I’m a Celeb 2023: Nella takes on terrifying bushtucker trial after Farage and Sirieix butt heads over Brexit

The return of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is upon us.

The reality series returned to screens on Sunday night (19 November), with the second episode of the 2023 season bringing political drama and emotional upheaval.

Viewers are getting to know the new crop of celebrities decamping to the Australian outback in the hopes of being crowned this year’s King or Queen of the Jungle.

All eyes will undoubtedly be on former Ukip and Brexit party MEP Nigel Farage who, following in the footsteps of disgraced politician Matt Hancock last year, is among the stars who have entered the jungle. The controversial politician is joined by This Morning’s Josie Gibson, Jamie Lynn Spears, and YouTuber Nella Rose. You can find the full line-up of 2023 campmates here.

It is no surprise that the politician-turned-GB News presenter was voted by the public to take part in the first disgusting eating trial of the series. Last night, he was served a “Margar-teat-a” – a pizza topped with a camel udder, a sheep udder and the teat of cow served on a layer of creamy cheese. He ate another pizza with four types of animal penis and a pig’s anus.

Meanwhile, Jamie Lynn Spears opened up about her last conversation with her sister Britney Spears before she left for the jungle, stating that “every family fights” but she and her sister “love each other”.

It was only inevitable that political debate reared its head in the series, and it was kicked off by First Dates star Fred Sirieix, who told Farage that his pro-Brexit campaign as the leader of the Ukip party was “shameful”.

On tonight’s episode, YouTube star Nella Rose will face the next Bushtucker Trial named “No Time to Cry” after the public voted for her. She will be sent on a secret mission to find stars in an underground lair.

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! airs Sunday to Friday at 9pm and Saturday at 9.30pm on ITV.

Key Points

• I’m a Celebrity... full line-up

• Watch as Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat

• Is there prize money for the winner?

• Jamie Lynn Spears gets emotional about sister Britney

• Watch as First Dates’ Fred Sirieix tells Nigel Farage he thought Brexit campaign was ‘shameful'

• Tonight’s first look: Nella Rose screams at giant spiders during underground challenge

Jamie Lynn Spears begs to go home amid fears she will quit I'm a Celeb

23:00 , Ellie Muir

Watch as Nigel Farage explains surviving a plane crash during the 2010 Ukip election campaign

22:39 , Ellie Muir

Jamie Lynn Spears selected for the next trial....

22:17 , Ellie Muir

Let’s see how Jamie Lynn gets on tomorrow night in the ‘Climb of Cruelty’...

What an episode!

You can find out the backstory to Farage’s Brexit banner plane crash here.

Nigel Farage reveals injuries after plane crash while flying Brexit campaign banner

22:15 , Ellie Muir

Voting is closed... who’s up next?

22:14 , Ellie Muir

Nella and Nigel are ruled out on medical grounds....

Jamie Lynn Spears ‘won’t stop crying’, says Sam Thompson

22:02 , Ellie Muir

It seems like she’s not enjoying her time in the jungle. Could it be true that she might leave early?

Nigel Farage tells campmates about his plane crash when he was flying a Brexit banner

21:49 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage has explained the events of his 2010 plane crash that mean he is exempt from taking part in certain physical Bushtucker Trials.

In the run up to the general election in 2010, Farage was involved in a plane crash, and suffered a punctured lung, two chipped vertebrae, several fractured ribs and a fractured sternum.

Josie asked: “What were you doing at the time when you were flying a plane, where were you going?”

Nigel admitted: “Being an idiot, flying a banner.”

Fred asked: “What was on the banner?”

Nigel replied: “A Brexit message, obviously…”

Fred asked: “What was the message?”

“Vote for independence or something like that,” Nigel said.

Nigel Farage reveals why he’ll be exempt from some I’m a Celeb trials

Marvin Humes reveals how he and wife Rochelle met in their pop group days

21:47 , Ellie Muir

Marvin reflected on when they first, telling his campmates: “I met Rochelle when JLS and The Saturdays were doing shows together. I’d always said to the boys, ‘I really like her, I think she’s hot’.’”

“We went to a nightclub in Ireland after doing a show together one night and we were just chatting, getting on really well. She went to the toilet, right? She left her handbag at the table with me. So then, I thought, right, got her phone out and called myself so I had her phone number. It took about three months of pestering her to get a date.”

He said that their first date was at McDonald’s car park in Wembley.

”Three and a bit years later, three kids… I’m very, very lucky.”

Sam Thompson admits he took Zara McDermott on first date to Sticks’n’Sushi

21:44 , Ellie Muir

The pair met after Love Island star Zara McDermott slid into the Made in Chelsea star’s DMs...

Poor Nella...

21:40 , Ellie Muir

Sam Thompson invites himself to dinner at Jamie Lynn Spears’s house so he can meet Britney!

21:39 , Ellie Muir

I mean, who wouldn’t?

Sam Thompson and Danielle Harold give Jamie Lynn Spears a pep talk as she has an emotional morning...

21:38 , Ellie Muir

Despite some arguments this morning, campmates Sam Thompson and Danielle Harold have banded around Lynn Spears as she has an emotional time getting homesick.

Why is Nigel ruled out from the challenege on medical grounds?

21:36 , Ellie Muir

The injuries Nigel Farage incurred from his 2010 plane accident mean he is exempt from taking part in certain physical Bushtucker Trials.

In the run up to the general election in 2010, Farage was involved in a plane crash, and suffered a punctured lung, two chipped vertebrae, several fractured ribs and a fractured sternum.

Read more below:

Nella described her experience as ‘traumatising'

21:33 , Ellie Muir

Still, though, she came back to camp with three stars!

‘It was giving hell’: Nella screams first ‘I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here’ of the series!

21:31 , Ellie Muir

The electric shocks, confined space and the bugs meant Nella found the challenge very difficult. So she decided to give in and exit the challenge early by screaming the first “I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!” of the series...

Nella Rose has just been electrocuted!

21:29 , Ellie Muir

This is absolutely grim. Poor Nella...

Come on Nella!

21:27 , Ellie Muir

Once in the underground lair, Nella is facing a maze of lasers and hundreds of cockroaches. She has to use the magnetic watch the free the stars to bring back to camp.

But by breaking the lasers, she keeps on being forced to go back to the beginning. Agh! Come on Nella...

Nella is ‘scared’ of James Bond-inspired Bushtucker Trial but is willing to give it a go…

21:27 , Ellie Muir

She has 10 minutes...

Nella becomes a secret agent and enters the underground lair...

21:20 , Ellie Muir

Nella has been voted by the public to do the next trial.

But what does it entail?

Ant said: “Nella, this is No Time To Cry - through the fence and hidden deep underground is an evil villain’s secret lair. You have to take on the role of secret agent and infiltrate that secret lair, collecting stars as you go. The stars are hidden behind protected glass. To get them, you’re going to need this super hi-tech magnetic secret agent watch…”

Nella is up for the second Bushtucker Trial....

21:18 , Ellie Muir

Meanwhile, Nigel Farage says he’s upset that the public hasn’t voted for him because he ‘wants’ to partake in the grisly Bushtucker Trials. Plus, as he adds: “[The Bushtucker Trials take up] 25 per cent of the air time.”

Someone’s clearly got a PR campaign in mind...

Nella accuses Fred of treating her like a ‘little girl’ as argument between pair escalates

21:13 , Ellie Muir

First Dates star Fred Sirieix, 51, has upset YouTuber Nella Rose, 26, after saying that he is old enough to be her dad.

In the Bush Telegraph, Nella explained: “Last night after dinner Fred made a comment about him basically how he could be my dad. I took offence to that because one of the first conversations we had together was me opening up about the fact that my dad’s passed away.”

She continued: “I didn’t say anything about it last night because I was kind of just annoyed about it. So I slept on it and I kind of thought about it and I was just like, this is not the kind of person I want to be around.”

Nella decides to ignore Fred during breakfast to make a point, before asking him to ‘leave’ her alone.

Fred realised he had upset Nella and asked her what he had done.

Nella explained he’d made a comment the day before, saying: “You know that my mum’s dead, and you know that my dad’s dead. You know that, right? I’ve come to find out that every time I wanna get creative around the fire, or I want to have something my way, my own food that I am entitled to, my way, you tend to get an attitude, right?”

Fred replied: “I am so sorry. Can I just say? First of all, I am sorry I’ve offended you. I am unaware that you felt offended. I am unaware that what I said would lead to this conversation, I only said that in a way because I am older than you, I am 51 and you’re 26.”

Nella said back: “I’m not stupid, you’re not going to little girl me, you’re not.”

Nella said she had accepted his apology but concluded that the pair should not be friends.

Grace Dent compares conditions in the jungle to ‘Day 11 of Glastonbury'

21:08 , Ellie Muir

‘It’s like you’re getting ready to see Coldplay but later I’m actually just going to see Fred in his underpants’....

Jamie Lynn Spears heard saying ‘I wanna go home’ in opening clip

21:04 , Ellie Muir

Jamie Lynn Spears could ‘quit I’m a Celebrity’ after saying she ‘did the wrong show’

Time for another trial... but will there be tears?

21:03 , Ellie Muir

It’s time to see if Nella Rose can take on her second Bushtucker Trial of the series...

Meet the contestants

20:35 , Ellie Muir

This year’s crop of celebrities includes soap stars, TV presenters and a controversial former politician-turned-GB News host.

They’ll be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Lioness Jill Scott, who was crowned Queen of the Jungle in December 2022.

Read about who’s who, below:

Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2023 contestants

I’m a Celebrity launch loses two million viewers after ‘Nigel Farage boycott’

20:20 , Ellie Muir

I’m a Celebrity launch loses millions of viewers after planned boycott

Recap: What happened last night in the I’m a Celeb jungle?

20:07 , Ellie Muir

Emotions were running high last night when Jamie Lynn Spears broke down in tears and confessed she was missing her children. But that wasn’t for long: JLS star Marvin Humes was there to serenade her and cheer her up again.

Meanwhile, First Dates star Fred Sirieix told controversial politician Farage that his pro-Brexit campaign as the leader of the Ukip party was “shameful” and the pair got into a heated political debate.

At the end of the episode, the public voted (again) for YouTube star Nella Rose to take on the Bushtucker Trial tonight, which will be a challenge titled “No Time To Cry”. Nella will have to crawl through tunnels in an underground lair and retrieve gold stars for camp. But will she be able to face the spiders and creepy crawlies that await her without screaming “I’m a Celebrity!”?

Stay tuned to find out...

I’m a Celeb lost another million viewers in Monday’s second episode

16:45 , Ellie Muir

The launch episode of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! lost a staggering two million viewers on last year.

The reality series is an annual ratings winner for ITV, pulling in an average of nine to 11 million viewers throughout each series.

However, the 2023 premiere, which saw a new crop of stars enter the Australian jungle, had an audience peak of 7.8 million, and an average of just seven million.

Now, it seems that the show is losing even more viewers. According to viewing figures for Monday night’s second episode with an average, there was an average of 6.1 million viewers tuning in, which is almost one million lower than Sunday’s launch episode. It is standard for the show to experience a drop in viewers after its launch episode – but does this mean “#BoycottImACelebrity” is having an impact on viewing figures?

I’m a Celebrity launch loses millions of viewers after planned boycott

Jamie Lynn Spears cries and says she’s a bad mother in resurfaced clip

16:30 , Ellie Muir

In last night’s episode, Lynn Spears grew emotional after admitting she is missing being with her children.

Watch back here:

Rochelle Humes reveals I’m A Celebrity jungle secret after husband Marvin serenades Jamie Lynn Spears

16:15 , Ellie Muir

Rochelle Hulmes has let slip a behind-the-scenes I’m A Celebrity secret as she revealed she receives a courtesy call from producers, updating her on how her husband Marvin is getting on in the jungle.

Speaking to her This Morning co-presenter Dermot O’Leary on Tuesday (21 November), she said: “The producer calls us earlier on in the day and they say, this is what’s going to happen tonight and they tell me that he’s doing OK. It’s sort of like a courtesy call.”

Rochelle Hulmes had secret ‘I’m A Celebrity jungle’ phone call about husband Marvin

I’m A Celebrity’s Marvin Humes serenades Jamie Lynn Spears as she takes a bath

15:53 , Ellie Muir

I’m A Celebrity’s Marvin Humes serenades Jamie Lynn Spears as she takes a bath

I’m A Celebrity first look: Nella Rose screams at giant spiders and electric shock

14:21 , Ellie Muir

After being voted once more by the public, YouTube star Nella Rose takes on tonight’s trial, which is titled “No Time To Cry”. She will be sent on a secret mission to find stars in an underground lair.

In a preview clip ahead of tonight’s episode, Nella has to crawl through an underground tunnel and is faced with spiders and electric shocks as she tries to collect stars for camp.

I’m a Celebrity launch loses two million viewers after ‘Nigel Farage boycott’

22:54 , Ellie Muir

I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! might be about to lose its crown as the most-watched show on TV, with the 2023 launch episode losing a huge number of viewers on last year.

Read more below:

I’m a Celebrity launch loses millions of viewers after planned boycott

I’m a Celebrity 2023 review: Nigel Farage, the architect of contemporary British decline, enters the jungle

07:00 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage, architect of contemporary British decline, enters I’m a Celeb – review

Jamie Lynn Spears struggles through I’m a Celebrity trial amid fears she will quit show

06:30 , Ellie Muir

Jamie Lynn Spears struggles through I’m a Celeb trial amid fears she will quit show

I’m A Celebrity: The 10 most memorable challenges

06:00 , Ellie Muir

It is time to take a trip down memory lane and zoom into some of the most memorable and rather disturbing moments on the show over the years…

I’m A Celebrity: The 10 most memorable challenges

I’m a Celebrity’s Nigel Farage reveals why he’ll be exempt from some Bushtucker Trials

05:00 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage has revealed that his health issues will prevent him from taking part in certain Bushtucker Trials during his upcoming stint on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.

Read more below:

Nigel Farage reveals why he’ll be exempt from some I’m a Celeb trials

I’m a Celebrity 2023: Does the winner get any prize money?

04:00 , Ellie Muir

What is the motivation behind coming to the jungle?

I’m a Celebrity 2023 prize money: How much are contestants paid?

Nigel Farage eats udders with straight face in I’m a Celeb Bushtucker trial

03:00 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat as I’m a Celebrity loses 2m viewers on launch

I’m a Celebrity launch loses two million viewers after ‘Nigel Farage boycott’

02:00 , Ellie Muir

I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! might be about to lose its crown as the most-watched show on TV, with the 2023 launch episode losing a huge number of viewers on last year.

The reality series is an annual ratings winner for ITV, pulling in an average of nine to 11 million viewers throughout each series.

However, the 2023 premiere, which saw a new crop of stars enter Australian jungle, had an audience peak of 7.8 million, and an average of just seven million.

Read more below:

Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat as I’m a Celebrity loses 2m viewers on launch

Every I’m a Celebrity winner and what they did next

01:30 , Ellie Muir

Every I’m a Celebrity winner and what they did next

Jamie Lynn Spears opens up on last conversation with Britney before I'm a Celeb

00:45 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat as I’m a Celebrity loses 2 million viewers on opening night

00:15 , Ellie Muir

The former Ukip leader, 59, was served a “Margar-teat-a” – a pizza topped with a camel’s udder, a sheep’s udder and the teat of cow, served on a layer of cream cheese.

Farage asks hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly if they prepared the meal themselves before tucking into the grisly concoction.

Despite the blockbuster line-up of stars this series, audience figures revealed a surprising dip on last year.

Read more below:

Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat as I’m a Celebrity loses 2m viewers on launch

Fred Sirieix confronts Nigel Farage over ‘shameful’ Brexit poster

Monday 20 November 2023 23:30 , Ellie Muir

Fred Sirieix confronted Nigel Farage over what he described as a “shameful” Brexit poster on tonight’s episode of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

Fred Sirieix confronts Nigel Farage over ‘shameful’ Brexit poster

Fred Sirieix confronts Nigel Farage over ‘shameful’ Brexit poster

Monday 20 November 2023 23:00 , Ellie Muir

Episode two concludes...

Monday 20 November 2023 22:30 , Ellie Muir

Well, there it is... Nella Rose will be facing the bushtucker trial again in tomorrow’s episode after a public vote...

The public have voted for the campmates to do the next trial tomorrow night...

Monday 20 November 2023 22:28 , Ellie Muir

The public has decided that YouTube star Nella Rose will face the next bushtucker trial alone, meaning that she has been selected by the public twice in a row...

The challenge is called “No time to cry” and it seems as though it entails lots of crawling underground...

Buffalo tail is on the menu for dinner...

Monday 20 November 2023 22:24 , Ellie Muir

It’s Fred Sirieix’s time to show us his cooking skills...

Voting is now closed!

Monday 20 November 2023 22:15 , Ellie Muir

We will find out the results very soon...

I’m a Celebrity crew fear Jamie Lynn Spears could ‘quit jungle’ after telling Ant and Dec she ‘did the wrong show’

Monday 20 November 2023 22:14 , Ellie Muir

Sam Thompson confesses he’s a huge JLS fan

Monday 20 November 2023 22:03 , Ellie Muir

Former Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson has finally found the courage to tell Marvin Humes that he’s a huge JLS fan and Humes teaches him the choreography from his boyband days.

Marvin Humes makes his first appearance in the episode and he’s singing...

Monday 20 November 2023 22:00 , Ellie Muir

Those JLS days are coming in handy for Marvin Humes as he sings Mario’s “Let Me Love You” to Jamie Lynn Spears to cheer her up. Cute bonding moment.

Jamie Lynn Spears is feeling emotional

Monday 20 November 2023 21:57 , Ellie Muir

The homesickness is kicking in for Jamie Lynn Spears.

“I’m just tired and I miss my kids,” she told the diary camera in a tearful moment.

The other campmates offered to run her a bath to make her feel better...

Nigel Farage eats four types of animal penis, including pig penis....

Monday 20 November 2023 21:47 , Ellie Muir

‘This would not be the top of the list,” says Farage as he unflinchingly finishes off the pizza slice...

Surströmming – fermented sea herring – puts Nella Rose off her food

Monday 20 November 2023 21:46 , Ellie Muir

Nella Rose has decided to give in when she was faced with fermented sea herring... Farage is still in the competition

Nigel Farage eats a mixture of different animal feet and Nella Rose has to eat pig’s anus

Monday 20 November 2023 21:38 , Ellie Muir

It gets worse....

Nella Rose says ‘no one’s ever gonna marry me after this’ after she eats a cow’s anus...

Monday 20 November 2023 21:38 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage says “Go on girl” as Nella Rose eats the disgusting dish that is a cow’s anus on pizza...

After finishing the slice, Rose says: “No one’s ever gonna marry me after this!”

Now for the “Marga-teat-a"

Monday 20 November 2023 21:35 , Ellie Muir

The former Ukip leader, 59, has been served a “Margar-teat-a” – a pizza topped with a camel’s udder, a sheep’s udder and the teat of cow, served on a layer of cream cheese.

Farage asks hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly if they prepared the meal themselves before tucking into the grisly concoction.

Nella Rose has to eat scorpions and mealworms... on pizza

Monday 20 November 2023 21:34 , Ellie Muir

Nella Rose gags as she eats the first bite... Nigel Farage coaches her through it

It’s bushtucker time.... cue the udders...

Monday 20 November 2023 21:26 , Ellie Muir

Welcome to the “Jungle Pizzeria”...

Nigel Farage gets political about Boris Johnson and buts heads with Fred Sirieix about Brexit

Monday 20 November 2023 21:25 , Ellie Muir

It was only a matter of time before things got political at camp...

“What’s he like at a personal level?” asks Josie Gibson about the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“Entertaining, surprisingly introverted,” said Farage.

“He’s one of the most disorganised human beings that ever lived... b***** chaos...shambles,” he said.

“What’s the benefit of Brexit?” Fred Sirieix jumps in, adding that he thought a level of “intolerance” was encouraged by the Brexit campaign.

“I thought it was shameful what you did Nigel,” said Fred, adding that the original UKIP campaign was “dehumanising” towards migrants.

Nigel defended his stance, suggesting that there are “benefits” to Brexit, before other campmates, including Grace Dent, escaped the heated conversation to wash up the dishes instead.

Jamie Lynn Spears says she and her sister ‘love each other’ despite fallouts and opens up about becoming a mother aged 16

Monday 20 November 2023 21:18 , Ellie Muir

In a heart-to-heart moment with First Dates star Fred Sirieix, Jamie Lynn Spears opened up about her relationship with her sister Britney and their family.

“All we did growing up was sing and dance,” Lynn Spears said of her childhood, admitting that she and Britney still “love each other” despite difficulties in their relationship.

Opening up further, Lynn Spears spoke about giving birth to her daughter Maddie when she was aged 17.

“I got pregnant when I was young and the whole world was like ‘you’re a s***.’”

“I had to hide away for a long time,” she said, before explaining that she moved to Mississippi to get away from the press attention.

“When I first got pregnant, they didn’t want me to have a baby,” she said, breaking down into tears before clarifying that “they” meant “everyone around me”.

“When I got out, I told my parents I was gonna emancipate them,” she said of her relationship with her parents.

However, the Zoey 101 star said she’s proud of how far she has come.

“I’m proud of where I’m at right now,” she said. “I’m really thankful.”

Britney Spears is ‘working to feel more compassion’ for sister Jamie Lynn

Josie Gibson gets a fright when she accidentally sees Farage in the shower...

Monday 20 November 2023 21:10 , Ellie Muir

Campmate bonding just went up a notch when This Morning host Josie Gibson caught a glimpse of Farage in the shower...

Nigel Farage does his morning workout with two logs...

Monday 20 November 2023 21:07 , Ellie Muir

It’s bonding time between the celebs but politician Nigel Farage managed to fit in a workout using two wooden logs as weights...

Recap: What happened last night?

Monday 20 November 2023 21:02 , Ellie Muir

After a series of breathtaking challenges on last night’s episode, the public voted for Nigel Farage to take part in the first disgusting food challenge of the series: the ominously titled “The Jungle Pizzeria”.

Joining the ex-politician will be YouTuber Nella Rose...

Why won't Nigel Farage be partaking in some Bushtucker trials?

Monday 20 November 2023 20:46 , Ellie Muir

Every I’m a Celebrity winner and what they did next

Monday 20 November 2023 20:15 , Ellie Muir

As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.

Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.

Read more about this year’s contestants here.

Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:

Every I’m a Celebrity winner and what they did next

Meet the contestants in the ITV jungle tonight

Monday 20 November 2023 20:00 , Ellie Muir

This year’s crop includes soap stars, TV presenters and a controversial former politician-turned-GB News host.

They’ll be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Lioness Jill Scott, who was crowned Queen of the Jungle in December 2022.

Check out the cast below:

Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2023 contestants

Watch as Jamie Lynn Spears struggles through I’m a Celebrity trial amid fears she will quit show

Monday 20 November 2023 19:45 , Ellie Muir

Jamie Lynn Spears struggled through her first trial on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

The actor, 32, who is the sister of pop star Britney Spears, completed a skydive and a critter-filled challenge - the “Temple of Doom” - alongside Marvin Humes and Nick Pickard before arriving in camp on Sunday’s opening episode (19 November).

Watch below:

Jamie Lynn Spears struggles through I’m a Celeb trial amid fears she will quit show

I’m a Celebrity 2023 review: Nigel Farage, the architect of contemporary British decline, enters the jungle

Monday 20 November 2023 19:30 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage, architect of contemporary British decline, enters I’m a Celeb – review

Watch as Josie Gibson takes Brexit swipe at Nigel Farage as pair meet for first time

Monday 20 November 2023 19:15 , Ellie Muir

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson didn’t waste any time making friends, when she took a Brexit swipe at Nigel Farage as they met for the first time on I’m A Celebrity.

Watch below:

Watch: I’m A Celeb’s Josie Gibson takes Brexit swipe at Nigel Farage

Watch back as Nigel Farage takes part in ‘horrible’ snake challenge

Monday 20 November 2023 19:00 , Ellie Muir

Last night, Nigel Farage took part in his first I’m A Celebrity... challenge.

After revealing he had encountered a number of snakes in his political career, it was time for Farage to face some real reptiles.

Watch below:

Watch: I’m A Celebrity’s Nigel Farage takes part in ‘horrible’ snake challenge

Tonight: Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat as I’m A Celebrity loses 2m viewers on opening night

Monday 20 November 2023 19:00 , Ellie Muir

Nigel Farage will tuck into a cow’s teat on the second episode of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! – hours after audience figures revealed the ITV reality show was down 2 million viewers compared to last year.

In scenes that will air on Monday night (20 November), the former Ukip and Brexit party leader, 59, is served a “Margar-teat-a” – a pizza topped with a camel’s udder, a sheep’s udder and the teat of cow, served on a layer of cream cheese.

Read more below:

Nigel Farage tucks into cow’s teat as I’m A Celebrity loses 2m viewers on launch

Does the winner get any prize money?

Monday 20 November 2023 18:42 , Ellie Muir

With the series set to return, many viewers have been left wondering what the prize for winning the series is.

Unfortunately for the contestants, there is no cash prize for winning I’m a Celebrity.

Instead, they are simply named King or Queen of the Jungle (or King or Queen of the Castle, as was the case for the two years that the series decamped to Wales due to the pandemic).

Read more below:

I’m a Celebrity 2023 prize money: How much are contestants paid?

I’m a Celebrity launch loses two million viewers after ‘Nigel Farage boycott’

Monday 20 November 2023 16:39 , Ellie Muir

I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! might be about to lose its crown as the most-watched show on TV, with the 2023 launch episode losing a huge number of viewers on last year.

The reality series is usually a ratings winner for ITV, pulling in an average of nine to 11 million viewers throughout each series.

However, the 2023 premiere, which saw a new crop of stars enter Australian jungle, had an audience peak of 7.8 million, and an average of just 7 million.

This was down from the peak of 10 million, and average of 9.1 million, who watched the launch episode in November 2022, and viewers are attributing the severe dip to the inclusion of controversial ex-politician Nigel Farage.

Jacob Stolworthy reports:

I’m a Celebrity launch loses millions of viewers after planned boycott

I’m a Celebrity fans threaten to boycott series over controversial contestant

Monday 20 November 2023 22:51 , Ellie Muir

Since the controversial politician was officially confirmed as a contestant, many viewers have been expressing their outrage on social media.

Read more below:

I’m a Celebrity fans threaten to boycott series over controversial contestant

Who is doing the eating trial tonight?

Monday 20 November 2023 09:00 , Annabel Nugent

It will come as little surprise to learn that the public has voted for Nigel Farage to do the first disgusting eating trial of the series tonight.

Ominously titled “Jungle Pizzeria”, it’s safe to say pepporoni and cheese will not be on the menu tonight.

Joining him in the challenge will be Nella Rose.

What time is I’m a Celeb on tonight?

Monday 20 November 2023 08:00 , Annabel Nugent

The second episode of the 2023 series – which features the first eating trial of the season – will air on ITV and ITVX at 9pm tonight (Monday 20 November).

Monday 20 November 2023 07:00 , Annabel Nugent

Nigel Farage’s appearance on the programme has courted controversy, especially after last year’s line-up welcomed disgraced politician Matt Hancock.

It’s an unsettling sign of the times, writes Ellie Harrison.

I’m a Celebrity has become a dystopian rehab for disgraced politicians

Does the winner get any prize money?

Monday 20 November 2023 06:00 , Annabel Nugent

Unfortunately for the contestants, there is no cash prize for winning I’m a Celebrity.

Instead, they are simply named King or Queen of the Jungle (or King or Queen of the Castle, as was the case for the two years that the series decamped to Wales due to the pandemic).

The stars are, however, paid a set fee to appear on the show. This amount varies from contestant to contestant – depending on how in-demand and famous they are.

Meet the campmates...

Monday 20 November 2023 05:00 , Annabel Nugent

The new series launched on Sunday (19 November), with this year’s crop including soap stars, TV presenters and a controversial former politician-turned-GB News host.

Meet the I’m a Celebrity 2023 contestants

When is I’m a Celeb on?

Monday 20 November 2023 04:00 , Annabel Nugent

The ITV reality series is broadcast every night on ITV and ITVX at 9pm – except for Saturdays.

How long is an episode of I’m a Celeb?

Monday 20 November 2023 03:00 , Annabel Nugent

Tonight’s episode was particuarly long, running for 105 minutes. Typical episodes, however, are expected to be 60-minutes long.

Monday 20 November 2023 02:00 , Annabel Nugent

The contestants were put through the wringer, having to complete not one but two challenges in the first episode.

Here’s Nigel Farage and Nella Rose getting up close and personal with some slippery, slithery reptiles.

Fans boycott I’m a Celeb

Monday 20 November 2023 01:00 , Annabel Nugent

While millions of viewers tuned in to the first episode of the 2023 season, many fans of the show are switching the telly off this year in protest of ex-politician Nigel Farage.

I’m a Celebrity fans threaten to boycott series over controversial contestant