This year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here is the most complained about series yet. New research has shown that the 2023 instalment of the ITV series, hosted by Ant and Dec, has received more than 2,000 complaints so far.
19.11.2023 - 19:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! will launch on Sunday evening with a host of famous faces.
With the line-up including a famous politician, a food critic, soap stars and the sister of an American pop superstar, we take a look at who will be setting up camp and facing the notorious bush tucker trials on the ITV reality show.
Nigel Farage
Former UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Nigel Farage will be stranded in the middle of the Australian outback when I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here gets underway.
The 59-year-old said he has been “demonised over the years” and wants to “show people I am not nasty”.
The GB News star added: “Given millions hate me, I do expect people will vote for me to do trials!”
Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Spears is the sister of pop superstar Britney and is known for her roles in TV series Zoey 101 and Sweet Magnolias.
The 32-year-old actress, who faces a skydive when she enters the jungle, said that the show will be a “nice way for people to see the real me”.
She added: “I think my best quality is the fact that it takes a lot to hurt my feelings. Unless you are my children or my immediate family, nothing is going to hurt me.”
Sam Thompson
Reality star and radio presenter Sam Thompson, who faces a skyscraper challenge before entering the jungle, said taking part in the show “feels like a dream”.
The 31-year-old said that his partner Zara McDermott, who took part in this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing was “proud” of him for going on the show.
“We haven’t chatted too much about it (I’m A Celebrity) in the run-up as she has been doing Strictly and I haven’t wanted to make it about me”, he said.
Josie Gibson
This Morning host Josie Gibson, who will face a challenge in the
This year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here is the most complained about series yet. New research has shown that the 2023 instalment of the ITV series, hosted by Ant and Dec, has received more than 2,000 complaints so far.
After becoming the fourth celebrity to leave the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, Nick Pickard was welcomed Down Under by his girlfriend Sarah Corrin.
Josie Gibson is expected to miss out on an emotional camp reunion with her son Reggie on Friday's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!. The This Morning star is one of the remaining campmates in the ITV show, which is thought to be getting set to air scenes of the contestants being visited by their loved ones in camp during tonight's episode.
After being the fourth campmate to be evicted from I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Nick Pickard has shared some unaired secrets from the jungle – including an incident where the camp had to take protection from the extreme weather. The Hollyoaks star, 48, revealed that the Australian rain got so bad while he was in the jungle, that campmates had to huddle together in the Bush Telegraph. Sharing that it was the night Jamie Lynn Spears decided to exit the jungle, Nick explained: "We had 12 days of rain and once for 48 hours it did not stop.That was the night Jamie Lynn went and we had to all huddle, because the only place that's protected in there from the lightning is the Bush Telegraph because it's the only place that is reinforced with steel.
While the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! campmates continue to take on life in the jungle, their loved ones have been making the most of their time in Australia and getting to know one another. Contestants' parents, partners and friends have all jetted out to Oz to support them during their jungle stint, with evictions having begun on Sunday, 3 December. So far, Frankie Dettori, Nella Rose and Fred Sirieix have all been voted off the ITV show.
Nella Rose was back on TV screens days after leaving the jungle after pulling out of her first post-I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here interview. During Monday night's (December 4) instalment of jungle action, hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly headed into camp to reveal the results of the latest 'vote to save'.
Nella Rose has been the latest star booted from the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle.The 26 year old internet sensation stirred up some drama during her time in the Australian jungle, but despite this, was well-liked by her fellow contestants and even became the camp leader. On Monday night's episode (December 4), hosts Ant and Dec announced that Nella had received the fewest votes from viewers and would be leaving the camp.
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! continued on Monday night as hosts Ant and Dec headed into the jungle once more to announce who would be the next to leave the reality show as Nella Rose was sent packing their bags.
It's now down to the final week of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here which means we're another day closer to finding out who will be crowned this year's King or Queen of the Jungle. Sunday night's episode saw jockey Frankie Dettori become the first celebrity to be voted off the ITV show after receiving the fewest votes from the public.
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! fans believe they have worked out who will be first to leave the Australian jungle during tonight's show. It is the first time this series a campmate will be voted out by the public.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has provided viewers with some of TV’s most memorable moments of recent years - thanks in large part to its Bushtucker trials. The hit ITV show sees famous faces pushed to their limits - living alongside one another in the Australian jungle while struggling with hunger and missing their loved ones. And some of the most challenging moments have come courtesy of the Bushtucker trials, which involves celebs taking on gruesome tasks to win food for the camp.
Josie Gibson captured the hearts of the nation when she entered the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, but it appears her latest stint is also doing wonders for her career on This Morning.The 38 year old signed up for the jungle, alongside other stars such as Sam Thompson, Nella Rose and Marvin Humes, but has been a regular on ITV's This Morning ever since Phillip Schofield - and later Holly Willoughby - stepped down.
Katherine Ryan has joined the thousands of people boycotting I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! 2023 because of Nigel Farage's participation. The comedian, 40, criticised ITV for reducing controversial politicians to "light entertainment fodder" as she labelled the former UKIP leader as "very dangerous." Sharing that she won't be watching this year's series, Katherine added that she didn't watch last year's either due to the participation of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.The hashtag #BoycottImACeleb has been used by nearly 10,000 people since Farage's addition to the lineup was announced, with a subsequent drop in ratings being dubbed the 'Farage Effect.' Discussing I'm A Celeb, Katherine also revealed that ITV had asked her to join the jungle before, but she couldn't because of her kids.
With boyfriend Sam Thompson currently down under on this season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, Zara McDermott has been taking to social media each night to show her support as he vies to be crowned king of the jungle. As well as encouraging the couple’s followers to keep voting for Sam, Zara also shared a hilarious video of her choreographing a dance routine to the ‘jungle drums’ opening music of the show alongside former TOWIE star Pete Wicks, Sam’s best friend.
Pete Wicks has jumped to the defence of his best mate, Sam Thompson, who's been labelled as 'annoying' by some viewers of ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here. Pete has insisted that Sam "should not be defined by his ADHD and autism", which he revealed he was diagnosed with last year. Sam, a star from Made in Chelsea, shared his diagnosis on Channel 4's Is This ADHD?, saying it felt like a "weight had been lifted" off his shoulders.
There has been a big rule break on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, as Marvin Humes, Danielle Harold and Nella Rose were caught out by show viewers.The three celebrity campmates are reportedly sending secret messages to their loved ones back home. Already, viewers picked up on Marvin's apparent attempts to signal to his family as he tapped his fist on his chest when he knew the cameras were on him.
The inclusion of right-wing firebrand politician Nigel Farage and Jamie Lynn Spears in this year’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! failed to spark gangbuster ratings for last night’s launch episode, although you wouldn’t think so reading GB News producer Ben Leo’s X timeline.
Alison Hammond appeared emotional as she shared the 'horrible' part of Josie Gibson's stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. The This Morning presenter opened up about her co-star and friend heading into the jungle as she prepares to support her from afar while she's Down Under.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2023 is kicking off the new series this Sunday with a challenge like no other, as three unsuspecting celebs are dropped in the very heart of the sizzling Australian )utback. Instead of arriving in the jungle as usual, Nigel Farage, Josie Gibson and Nella Rose will be dropped in the desert, where they will be tasked with helping their campmates, who are 2,000 miles away on the Gold Coast.
This Morning's Alison Hammond got a bit teary-eyed as she confessed how much she misses her co-star Josie Gibson. Josie, 38, is currently in Australia for this year's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, leaving a gap on the ITV daytime show.