued the network over the alleged incident.**

*America's Next Top Model *judge and supermodel Janice Dickinson has alleged that her face is permanently scarred following a fall while filming the 2023 British reality TV series *I'm a Celebrity... South Africa*.

The 70-year-old shared a series of grisly photos with United Kingdom publication *The Sun*, showing what she claims were severe injuries from a fall that left her with "nerve damage that affects her speech, eating and drinking," per the outlet.

A source alleged to the outlet that Dickinson's "face has been permanently altered and the scars and indentations cannot be corrected."

One of the photos shows Dickinson lying on what appears to be a hospital bed, with an IV in her arm and several bloody gashes on her face.**

Janice Dickinson on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Another close-up photo shows Dickinson's face with a bruise on her chin, just below another wound that stretches from the bottom of her nose across her lip.

The outlet reported that Dickinson said she fell in the dark during production of *I'm a Celebrity... South Africa*, an all-star spin-off of the popular* I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! *competition series.

Dickinson claims the injuries led to her exit from the competition, which she ultimately finished in 10th place.

After the alleged incident, Dickinson said in a prior interview with *The Sun*, “I thought, 'Geez, I’ll never work again," given the nature of her career as a public figure and former model.

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She added, "Certainly too damaged to go back on the show. I had blood, bruises up and down my face and there were gaping wounds. It really knocked my confidence," but that she "didn’t require stitches" on her face.

Still, "It was agony cleaning all the dirt and gravel off of my face, it was horrible," Dickinson said.

In September, Dickinson reportedly sued the show's company, ITV Studios, for £700,000 (around $936,000), for allegedly refusing to pay certain medical bills.

When reached for comment, an ITV spokesperson provided a statement to* *via email.

Janice Dickinson on Oct. 8, 2022.

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"Janice Dickinson's letter of claim has been received and reviewed. *I'm A Celebrity *operates a high level of safety protocols and the health, safety, and welfare of all of our contributors are our number one priority," the statement reads.

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It continues, "We don’t recognize this version of events. However, we looked after Janice at the time, paid her medical expenses, flew her home to L.A., and the *I'm A Celebrity* team were in regular contact with Janice and her representatives on an ongoing basis after she returned home to America until after the program aired seven months later."**

EW has reached out to representatives for Dickinson for comment on both the fall and the supermodel's lawsuit against ITV Studios.

Prior to her appearances on the *I'm a Celebrity *franchise, Dickinson rose to prominence in the 1970s as a premier supermodel who worked for major brands around the world. She later transitioned into reality television as a sharp-tongued panelist on Tyra Banks' *America's Next Top Model *from 2003-2005. She also fronted her own reality show on Oxygen, *The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency*, which ran from 2006 to 2008.

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