ITV Confirms I'm A Celebrity Will Not Be In Australia This Year
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The upcoming 21st series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! will return will return to the historic Gwrych Castle, Abergele in North Wales, ITV has confirmed.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, production on the series, which is usually filmed in Australia, was moved to Wales to ensure the 20th series could go ahead safely.
Ant and Dec will return as hosts and will broadcast the show live every night from the ruined castle, with a brand new cast of celebrities set to take part in scary and at times stomach churning bushtucker trials.
Katie Rawcliffe, ITV Head of Entertainment Commissioning, said: "We can confirm today that we’ll be returning to Wales for the 2021 series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
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"We’ve always said we have contingencies in place for the series if the covid situation continued to bring uncertainty, and after a highly successful run at the castle last year we’re pleased that we can return there. I have no doubt the production team will produce another hugely entertaining series.
The news comes after showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold previously let slip that we won't be heading Down Under when the series returns later this year on Good Morning Britain in May.
Quizzing Richard about the new series of I'm a Celebrity... host Susanna Reid asked: "Did I hear it right, you said earlier that you would be up for going into the jungle, I mean castle?"
Richard explained that he "wouldn't rule it out".
Susanna then asked: "So is it going to take place in the castle again?", which Richard confirmed, before changing topic.
The 20th season of the show was still as hugely popular as ever despite heading to Wales, with Giovanna Fletcher being crowned the show's first ever 'Queen of the Castle' in 2020.
Radio host Jordan North came a close second, while TV presenter Vernon Kay made third place.
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