{"id":383980,"date":"2026-04-06T01:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/383980\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T01:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:29:11","slug":"stars-go-to-dizzying-heights-as-im-a-celebrity-spin-off-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/383980\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars go to dizzying heights as I\u2019m A Celebrity spin off returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The all-star version of I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! returns to screens with its second series on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 South Africa, hosted by Ant and Dec, will see former contestants return to the jungle for new trials and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Those returning stars include Olympian Mo Farah, former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt, Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts and comedian Seann Walsh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"461\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stars-go-to-dizzying-heights-as-i-m-a-celebrity-spin-off-returns.jpg\" alt=\"I\u2019m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! \u2013 South Africa\" data-title=\"I\u2019m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! \u2013 South Africa\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Ian West\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Ant and Dec return to present the spin-off series, shot in South Africa (Ian West\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>Also joining them will be Red Dwarf\u2019s Craig Charles, former footballer Jimmy Bullard, Coronation Street star Beverley Callard and actor Adam Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Monday night release, ITV have teased a few of the tasks the stars will face in the first episode.<\/p>\n<p>These include Farah, Roberts, Thomas and Callard having to complete a jigsaw while balancing on a platform that seesaws on the edge of a cliff, 140ft above the ground.<\/p>\n<p>In another challenge, Moffatt and former boxer David Haye are locked in lodges and need to retrieve keys, but in true I\u2019m A Celebrity style, they are not alone.<\/p>\n<p>While Walsh and singer Sinitta will race against each other 150ft up in the air.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775438951_344_stars-go-to-dizzying-heights-as-i-m-a-celebrity-spin-off-returns.jpg\" alt=\"I\u2019m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! \u2013 South Africa\" data-title=\"I\u2019m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! \u2013 South Africa\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Ian West\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Seann Walsh, Craig Charles, Gemma Collins, Ashley Roberts, Scarlett Moffatt, Beverley Callard, Sinitta, Adam Thomas and Harry Redknapp (Ian West\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The reality series spin-off is pre-recorded, unlike the classic I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! and has been heralded by Moffatt as a more \u201cintense\u201d version.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being crowned queen of the jungle in 2016, Moffatt said the follow-up series was not as easy as she had imagined.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a media roundtable, Moffatt said: \u201cBecause we\u2019ve all done it, I was like \u2018oh, this is going to be a doddle\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot more intense, it was hardcore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t as harmonious as the first time I went in, only because I think we were all such big characters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019d all just got on the whole time when we\u2019re such big characters, I don\u2019t think anyone would have believed it, but I think it\u2019ll make for good entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Ant and Dec, the second series of the all-star format will give the public the power to cast their vote for the winner in a live grand final broadcast direct from London, crowning the \u201cultimate legend 2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 South Africa starts on April 6 at 9pm on ITV1 and airs every weeknight Monday to Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It also airs on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The all-star version of I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! 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