{"id":504734,"date":"2026-03-31T06:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504734\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:41:10","slug":"im-a-celeb-turns-up-the-heat-on-returning-stars-beverley-callard-and-mo-farrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504734\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m A Celeb turns up the heat on returning stars Beverley Callard and Mo Farrah"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African climate was a major pull for returning stars of I’m A Celeb while Scarlett Moffat wants to give hosts Ant & Dec a big hug for their roast dinners\"Beverley<\/p>\n

Bev Callard found her original I’m A Celeb stint too chilly<\/p>\n

Returning stars of I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026South Africa couldn’t wait to go back as it promises to be much hotter than their last stint in Wales.<\/p>\n

Former Coronation street<\/a> favourite Beverley Callard and Olympian Mo Farah<\/a> both competed in the 2020 edition of the ITV show which had to relocate from Australia to chilly Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Ahead of next week’s big kick-off, 68-year-old Callard <\/a>recalls the temperature of her bedroom being “minus one degree\u201d, so she is looking forward to the warmer climate in South Africa.<\/p>\n

I’m a Celebrity…South Africa features a harsher, more unpredictable climate than the Australian jungle, often leading to extreme heat and heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n

\"Mo<\/p>\n

Mo Farah came running when I’m A Celeb called(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

Distance runner Farah, 42, also has memories of Wales being “very cold”, adding: “Being in South Africa is going to be different. It’s sunny, warm, and as soon as I got the call inviting me, I knew I wanted to be part of the series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Football manager Harry Redknapp, champion boxer David Haye, former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts and comedian Seann Walsh will also feature in the second series of I’m A Celebrity<\/a> All Stars.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll be joined by Gogglebox legend Scarlett Moffatt wants to give hosts Ant & Dec a “big hug\u201d as a thank you for cooking her roast dinners when she first found fame.<\/p>\n

The Geordie star, who is from Co Durham, said: “When I first moved to London, they were so lovely and asked me what I missed most about being away from home.<\/p>\n

\"Scarlett<\/p>\n

Scarlett Moffat has a big hug ready<\/p>\n

“I said: ‘Sunday dinners with the family’. They invited me round a few times to have dinner. They are lovely people.<\/p>\n

“They say ‘don’t meet your heroes’, but when your heroes are them it’s OK. I can’t wait to give them a big hug.”<\/p>\n

She also revealed her ideal campmate would be reality star Gemma Collins, who appeared on the show in 2014 but quit after three days as she struggled with the environment.<\/p>\n

The GC is tipped to make a \u2018delayed entrance’ in the new series and Moffatt said: “She left early and I feel it is always good when people don’t finish something to then give them another chance.”<\/p>\n

The new series kicks off April 6 on ITV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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