Will I'm A Celebrity be cancelled as thunderstorm forces celebs to evacuate from ITV camp?
The stars of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! have been evacuated by ITV after a thunderstorm struck the camp.
A violent storm arrived in camp earlier today (November 24), according to reports. Producers were forced to pull all the contestants into the Bush Telegraph for safety.
Tonight’s filming was halted for three hours as the cast squeezed into the small hut while rain and lightning hammered the site. A production source told the Daily Mail that health and safety protocols kicked in fast, with everyone moved out of camp until the storm died down.
The downpour hit at 2pm local time, and lasted for about an hour. Once the weather eased off the celebs, including Aitch, Shona McGarty and Kelly Brook, stepped back out and spent the day drying soaked bedding and towels by the fire.
A canopy sits above camp to shield them from normal rain, but when the weather turns foul the Bush Telegraph is only point of shelter.
The camp is running again and some contestants have already headed out for a trial ahead of tonight’s episode, which is scheduled to go ahead as planned.
This season has been drier than last year, which was the wettest in the show’s 24-year history. In 2024, relentless rain flooded the jungle set, put the cast at risk within their first week, and even brought trees crashing down across the access road.
SUVs were seen pushing through rising water just to reach the site.
There is a retractable canopy about 50ft above camp that keeps the fire going and stops the worst of the rain, but it does not cover everything, with water still dripping onto celebs as they sleep.