I’m A Celebrity castle surrounded by top-level security as locals spot guards in night-vision goggles in the grounds

I'M A Celebrity bosses have hired top-level security guards who work around the clock to stop intruders.

The show has moved from the remote Australian jungle to Gwrych Castle in North Wales, with ITV having to take measures to ensure its new location is cut off from the outside world.

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Locals say they've already spotted guards in uniform and night goggles patrolling the castle walls and surrounding woodland.

Mayor Alan Hunter, 63, said: 'There is a lot of security at the castle.

"And these are not your normal security that you find at your supermarket.

"These are serious people. But they are just a deterrent as people are curious."

Dog walker Richard Hughes, 27, said: 'I went walking near the castle and it was sealed off with fences."

"There is security. The rumour is that some of them are ex-SAS. I have heard they have night vision goggles for the woods," they added to.

Stars rumoured to be entering the castle camp are Love Islander Maura Higgins, Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge, TV presenter Maya Jama, ex Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon, Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley, producer Naughty Boy, EastEnders veteran Adam Woodyatt, Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain, and ex Strictly star Arlene Philips.

Filming tents have already been placed around the grounds with crew getting to work on building the various camps.

Bosses have also ordered a no-fly zone above the castle to keep amateur photographers away.

A source told The Sun: “There is a serious point to these measures, because producers are making security their priority this year for multiple reasons.

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“They don’t want any secret builds observed from the sky.

“And you have to remember the gruesome trials and tough camp life are just part of the challenge for the celebs.

“Being in that bubble, cut off from real life, is a big part of the psychological load on their shoulders.

“So producers are prepared to do everything they can to preserve that.”

Last year trespassers were able to sneak into the castle grounds to film a TikTok video.