November 30th 2024.
This year's season of I'm A Celebrity has been quite an adventure so far, and not just for the contestants. The extreme weather has caused chaos and uncertainty for the show's hosts, Ant and Dec, who were unable to reach the set due to intense flooding. As a result, the weekend's episodes were thrown into uncertainty as their live links were almost scrapped.
During a spin-off program, I'm A Celebrity: Unpacked, Ant and Dec joined host Joel Dommett to explain the situation. They described the rain as "biblical" and talked about how they were confined to their hotels because of it. The next Bushtucker Trial had to be delayed as producers assessed the situation and made sure it could be carried out safely.
Dec shared, "We've had a very dramatic morning. We all got texts saying that the rain was so bad, you might not even make it in today." Ant added, "Well, my text was from Joel Dommett. I woke up this morning, the first message on my phone was him going, 'This is so exciting!'"
Joel himself was stuck in his car for two hours because of the floods. He explained, "I left my hotel without a key, and then I got the text saying, 'You're not coming in for a bit.' So I just sat outside my hotel for about two hours in the rain, just hanging out."
This kind of extreme weather is not uncommon for the show, according to Ant. He shared that it has only been this bad once before in the show's 20-year history. "We nearly all got trapped on site and a lot of people couldn't leave for ages," he said.
Co-presenter Kemi Rodgers joked that the sun had started shining, leaving viewers wondering what all the fuss was about. But Dec insisted that the rain was truly intense during the night. "It was biblical," he said.
The weather also caused problems for other members of the show's crew. Ruth Langsford, who flew out to support her co-star Jane Moore, shared a clip on her Instagram Story showing the flooded roads she had to travel on to reach the set. The Loose Woman wrote, "Interesting drive into camp this morning!!!" and included a video of her car submerged in muddy water.
But it's not just the roads that have been affected by the weather. Ant shared that their set has also been physically damaged by wind and rain. "Things have blown down in the night," he said. "There's a tent out the back there where friends and family come and guests on the ITV2 show stay before they come on, and that's all blown away. It's been pretty tough."
Despite the challenges, the show must go on. Joel commented, "This is the exciting part of this show. People don't necessarily understand how much this show is more than what you see on telly. There's an entire infrastructure of stuff like trying to stay together."
Ant also mentioned that the weather has caused delays in filming the next Bushtucker Trial. "The trial has been delayed because of the weather, so we'll be here for a lot longer today," he said. "We have to make sure that the trial that was scheduled is doable in the area that it was. Everything's a bit up in the air."
But as we all know, the show must go on. And with the dedication and hard work of the entire team, they were able to overcome the challenges and continue bringing us the thrilling and entertaining show that we all love. So, who do you think will win this year's I'm A Celebrity? Share your thoughts and let us know.
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