First look at I’m A Celebrity’s new camp in South Africa with Game Of Thrones-style shower & surrounded by wild animals
I’M A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is heading to South Africa, with a brand new camp SIX times the size – and it’s a far cry from the lush vegetation of Oz.
Stars including Helen Flanagan, Paul Burrell and Shaun Ryder will live and sleep in this dry, dusty zone in the Kruger National Park.
ITV has taken over a space six times bigger than their usual plot on Australia’s Gold Coast for the camp, trials and challenges.
It means the celebrities are stranded in isolation, surrounded by wild animals some five miles away from the nearest road and 40 minutes drive from a village.
A show source said: “Everything is bigger, scarier and bolder.
“If the celebrities think they know what to expect then they are wrong.
“The only thing that they can count on is the diet of rice and beans!”
An intimidating, dark tunnel of trees leads into camp with just a string of lamps for light.
And there looks to be little room for privacy as benches sit alongside beds, all huddled around one small fire.
But viewers at home can breathe a sigh of relief, as the jungle shower will be returning.
Campmates including Carol Vorderman and Amir Khan will be back in the al fresco watering hole to create more moments of telly magic.
Just like the camp itself, the shower has also undergone a makeover – and it’s similarly stark.
Instead of the water tumbling over a natural cliff, it will fall from a showerhead suspended from a tree.
And instead of the gentle stone wall loved by viewers, the celebs will stand against a backdrop of sharp, spiky branches akin to the gruesome throne on fantasy epic Game of Thrones.
There’s also a natural waterfall near camp, feeding a river that runs nearby.
Phil Tufnell still has high hopes for the new camp, after speaking fondly of his time as winner of the 2003 series.
He said: “We had a right laugh in camp and I loved sitting by the campfire getting to know everyone and hearing their life stories. It was my birthday in camp and that is one I will never forget.”
Shaun Ryder, Helen Flanagan, Phil Tufnell, Jordan Banjo, Carol Vorderman, Paul Burrell, Amir Khan, Janice Dickinson and Fatima Whitbread will enter camp as the starting nine.
The Sun revealed this week that six surprise latecomers are set to join them, including Andy Whyment, Dean Gaffney, Gillian McKeith, Georgia Toffolo, Myleene Klass, and Joe Swash.
- I’m A Celebrity… South Africa begins on April 24 at 9pm on ITV1.