I’m A Celebrity returns with tears, puking stars and Ant and Dec’s hilarious banter as fans call it the best ever

I'M A Celebrity's return was hailed the best ever tonight after an action-packed opener with Jessica Plummer in tears, Jordan North puking and Ant and Dec leaving viewers in stitches with hilarious gags.

Filmed amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Ant and Dec kicked off the 20th series by declaring: "It feels so good saying these magic words ...

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"I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!"

The ten celebrities had already said goodbye to their plush pads and left their luxuries behind as they isolated alone for two weeks before moving into Gwrych Castle in North Wales.

But emotions were running high as EastEnders actress Jessica Plummer soon broke down in tears when meeting her co-stars saying she missed her young daughter Noa.

Meanwhile, I'm A Celeb fans were blown away by the castle's makeover - but horrified as campmates tucked into rabbit after winning dinner in their first trial, The Gates Of Hell.

And AJ Pritchard was the first celeb to brave the castle shower in a disgusting stained bath.

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Shane Richie, Beverley Callard, AJ Pritchard, Hollie Arnold and Sir Mo Farah were the first celebs to be seen on telly being transported over Snowdonia in helicopters.

After touching down, Corrie legend Beverley read out their first task from a scroll, revealing the stars would need to collect their camp rucksacks that were hanging above them on a huge cliff face.

Any celebrity that failed to collect their rucksack wouldn’t have it for the first night in camp.

Vernon Kay, Jessica Plummer, Jordan North, Giovanna Fletcher and Victoria Derbyshire were then driven to the top of the cliff and were tasked with going over the edge - much to Jordan's distress.

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While Vernon was thrilled by the news, insisting that it will be "exciting", Jordan couldn't disguise his nerves.

Moments before Jordan, who is terrified of heights, was strapped into his harness he was seen getting sick.

The distressed DJ was seen hunched over a bush as waves of vomit poured from his mouth.

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Having secured their rucksacks, the stars arrived at the castle for the first time and explored their new home before their first trial.

As they settled in Jessica was seen crying as she said she missed daughter Noa.

The actress explained "I said to my daughter before we left each other that if she misses me when she's at home, she looks for the moon, I can look at the moon and we can both see it."

She was comforted by her co-stars Beverley and Victoria, who hugged her and reassured it would be OK.

As night fell Ant and Dec drove up to the castle grounds in a flashy Rolls-Royce with their personalised number plat and walked in to meet the new cast of I'm A Celeb and reveal their first castle trial.

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Dec said: "I can't tell you how excited we are to see you all here together finally.  Welcome to the castle."

Ant explained the show was going to be different this year, adding: "There's no jungle obviously, there's no dunny, there's a privy and I can guarantee you there's absolutely no chance of sunbathing."

Dec continued: "Some things will stay exactly the same. Some things will be reassuringly familiar. So you will live on a diet of rice and beans and the fact that you'll win trials to win food for the camp and that first trial will take place tonight."

The ten celebrities were then summoned to their first Trial - an epic and abrupt introduction to Castle life - The Gates To Hell. 

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Olympic runner Mo Farah joked: “I don’t have any survival skills apart from running away from things.”

Behind the Gates were ten linked cages and each celebrity stood in a separate one.

The stars started in the first chamber and celebrities had to transport the stars along through the chambers either through mesh with their hands or with a magnet to the final gate. 

Any stars won would mean a meal for camp but if any celebrity shouted I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! one meal would be deducted from the total.  

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Shane was in the first cage and passed stars to Jessica who passed to Giovanna, then Vernon, AJ, Hollie, Beverley, Jordan, Victoria and finally Mo.

The celebrities worked hard to manoeuvre the stars across their respective gates, whilst cockroaches, crickets, mealworms and maggots rained down on them.

When they'd got back to camp, Beverly suggested that they went to one area to debug so they didn't have critters in their living quarters.

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Beverley said she could feel something crawling around her bra, with Victoria praising her "Magnificent breasts".

Beverley replied: "Oh my God, they're pushed up beyond belief".

Camping down for the night, Vernon read out the celebrities menu, revealing their first dinner consisted of "rabbit" but Beverley cried: "I can't eat bunny!

"When they said rabbit for dinner, I was like no, no not for me."

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