I’m A Celeb boss reveals all the major changes to this year’s show – including grim new addition to bushtucker trial
I’M A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! bosses have revealed the major changes to the show - including a stomach-churning addition to Bushtucker Trials.
The producers of the hit ITV show have revamped the series as it celebrates its 20th year and return to Australia after a two-year hiatus in Wales due to restrictions caused by the pandemic.
Politician Matt Hancock, pop icon Boy George and Love Island’s Olivia Attwood are among the star-studded line-up set to enter the Jungle as the series returns on Sunday, November 6.
I’m A Celebrity’s executive producer Olly Nash revealed to The Sun that the camp has been made bigger along the side of the creek to accommodate for seven beds and three hammocks.
Meanwhile a new luxurious sleeping quarter has been added to the camp in the form of a retro campervan fitted with huge beds and thick mattresses.
Olly said: “We also have a luxury RV which sleeps two and was driven through the Jungle about 35 years ago before breaking down and has never moved since.
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“That will make a very comfy home for two people inside if they are lucky and clever enough a few days into the show…”
He continued: “It will not be open when they arrive but two celebrities on the third show will win the right to sleep in the RV which will be the number one spot to sleep in throughout the series.
“It will then be up for grabs at various points throughout the series and there will be various points to swap in and out.
“It features raised built-in beds and a little light you can click on and off.”
The sleeping arrangements also feature a bunk bed for the first time on the show with the hope it will lead to a “bromance” between two celebrities.
However the contestants are set to have a gruesome surprise in the Bushtucker Trials with producers introducing camel testicles for the celebrities to eat in order to win stars for camp.
Elsewhere, the camp also features a tandem bike which has replaced the seesaw for the celebrities to ride and pump water into a bath.
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Meanwhile the treehouse has been given a roof for “added protection” after ITV bosses were forced to close the camp last week as torrential rain and floods hit the area.
In another shake-up to the series, four celebrities are set to endure a brutal night sleeping in sand dunes on a desert island before heading into camp.
VIPS, also known as “Very Isolated People”, will be left stranded as castaways on the island in the Pacific Ocean before making their way into the Jungle.
This year, the celebrities will arrive at the camp in staggered groups which means it will be a scramble for the best beds in the Jungle.
A source said: “Bosses want the celebrities to camp out in sand dunes for the night which will mean they will be exposed to the elements from the off.
“Six of the celebrities will already be in the main camp which means the additional four will have to make do with whatever beds are leftover.
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“It is the first time the series has started with celebs camping on the island and shows that they want the return to Australia to go with a bang.”
Executive producer Olly Nash confirmed: "The first three celebrities will be followed by another three celebrities as they arrive in camp and they will be the ones who will get the prime pick of the beds in the camp.”
