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The 2024 cast of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! have arrived in Australia and filming is already underway ahead of Sunday night’s launch episode.
ITV has shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the cast meeting for the first time on a sunny beach before they head to the jungle.
Among the cast are N-Dubz singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse. Others joining them are Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones, and boxer Barry McGuigan.
Sunday night’s launch show will see celebrities pair up and partake in several challenges, with the aim of finishing first to become camp leaders.
The winning pair will be awarded the title of the first leaders of the series, which will win them a cosy night’s sleep in the leaders’ lodge, exempt from any chores, and put them in charge of running the camp exactly how they want.
Ahead of the launch, Mabuse has defended her decision to join the show one year after the birth of her daughter, saying she will never get an opportunity like it again.
Meanwhile, Ruth Langsford was revealed as having a role in a spin off show for the new series, months after separating from Eamonn Holmes.
“It’s been a tough year for Ruth and she’s been putting her best foot forward, she’s thrilled to have been asked to appear on the spin-off show and fly to Australia ahead of Christmas,” a source said.
I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! starts this Sunday 17 November, on ITV1 and ITVX.
I’m a Celeb contestant Tulisa Contostavlos enjoyed a successful music career as part of the hip hop trio N-Dubz, who are known for their hits including “I Need You” and “Ouch”.
After the group’s third platinum album was released in 2010, the singer secured a coveted seat on the judging panel of ITV’s The X Factor alongside Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh, and Kelly Rowland. She won her first season with the girl group Little Mix and the public attention on her intensified.
After the talent show series, Contostavlos slowed her showbiz career and retreated from the public eye following a string of scandals, which ended in a court case against her.
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 17:30
The Loose Women and former This Morning presenter has endured a “tough year” but is set to shake that off after securing a key role in the ITV reality series.
Langsford will be in Australia to support her Loose Women co-star, who is entering the jungle, on ITV2 spin-off show I’m a Celebrity: Unpacked alongside hosts Joel Dommett, Kemi Rodgers and last year’s winner Sam Thompson.
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 16:30
Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 15:30
This year’s I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here will be off to a thrilling start.
Contestants will have to down a welcome drink of blended bull’s penis and fish eyes with a vomit fruit garnish, before sprinting across a sprawling estate to reach a helicopter.
Each celebrity will then have to complete a separate skydive as they race to reach and pair up with one of their fellow contestants who await them on a beach.
Winners of the first challenge will be titled first leaders of the camp, will be exempt from any chores and allowed to sleep in a lodge with mattresses, duvets and pillows.
They will also be able to make up all the rules for the Im A Celeb camp, a task which has caused tensions between campmates across previous series.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 14:30
Danny Jones has addressed the fact he’s the bookies’ favourite to be crowned King of the Jungle this year with odds 2-1.
When asked why he thinks he’s been dubbed the most likely to win I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! the singer told MailOnline: “Because McFly fans are awesome.”
Jones will follow in the footsteps of his bandmate Dougie Poynter who won the competition in 2011.
“I would definitely put all of your mortgage on me,” Jones joked. “I can only do my best for my son and my campmates, and of course, the fans.”
Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 13:30
“Wayne comes back once a week, sometimes twice, depending on the fixtures,” she said. “Usually, he has Sunday off so he might come home.
“Time together is limited, more so than ever now because of the travelling and stuff.”
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 12:30
Coleen Rooney, Alan Halsall, Melvin Odoom, GK Barry and Barry McGuigan have been pictured meeting for the first time on a beach before they head to the jungle.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 02:00
Find out everything you need to know about the 10 famous faces arriving in the jungle.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 01:00
ITV has shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the I’m a Celebrity 2024 cast meeting for the first time. It’s all smiles now – but how will they feel when the challenges begin?
Pictured below are Strictly star Oti Mabuse, N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos, radio presenter Dean McCullough, McFly singer Danny Jones and Loose Woman star Jane Moore getting to know each other.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott17 November 2024 00:00
N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos has admitted that she avoided joining the programme in the past because she was so terrified.
However, she has now said she’s ready to conquer her fears.
“I’m a big softie and I’m an emotional person,” she said. “I will probably struggle in the first few days as doing something like this is a big deal for me.
“I haven’t been thrust this much into the spotlight in a while and I have avoided it out of irrational fear. I will probably be the most emotional when I first go in. It will take me a while to settle in, but I know I will get past that.”
Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 23:00
