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Monday 18 November 2024 00:06 GMT
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The 2024 cast of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! have not had an easy start, with tonight’s launch episode landing them right in the action.

Among this year’s contestants are N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse. Others joining them are Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones, and boxer Barry McGuigan.

The first episode of the season saw the cast take part in a series of challenges, with Tulisa and Halsall emerging victorious after a heated race involcing cockroaches, capsized canoes, and blended fish eye cocktails

Fans singled out Dean McCullough as an early favourite after the BBC Radio 1 presenter made a “hilarious” joke about fellow campmate Coleen Rooney’s “Wagatha Christie” trial.

In the first vote of the season, viewers have selected GK Barry to take part in the next episode’s Vile Volcano challenge.

New episodes of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! airs on ITV1 and ITVX every night, typically at 9pm.

‘I’m a Celeb has made a huge casting mistake. The show won’t be the same’

I’m a Celeb has made a huge casting mistake. The show won’t be the same

ITV previously seemed very happy to oblige politicians in urgent need of money, rehabilitation or just missing the attention, writes Sean O’Grady. But this year’s roster is different

ITV previously seemed very happy to oblige politicians in urgent need of money, rehabilitation or just missing the attention, writes Sean O’Grady. But this year’s roster is different

Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 18:00

GK Barry says she ‘hasn’t slept for a month’ due to terror of entering the jungle

Loose Women star and content creator GK Barry – real name Grace Keeling – admitted she is “terrified of everything” ahead of her I’m a Celebrity arrival.

She explained: “I haven’t slept in a month. I am scared of the Trials and I am genuinely scared of everything.

“The eating trial to me is the worst thing you can do to a human being. You also don’t know who you are going to click with either but hopefully after the first week, I will settle in nicely.”

Influencer GK Barry has been unable to sleep ahead of entering the jungle
Influencer GK Barry has been unable to sleep ahead of entering the jungle (Kate Green/Getty Images)
Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 17:00

Rebekah Vardy reignites Coleen Rooney feud ahead of I’m A Celeb debut

Coleen Rooney’s friend-turned-nemesis Rebekah Vardy has said she hopes the TV personality will be forced to eat “bull’s penis, ostrich bum and humble pie,” on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

The pair have been in dispute since Rooney accused Vardy of leaking information about her to the press in a now famous “Wagatha Christie” Instagram post.

Writing in her column for The Sun, Vardy said: “Everyone seems to think I have this massive problem with Coleen going into the jungle.

“But do you know what? If you want to fan the fire, the flames are going to get higher. I wasn’t going to carry on talking about this, I had no intention of talking about it, but she clearly can’t let it go.

“I think she always wanted my life, she’s following in my footsteps,” Vardy, who entered the jungle in 2017 added.

Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy during their High Court libel battle
Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy during their High Court libel battle (PA )
Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 16:00

Coleen Rooney says she doesn’t have ‘any phobias’ and is ready for any challenge

The TV personality and wife of former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is said to have secured the biggest deal in the show’s history, which would surpass that of Farage and presenter Noel Edmonds with a fee of over £1.5m.

Ahead of her arrival in the jungle, Rooney, who recently won the high-profile “Wagatha Christie” libel case filed against her by Rebekah Vardy, said she doesn’t have any phobias and is ready for the challenge.

What will she miss the most about being away from home? “Aside from my family and friends, my phone and a pen and notepad. I love jotting things down.”

Explaining why now is the right time to enter the jungle, Rooney said it was a combination of timing and her children being old enough. “It has take many, many years but I’m finally doing it,” she said.

Read more below:

Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2024 lineup

Meet the full cast, including Coleen Rooney and N-Dubz’s Tulisa Contostavlos

Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 15:00

The 5 psychological traits you need to win I’m A Celebrity

As the contestants nervously wait to find out what the next three weeks Down Under have in store for them, a psychologist has pinpointed the key psychological traits which could help the celebrities successfully tackle the gruesome challenges and win the show.

Read more below:

The 5 psychological traits you need to win I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Celebrities who are naturally more resilient and adaptable are more likely to be successful in their quest for the crown.

Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 14:00

Meet Oti Mabuse: The ex Strictly star taking on the jungle

Oti Mabuse, best known for her six year stint as a Strictly Come Dancing professional, said she was absolutely “terrified” of snakes ahead of her debut on I’m a Celebrity.

Mabuse has won Strictly twice, with celebrity partners Kelvin Fletcher and Bill Bailey, and she currently appears as a judge on Dancing on Ice.

Oti Mabuse will take part in ‘I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!’ 2024
Oti Mabuse will take part in ‘I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!’ 2024 (ITV)

Speaking about what she thinks her role would be ahead of her arrival in Australia, she said she would be the “fun dancing mum” and hopes to teach her fellow campmates some new moves.

The dancer said she signed up for the show because she wants to get back to her “adventurous and fun” self after giving birth to her daughter in December 2023.Read more below:

Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2024 lineup

Meet the full cast, including Coleen Rooney and N-Dubz’s Tulisa Contostavlos

Lydia Spencer-Elliott16 November 2024 13:00

Coleen Rooney breaks silence on trial exemption rumours

I'm A Celebrity's Coleen Rooney breaks silence on trial exemption rumours
Ellie Muir15 November 2024 23:15

‘I’m a Celeb has made a huge casting mistake. The show won’t be the same'

I’m a Celeb has made a huge casting mistake. The show won’t be the same

ITV previously seemed very happy to oblige politicians in urgent need of money, rehabilitation or just missing the attention, writes Sean O’Grady. But this year’s roster is different

Ellie Muir15 November 2024 21:15

Coleen Rooney clears up rumours about her trial participation

Coleen Rooney addressed the rumours that suggested she would be exempt from partaking in the gruesome bushtucker trials on I’m a Celeb.

“There’s been a lot of news saying I am exempt because of various illnesses. But I can confirm I can do every trial, so I am not excluded from any, and I am looking forward to it,” she said in a post shared online.

Rooney, known for a luxurious lifestyle, described the show as a “massive change” on account of sleeping outside and not having her personal belongings with her.

Read more below:

Coleen Rooney clears up ‘rubbish’ rumours about her I’m a Celeb stint

TV personality responded to rumours that she is exempt from some challenges

Ellie Muir15 November 2024 19:15

Ex-Strictly star Oti Mabuse defends leaving baby daughter to do I’m a Celeb

Oti Mabuse has defended her decision to join I’m a Celebrity one year after the birth of her daughter.

Mabuse said she would “never get another opportunity” to do the show as she wants to focus on other job opportunities and growing her family in the future.

Mabuse added she wanted her daughter to know that she is “fully committed and loves her so much” but also has career ambitions and will “do what she wants to do”.

Read more below:

I’m A Celebrity: Ex-Strictly star Oti Mabuse defends leaving baby to do series

‘My daughter won’t remember it,’ the professional dancer said

Ellie Muir15 November 2024 17:15

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