{"id":514521,"date":"2026-04-05T16:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/514521\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:49:11","slug":"former-gogglebox-star-scarlett-moffatt-says-return-to-the-im-a-celebrity-jungle-was-less-harmonious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/514521\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt says return to the I’m A Celebrity jungle was less ‘harmonious’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt has said her return to the jungle for I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 South Africa was a lot more \u201cintense\u201d than she had anticipated and camp life was not as \u201charmonious\u201d the second time around.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old TV personality won the 2016 series of the hit STV reality show filmed in Australia and returned to camp for its all-star spin-off alongside reality star Gemma Collins, Olympian Sir Mo Farah and Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts.<\/p>\n

Despite being crowned Queen of the Jungle a decade ago, Moffatt said the pre-recorded follow-up series was not as easy as she had imagined.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIt was a lot more intense, it was hardcore.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t as harmonious as the first time I went in, only because I think we were all such big characters.<\/p>\n

\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

\"FromPA MediaFrom left, Gemma Collins, Ashley Roberts, Scarlett Moffatt, Beverley Callard and Sinitta during a photocall for the launch of season two of I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here South Africa (Ian West\/PA) PA Media<\/p>\n

Also returning to camp with hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are former football manager Harry Redknapp, singer Sinitta, comedian Seann Walsh, retired boxer David Haye, DJ and Red Dwarf actor Craig Charles, ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard, Coronation Street star Beverley Callard and Waterloo Road actor Adam Thomas.<\/p>\n

Moffatt said at times she forgot she was being filmed and the show felt like a \u201cweird social experiment\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cCompared to Australia, I think in South Africa I forgot that it was being filmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because, like, Ant and Dec didn\u2019t come in every day\u2026 you didn\u2019t know what was happening in terms of how the public are perceiving you, but you sort of do.<\/p>\n

\"AntPA MediaAnt McPartlin, left, and Declan Donnelly during the series launch (Ian West\/PA) PA Media<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I was sort of just in a weird social experiment, rather than on the telly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second all-star series will introduce a new element allowing the public to cast their vote for the winner in a live grand final broadcast from London to crown the \u201cultimate legend 2026\u201d.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 South Africa starts at 9pm on April 6 on STV and then airs every weeknight.<\/p>\n

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