All we need to know I'm A Celebrity 2023 – start date, timings and line-up
ITV viewers are gearing up for another star-studded series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and fans have been left divided over the confirmed line-up of famous faces.
This year's season is kicking off very soon as the series begins on Sunday November 19 with a 105 minute special. Ten celebrities will enter camp in a bid to be crowned king or queen of the jungle, including ex-politician Nigel Farage, 59, This Morning's Josie Gibson, 38, Ex-EastEnder Danielle Harold, 31, First Dates star Fred Sirieix, 51, Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson, 31, YouTuber star Nella Rose, 24, and JLS singer Marvin Humes, 38.
Retired jockey Frankie Dettori, 52, and former boxer Tony Bellew, 40, are expected to join the camp later in the series. Last year, show bosses announced the confirmed list of celebrities entering the jungle by October 31, before starting on November 6.
The 2022 series began earlier than normal because of the Qatar 2022 World Cup but is now back in it's usual slot and is expected to last three weeks. On Sunday, ITV have listed I'm A Celebrity for a 9pm slot and after introducing this year's camp celebs it will finish at 10.45pm.
The I'm A Celebrity line-up has been confirmed (ITV)The first contestant is already in Australia a whole two weeks before the series begins. Jockey Frankie Dettori, 52, is in Melbourne as he has commitments around racing for the next week. He is then expected to take a domestic flight to Brisbane to meet up with ITV execs and the other celebs.
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Celebrities from the world of daytime TV, pop stardom and even politics have signed up to take part in the gruelling reality series – with the pressure on to make this year as successful as the last, which saw disgraced MP Matt Hancock and Lioness Jill Scott go head to head for the jungle crown.
Among the first celebrities confirmed for the ITV show include former politician Nigel Farage, 59, who was the first star to touch down in Australia. This Morning star Josie Gibson, 38, and YouTuber Nella Rose, 26, were also pictured arriving at Brisbane Airport.
Nigel Farage became the first star to touch down in Australia ahead of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)
Olivia Attwood has confirmed she won't be appearing on I'm A Celebrity this year (James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly are set to return to the Australian jungle with a fresh set of celebs who will take on the gruelling jungle challenges. Last year's line-up saw the show take place back Down Under after two years in Wales. The likes of Boy George, Matt Hancock and Chris Moyles took part, with footballing star Jill Scott taking home the jungle crown.
Nigel Farage previously revealed that he had a contract from I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! bosses ready to sign. The GB News presenter, 59, teased he was ready to accept his invitation from ITV to enjoy a stint in the jungle with some famous campmates, with former contestant Paul Burrell urging the controversial broadcaster to take the plunge and make his reality TV debut later this year.
"In previous years, I've just ruled out being on the show completely. This year, I’m in a conversation with them. They've sent me a contract. I’m going to have a real serious read of it," Farage continued when speaking on GB News. "And look, I might do it. I might not, but I'm giving it very serious consideration. It is a massive programme, watched by a vast number of young people who care about their lives but aren't engaged in politics. I'm giving it real thought."
Speaking at the airport, the former politician added: "I can't confirm I am doing it but I might be. I just think there is a big young audience out there that watches the programme which is worth talking to. I have been messing about on TikTok for the last few months and you would be surprised, a lot of young people out there are interested in what I have got to say."
Nella Rose has also touched down in Brisbane Airport ahead of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock)Nella Rose, who boasts a whopping 800,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel and a further 892,000 on Instagram, landed in Australia on Sunday shortly after Mr Farage. Nella beamed from ear-to-ear as she made her way through arrivals at the Aussie airport, but remained tight-lipped on her jungle stint as she was snapped by the awaiting cameras.
As well as her incredible fanbase on YouTube and Instagram, Nella has also garnered an incredible one million followers on viral video app TikTok – with bosses hoping her appearance on the ITV show will rake in a much younger audience. Nella chose to keep coy about heading into the jungle as she said: "I am here for a holiday," before getting into a car, where she would likely be taken to her accommodation before calling the gruelling jungle camp home for the next few weeks.
Jamie Lynn Spears remained tight-lipped at Brisbane Airport (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)
ITV bosses are hoping she will dish the dirt on Britney (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)Britney Spears' sister arrived Down Under, with ITV bosses hopeful that she will dish the dirt on her older sister.
As she arrived at the airport, she kept quiet about her upcoming jungle experience but did tell The Mirror it was her first time in Australia. She declined to say if her family were coming out and if Britney knew she was doing the show. Wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap she then got into a waiting car. Staff on her United Airlines flight from San Francisco were overheard praising the star in Arrivals. One said: "She was in my section, she was so sweet. She told us she was here for work."
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The Mirror exclusively revealed this week that actress Jamie Lynn, 32, has been lined up by ITV bosses amid her tumultuous relationship with her world-famous older sister, who was held for years in a strict conservatorship by their father. Producers believe mum-of-two Jamie Lynn, 32, will prove fascinating when she jets into Australia for the ITV show. In her recent memoir Britney, 41, branded Jamie Lynn a “total b***h” for not helping her more.
One insider said: “Jamie Lynn has got decades of history and bad blood with Britney to rake over and has laid out her feelings pretty clearly in her own book. It will be interesting to hear her spill the beans about her life and her family and the controversial conservatorship - and to find out whether the sisters really do get along now - or not.”
Rumours had swirled that Olivia Attwood might rejoin the series, after being forced to exit early last year after just 24 hours due to medical concerns. However, the Love Island star has revealed she won't be in the jungle this year. She broke her silence on the rumours in an Instagram Story statement as she said: "I wasn't going to talk about anything jungle related because if I'm honest, the way things played out last year still makes my heart hurt... and my brain.
"I have been avoiding Instagram, But the sheer volume of you messaging about the show, commenting, meeting you in person etc I feel like it's wrong not to speak to you guys!!" [sic]
She added in another post: "I couldn't commit to going back this year. It wasn't the right time for me. There were many things I had to weigh up, but ultimately the sheer intensity of my schedule doesn't allow for that much time 'out of the office'...I read all your messages about the show, your support and love I will never ver take for granted," she penned. "One day I hope when the time is right. We can finish my jungle story.. for you and my myself". [sic]
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