I’m A Celebrity in chaos as show is almost called OFF as torrential rain threatens next Bushtucker Trial
I’M A Celebrity was thrown into chaos last night by torrential rain – as it threatens the next Bushtucker Trial.
On tonight’s episode, the campmates were down in the dumps as storms and winds battered the camp.
Presenters Ant and Dec joined Unpacked spin-off host Joel Dommett on they revealed that they nearly missed filming today due to severe rain.
Speaking about the weather, Joel told viewers: “It’s really loud here,” pointing out the rainstorm.
Joel said: “We should talk about the fact that we almost didn’t make it in today.”
Dec shared: “I mean, we’ve had a very dramatic morning,” as Ant explained: “We all get texts this morning saying the rain is so bad you might not even make it in today.”
Dec said: “Well my text was from Joel Dommett, I woke up this morning and the first message on my phone was him going ‘this is so exciting’.
“Everyone was stopped from coming on site because the rain was so bad.”
Joel confessed: “I left my hotel, my wife’s here and she doesn’t trust me with the key. I left the hotel without a key and then I got a text saying ‘you’re not coming in for a bit’ and then I sat outside my hotel for about two hours in the rain.”
Dec admitted that the weather became “biblical” during the night – leaving them unsure if filming would go ahead.
“It was a bit of an effort to get the show on air today, there were only a few people here because we couldn’t get on site,” he shared.
While Ant revealed: “It’s only been this bad once before and we all nearly got trapped on site and a lot of people couldn’t leave for ages.”
Although the weather began to improve, there is still some uncertainty over tomorrow’s Bushtucker Trial as a result.
Joel asked: “What have we got in store [the Bushtukcer Trial].”
Ant said: “I do know it’s been delayed because of the weather, we’ll be here a lot longer today.”
Dec added: “They need to make sure the trial that was scheduled is doable in the area that it is.
“Everything’s a little bit up in the air here. And we don’t know who’s doing it because they’re choosing.”
The hosts admitted that some of the tent has blown down overnight – including the one that family and friends wait for their loved ones.
It comes after Loose Women‘s Jane Moore became the first celebrity to be eliminated.
The camp will lose a second celebrity on tomorrow’s show.
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Coleen Rooney – Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney, has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever.
Tulisa – The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year’s I’m A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.
Alan Halsall – The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities.
Melvin Odoom – The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet – the Aussie jungle.
GK Barry – The UK’s biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers.
Dean McCullough – A rising star amongst this year’s bunch of celebs, Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live.
Oti Mabuse – The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV’s Dancing On Ice.
Danny Jones – The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle, after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he’s now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom Fletcher.
Jane Moore – The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge – having recently split from her husband. It will be Jane’s first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past.
Barry McGuigan – Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021: “She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache.”
Maura Higgins – The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year.
Rev. Richard Coles – Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity, and he’s ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star, said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: “Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth.”