I’m a Celeb live: First challenges already filmed as Oti Mabuse, Coleen Rooney and others land in Australia
The cast, which includes N-Dubz singer Tulisa and McFly’s Danny Jones, will compete to become camp leader in Sunday night’s launch episode
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2024 cast of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! have arrived in Australia and filming is already underway ahead of Sunday night’s launch episode.
ITV has shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the cast meeting for the first time on a sunny beach before they head to the jungle.
Among the cast are N-Dubz singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse. Others joining them are Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones, and boxer Barry McGuigan.
Sunday night’s launch show will see celebrities pair up and partake in several challenges, with the aim of finishing first to become camp leaders. The winning pair will be awarded the title of the first leaders of the series, which will win them a cosy night’s sleep in the leaders’ lodge, exempt from any chores, and put them in charge of running the camp exactly how they want.
Ahead of the launch, Mabuse has defended her decision to join the show one year after the birth of her daughter, saying she will never get an opportunity like it again.
Meanwhile, Rooney has responded to rumours that suggested she would be exempt from trials due to illness, confirming that she will be able to take part.
“I can confirm I can do every trial, so I am not excluded from any, and I am looking forward to it,” she told fans in a video shared online.
I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! starts this Sunday 17 November, on ITV1 and ITVX.
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 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.
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Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2024 lineup
Meet the full cast, including Coleen Rooney and N-Dubz’s Tulisa Contostavlos
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.
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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.
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.
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
Coleen Rooney breaks silence on trial exemption rumours
‘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
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.
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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
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”.
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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
Sneak peek: I’m a Celeb cast meet on sunny beach for first time
Coleen Rooney, Alan Halsall, Melvin Odoom, GK Barry and Barry McGuigan have been pictured meeting for the first time on a beach before they head to the jungle.
Here’s the problem with the I’m a Celeb casting this year
After the cast announcement, Sean O’Grady has argued that this year’s offering is seriously lacking due to the absence of a despised political figure,
He writes: “The lineup for this year’s contest on ITV looks to be far too nice and is, for that reason, a regrettable downgrade from more recent years, when at least one despised figure from public life would gamely take part in the jungle challenges.”
“Usually, though not exclusively, this wretch was a politician in urgent need of money, rehabilitation or just missing the attention, and the producers were more than happy to oblige them.”
Read more below:
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
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