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I’m A Celebrity 2022: Start date, line-up, filming location, and presenters-Caroline Westbrook-Entertainment – Metro
Back to the jungle we go!
I’m A Celebrity is back in the Australian jungle (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
The nights are drawing in, November is here – which can only mean that TV icon I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here is back again.
This year already sounds like it’ll be a blinder, with major stars signed up to join camp – including Royal Family member Mike Tindall and iconic 80s pop star Boy George.
It’s back in Australia this year, too – after two series set in a Welsh castle due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
So, when is I’m A Celebrity back on screens, who’s in the 2022 line-up, and where exactly Down Under is the show filmed?
Here’s all you need to know.
When does I’m A Celebrity 2022 start?
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We don’t have very long to wait for the new series of I’m A Celebrity, as ITV has confirmed it begins on Sunday, November 6 2022 at 9pm.
That’s a little earlier than usual, with the series starting two weeks before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar.
In 2021, the series began on Sunday 21 November – and in recent years it has kicked off on one of the middle two Sundays.
It’s not yet known how long the series will run for, although in previous years it’s been on screens for around three weeks.
Who is in the I’m A Celebrity 2022 line-up?
The I’m A Celebrity 2022 cast (Credits: ITV)
The first 10 stars to appear on I’m A Celebrity 2022 have been announced with a cast photo.
Here is the confirmed cast:
Mike Tindall – Royal Family member, married to The King’s niece Zara, and former rugby playerBoy George – 80s pop starOlivia Attwood – former Love Island cast memberChris Moyles – Radio X DJ and former BBC Radio 1 presenterCharlene White – Loose Women presenter and ITV newsreaderJill Scott – former England LionessSue Cleaver – Coronation Street actorOwen Warner – Hollyoaks actorBabatunde Aléshé – comedianScarlette Douglas – A Place In The Sun presenter.
One previously rumoured I’m A Celebrity signing – comedian Seann Walsh, who was embroiled in a Strictly cheating scandal in 2018 – was not announced as part of the line-up.
Tory MP and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock could also be heading to the jungle, with a rumour coming out shortly following the confirmed lineup.
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The current line-up features many firsts for the hit ITV programme, which began two decades ago in 2002.
Olivia Attwood is the first Love Islander to grace the I’m A Celebrity jungle, while Mike Tindall – Princess Anne’s son-in-law – is the first Royal Family member to take part.
Another top signing for the series is music legend Boy George, who reportedly has secured the show’s biggest ever payday of $1 million (£879,000) to become a campmate.
Where is I’m A Celebrity 2022’s filming location?
Jacqueline Jossa won the series the last time it was in Australia (Picture: Rex)
After two years at Gwrych Castle in Abergele, Wales, the series is returning to its usual setting in the Australian jungle.
ITV confirmed in August the show would take place in Australia, saying: ‘Returning to its home in Australia after a two-year break, our celebrities will leave their plush pads and luxuries far behind as they spend up to three weeks taking on the Australian jungle with a whole host of surprises created for them.’
Typically, the show’s famous camp is set up in Springbrook National Park, which is located in New South Wales, a state in the country’s south-east.
But the return to Oz hasn’t been without its issues as prior to the start of the series, the set was forced to close due to adverse weather causing severe flooding.
A spokeswoman said: ‘We closed site for 24 hours as a precautionary measure due to the inclement weather.’
Who will present I’m A Celebrity 2022?
Ant and Dec are back again (Picture: ITV)
The nation’s favourite Geordie duo, Ant and Dec, will once again be hosting the ITV reality show.
Host Ant previously fuelled hope that I’m A Celebrity would be able to return to Australia during an appearance on The One Show in February.
‘Well, the plan is the jungle, so if all things…,’ to which Dec chimed in: ‘Nothing against Wales!’
Ant then added: ‘We love Wales but you know, Australia is its home and we’d like to get back there if we can.’
His co-host Dec said: ‘That’s what we’re hoping, touch wood.’
Who won I’m A Celebrity 2021?
The 2021 series of the show was won by former Emmerdale star Danny Miller.
The actor, best known as the ITV soap’s Aaron Dingle, took the prize after fighting off competition from Corrie’s Simon Gregson and The Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge.
Danny, who entered camp just weeks after the birth of his son, said of his victory: ‘I have made no secret about the fact that I wanted to be able to give him and set him up for a good future.
‘I wasn’t financially set for that and this is an opportunity to do that. It would set me and my family up. I feel like I have done it. I feel proud of myself and I hope my family are as well.’
I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here returns to ITV on November 6 at 9pm.
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