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I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returned with a bang over the weekend but if rumours are to be believed, even more drama goes on behind-the-scenes.
Fans of the ITV series have already been treated to some great television moments since the likes of Josie Gibson and Jamie Lynn Spears arrived in camp on Sunday, with viewers also raging about YouTube star Nella Rose's awkward clash with First Dates star Fred Sirieix.
But not everything that happens in the Australian jungle makes it to our TV screens. Following the revelation the celebrity camp is actually covered by a roof and includes a few home comforts, we take a look at some of the juiciest and most shocking backstage I'm A Celebrity secrets.
Last year's runner-up begged I'm A Celebrity bosses not to air one conversation he had with a campmate (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Desperate pleas in the Bush Telegraph to not air certain scenes
We all know not every single thing that happens in camp is shown on ITV each night, thanks to each episode being limited to roughly one hour, but not everyone will be aware of the fact that the celebrity campers can sometimes request certain conversations aren't aired on national TV.
Owen Warner, who finished in second place behind Lioness Jill Scott on last year's series of the ITV show, recently admitted he "ran to the Bush Telegraph and asked them not to air any" of one conversation he had with one of his campmates during his time Down Under.
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"You feel safe to chat about anything," the Hollyoaks actor recently admitted on Hits Radio, "which can be dangerous! I remember one time I was down at the creek with Jill Scott, and she asked me what had happened to my Hollyoaks character whilst I was in the jungle because obviously they’ve had to write me out. I said ‘Jill, sit down and brace yourself’ and then I told her the whole plot - how Romeo broke up with his girlfriend, decided to catch a flight to Spain and win her back. I told her everything - spoilers for months!"
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The Romeo Nightingale actor then recalled how Jilly then asked his fellow soap star Sue Cleaver "What happened to your character on Coronation Street? and Sue said ‘Actually Jill, I can’t tell you because its hasn’t aired on TV yet!" Worried Owen then recalled panicking his job on the Channel 4 soap was on the line thanks to his loose lips.
"I was like oh - neither has mine and I’ve just given away months' worth of spoilers!!" Owen recalled. "Needless to say I RAN to the Bush Telegraph and asked them not to air any of it. Say what you like about my inability to keep a secret, but at least you’ll always get a juicy exclusive from me!"
Secret 'sex cave'
For any single campmates seeking some alone time in the jungle, they're in luck. Rumour has it there's a hidden spot next to the shower where castmates can sneak off for some intimacy. Show producer Oli Nash spilled the beans to The Mirror, saying: "Next door is a secret cave which will be hidden behind a locked door. It will be used a number of times throughout the series for our celebrities."
He added: "Inside it is just a plain cave with a bench but we will be using it throughout the series for various events. The floors a bit hard - but it can be used for romance." Jungle life isn't all about fear and starvation, as romance often blossoms around the camp fire. The most iconic relationship was Katie Price and Peter Andre who fell for each other in 2004 with endless flirting and massages.
If the lovebirds joined the show 12 years later in 2016, they could have conducted their rendezvous in private thanks to the introduction of the cave. One of the most shocking revelations about the show's set is that the waterfall where the celebrities strip off down to their skimpy bikinis isn't actually real.
Following her stint in the jungle back in 2006, former campmate Lauren Booth confessed: "The waterfall, like the pool beneath it, was not part of the jungle at all but a man-made creation." She said to the Mirror: "Unless, of course, 'real' rainforest waterfalls get turned off between three and six every afternoon." The same year David Guest discovered that the boulders around the camp were hallow and appeared to have been made from papier-mache.