I’M A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! “made a huge mistake” by airing a compilation episode tonight after the show was cancelled, fans have claimed.
Viewers all have the same complaint after tuning in at 9pm for the special, which was put together after Storm Arwen forced ITV to scrap this weekend’s new episodes.
Instead, they recounted some of the reality show’s best and funniest moments from the past 19 years, with a voiceover from hosts Ant and Dec.
But the move may have backfired, with those watching at home claiming that it made them realise just how much they miss the show being filmed in Australia.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the show relocated to a castle in Wales last year, and returned again for 2021.
Travel restrictions mean that they are unable to get the crew and stars to the Aussie jungle, with campmates swapping the sunshine and wildlife of Down Under for the UK’s freezing cold, grey weather.
Taking to Twitter, wistful viewers admitted how much they missed the jungle – and urged producers to put I’m A Celeb on hold until it can return to Oz.
One wrote: “Slight backfire for ITV with the Legends #imaceleb programme just highlighting how much better it was Australia…”
Another echoed: “Watching this makes you realise how p**s poor it is now, just scrap it till it can be done in Australia again.”
A third agreed: “This is making me miss it being in Australia so much!”
One more shared: “These flashback shows show that the show used to be a lot more brutal than it is now, and it’s also so much better in the jungle!”
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Meanwhile, HOAR revealed that it could be DAYS before production is back up and running at the castle, with campmates evacuated back to their quarantines this evening.
Bosses made the decision to remove the stars from the castle as Storm Arwen continues to ravage the set – with the gales already causing severe damage.
A source told us: “This is a crushing blow. No one anticipated the disaster that this storm would cause and it has completely blindsided us.”
