{"id":494089,"date":"2026-02-21T06:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/494089\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T06:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:33:13","slug":"sobbing-off-camera-but-rebekah-elmaloglou-proud-of-im-a-celebrity-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/494089\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobbing off camera, but Rebekah Elmaloglou proud of I&#8217;m A Celebrity run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt had spiders, camp boredom, and crying edited out of the show. Rebekah Elmaloglou reflects on her first taste of Reality TV.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>When Rebekah Elmaloglou was tasked with placing her head in a box full of spiders she very nearly uttered the words I\u2019m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.<\/p>\n<p>Along with heights, it was her worst fear. Yet while it was one she overcame, it was more traumatic in South Africa than what viewers saw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cut out the 10 minutes of me literally sobbing before I did put my head in!\u201d she tells TV Tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI almost had to call I\u2019m a Celebrity because I honestly didn\u2019t think I could do it. They cut it so quickly together, I look like I\u2019m having a little whinge and then I put my head through. But that was the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watching the series, filmed last December, as it broadcasts, from the comfort of home has been mixed emotions. The former Neighbours star gets to see more conversations and exchanges than she was witness to in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching it back in hindsight made sense. Things that were said that, I thought \u2018Ahh ok, that\u2019s why that happened.\u2019 \u2026. there were a few disappointing moments, but overall, there were a lot of beautiful things that I wasn\u2019t privy to that went on. That was nice and surprising. So it\u2019s a mixed bag of things,\u201d she reveals.<\/p>\n<p>On occasions she feels the edits leaned into storylines more than her recollection of events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw a bit of that. Like, comments from one scene thrown into another to make the drama more. Yeah, absolutely. There were times when I was watching it back, I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t remember that person saying, that to them.\u2019 But look, that\u2019s the beauty of Reality TV, and that\u2019s where the producers are very clever, and they edit it together,\u201d she observes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to remember we\u2019re filmed 24\/7 for 24 days or something. There\u2019s so much that you don\u2019t see so of course, in the edits, they\u2019re going to grab stuff and make it look like it\u2019s worse than it kind of was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a Celebrity also marks her first reality series, having decline previous approaches due to her availability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had asked me for a couple of years if I was interested to do it, but I wasn\u2019t able to do it for my Neighbours commitment. I think it was actually in June where they asked and we started negotiating with them\u2026\u2026.. so many friends had done it, so I thought I\u2019d hop on and see what all the fuss was about,\u201d she continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m stoked to get as far as I did. Honestly, it was so hard. It was so full on, it was huge. I\u2019m pretty chuffed. I\u2019m pretty chuffed to get as far as I did. And look, I\u2019m a bit bummed out that I didn\u2019t win my charity $100,000 but, Channel 10 have made a generous donation, and that\u2019s great. I now have a really good relationship with SANE, Australia so that\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elmaloglou concedes she does not know how much the network donated on her behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I actually don\u2019t know. I haven\u2019t asked them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvtonight.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-S12-EP16-25-scaled-1.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-618231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IAC-S12-EP16-25-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"A contestant in a red outfit, wearing protective goggles, shows a shocked expression while facing two transparent boxes containing snakes and crabs in a lush, tropical setting.\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest challenges she faced was the sheer boredom of camplife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo boring! I would get so bored that I\u2019d start reading the first aid kit, the labels on my clothes, the laundry instructions,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was tricky because if you were sent out on a trial, that was kind of exciting, because at least you weren\u2019t stuck back at the camp all day. If you were chosen to do a trial, it was really scary, because you wouldn\u2019t know what you\u2019re up for and you\u2019d also have the responsibility of getting all the stars for your camp. So either way it was, it was a pretty tough one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also bonded with former MAFS participant Cyrell Paule, sometimes the pair were a united force, often at odds with the wider group .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, we\u2019re two little peas in a pod \u2026we\u2019re not the only straight shooters, but we say what we think. And also we\u2019re little fighters. She had my back throughout that whole experience in the jungle, and I will never forget that. And she really is a truth-sayer. She says what she thinks. She\u2019s not hiding anything. She\u2019s not putting on a show for anyone. And what you see is what you get,\u201d she suggests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was so fantastic when it came to the trials. You might have to give her a bit of a stern talking to, but once you did, she was off and running and and did amazingly. Towards the end, I feel like it was just the two of us. We had each other, and I\u2019ll never forget that. But we\u2019re like chalk and cheese. You\u2019ve never met two very different people, but there was something that we bonded over. Maybe it was the elephant\u2019s graveyard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Did she feel Cyrell had been cast for conflict, to provide some camp drama?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe certainly wasn\u2019t going around creating drama. But when she saw something that was unfair and unjust, she stood up for not only herself, but for me. I will never forget that. And she certainly loves the drama. Let\u2019s not take that away from her. She thrives on it and she\u2019s the first to admit it. She loves to be the villain, you know, but as long as it\u2019s fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Cyrell was sobbing at the first trial of snakes, Elmaloglou gives her credit for facing the dreaded Viper Room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor her to go on and do the Viper Room, which I have to say, is probably the worst trial of I\u2019m A Celeb history, both her and Concetta were incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvtonight.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-S12-EP1-118A6230-1.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-618230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IAC-S12-EP1-118A6230-1.jpg\" alt=\"Four competitors stand in front of brightly coloured star-shaped targets on a challenge course, wearing protective gear and harnesses. Each participant is holding a differently coloured object, with vibrant backgrounds of blue, green, yellow, and red stars. The setting features a natural landscape, hinting at an outdoor competition or reality TV show.\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elmaloglou finished a long run on Neighbours mid year, and remains pragmatic about the show\u2019s status, whilst acknowledging the love of fans, particularly in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fan groups are still going strong, and there\u2019s still so much hope out there. I think Jason (Herbison, producer) is probably going to leave it be for a while. I think he needs a break. I think everyone needs a break. I don\u2019t know. I think it may be finished this time round. But the fan groups are still going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now with her first Reality project completed, she is hoping for new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping this bloody show opens up doors for work for me, not just acting, but all sorts of other things, like presenting,\u201d she reveals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like a job on Luxury Escapes or to host maybe a reality show, the voice of a crime show I love, I love all those sort of shows. And I want to do skit comedy. I did a cameo on a Troy Kinne pilot recently, and I\u2019m actually about to throw that on my show reel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019m a bit older, I\u2019m more open to things and obviously I can\u2019t rely on acting work, because there\u2019s not a hell of a lot of it, especially for women my age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here concludes 7pm Sunday on 10. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It had spiders, camp boredom, and crying edited out of the show. 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