I'm A Celebrity 2025: Rapper Aitch's real name, song with Ed Sheeran, and famous ex

Everything you need to know about the young campmate
Claire Crick

Aitch, an award-winning rapper and songwriter, and I’m A Celebrity 2025 campmate, has promised to use his singing skills to boost the mood in the jungle when morale gets low.

The 25-year-old from Manchester hasn’t always been in the music industry. Before becoming famous, Aitch played sports at college –after dropping out he worked in construction with his grandfather.

These days, he is enjoying huge success thanks to his songwriting talents.

Joining Aitch on this year’s I’m A Celebrity line-up are Angry Ginge, Kelly Brook, Shona McGarty, Lisa Riley, Ruby Wax, Martin Kemp, Alex Scott, Jack Osbourne and Eddie Kadi. But what is there to know about the singing sensation?

Here’s everything you need to know about the musician…

Aitch standing in a record store
Aitch is an award-winning rapper and songwriter (Credit: Splash/Shutterstock/LT)

What is Aitch’s real name?

Aitch’s real name is Harrison James Armstrong.

He decided to give himself a stage name and chose Aitch, which is of course the pronunciation of the letter H – the first letter of his real name.

Which songs is Aitch famous for?

Aitch rose to fame in 2018 with his first single, Straight Rhymez. His debut solo album Close to Home reached number two on the UK album chart in 2022.

Since then, he has had 11 Top 10 singles in the UK, including Taste (Make it Shake) and Baby, both of which reached number two in the UK singles chart.

His music career started online when a video of him rapping was posted on YouTube, getting 10,000 views. A friend then carried on uploading content of the musician and the rest, as they say, is history.


Aitch’s song with Ed Sheeran

The songwriter has worked with some of the finest names in the industry, including Ashanti, Anne-Marie and AJ Tracey.

In August 2022, Aitch also released a single called My G with Ed Sheeran. The song is about Aitch’s sister, Gracie, who has Down’s Syndrome. All the profits from the song went to the Down’s Syndrome Association.

Aitch’s close-knit family

It seems Aitch is something of a family man and is close to his parents and twin sisters, Gracie and Hats.

Not only did Aitch dedicate My G to Gracie, but his album Close to Home pays tribute to his hometown and family.

Also, his dad appears on the album in the form of a voice note in one song.

Aitch has also revealed in the past that he has paid off his parents’ mortgage.

Which football team does Aitch support?

After being born and bred in New Moston, Manchester, it’s no surprise that Aitch is a life-long Manchester United supporter.

He will be in good company in the jungle, because his fellow Mancunian, Angry Ginge, is also an avid Manchester United fan.

 

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What made the rapper say yes to I’m A Celebrity?

Aitch has a very special reason for agreeing to do I’m A Celebrity this year. He wants to make his sister, Gracie, proud.

He said: “On a personal Harrison level, this show is something I grew up watching in our house. So it would almost be disrespectful to say no.

“On an Aitch level, I feel like I have got a calling to raise awareness for Down Syndrome. I feel like this is the perfect place.

“Gracie loves the show. She will be sitting there cheering me on every time she sees me on telly.”

Who is Aitch’s ex-girlfriend?

Rapper Aitch reportedly dated 31-year-old social media star Amelia Dimoldenberg in 2022. Amelia is known to streaming fans for her YouTube show, Chicken Shop Date.

Although the pair confirmed their romance with a TikTok video, the relationship came to an end after a few months.

Aitch later dated model Lola Thompson, and the pair went to Bali together in 2023. However, they later split and went their separate ways.

Aitch in a furry jacket at the 2024 BRIT Awards
Aitch is well-respected in the music industry (Credit: SplashNews.com)

What will he find hard to cope with in the jungle?

The songwriter has admitted he doesn’t have any phobias going into the jungle, but has confessed he will find the boredom hard.

He said: “The freedom and being spontaneous is what I will miss the most while in the camp. I’m the type of person who will wake up in the morning and decide to go to Thorpe Park!

“I have climbed Kilimanjaro and slept out in tents. That kind of thing is the least of my worries. The hardest part for me will be sitting around doing nothing. I don’t remember the last time I sat and did nothing.

“Rice and beans will be fine. I’m not going to lie, I have been trying to put myself on a diet for the last two years – so it will probably do me some favours!”

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I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns for its 25th series on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, November 16 at 9pm.