In a dramatic turn of events that could rival any Bushtucker Trial, the set of *I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!* was thrown into utter pandemonium today when a ferocious thunderstorm unleashed its fury on the Australian jungle camp. The 12 star-studded campmates—including glamorous model Kelly Brook, chart-topping rapper Aitch, and fiery YouTuber Angry Ginge—were forced to scramble for safety as Mother Nature turned the heat up… or rather, poured it down!
Ruby Wax, Lisa Riley, Kelly Brook, Alex Scott, Aitch, Jack Osbourne, Eddie Kadi, Angry Ginge, Shona McGarty and Martin Kemp from ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ sitting outdoors.
Picture this: Heavy rain hammered the site like a relentless drumbeat, accompanied by golf-ball-sized hailstones that pelted everything in sight. With no time to waste, producers issued an immediate evacuation order, herding the celebrities into the cramped confines of the Bush Telegraph for a tense hour-long wait. The downpour was so intense that filming ground to a screeching halt, delaying production by a whopping three hours. But the storm’s rage didn’t let up easily—it raged on for nearly two hours, dumping a staggering 50mm of rain on Dungay, New South Wales, transforming the camp into a soggy disaster zone.
Once the skies finally cleared, the resilient celebs emerged to face the aftermath: sodden towels and sheets draped around the campfire like makeshift laundry lines, desperately drying in the flickering flames. Undeterred, a few brave souls even powered through to film tonight’s nail-biting Bushtucker Trial, proving that the show must go on—no matter how drenched!
An insider spilled the beans on the chaos: “The camp was absolutely drenched, and the storm wreaked havoc on filming schedules, but we’re back on track now. Our top-notch health and safety protocols swung into action—we evacuated everyone to the Bush Telegraph right away until the danger passed and it was safe to return.”
Lisa Riley, Shona McGarty, Kelly Brook, and Ruby Wax in the jungle camp for ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’
Kelly Brook and Aitch on “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” in Australia.
But this isn’t just a one-off freak event; the Aussie wilderness is notorious for its wild side. Bad weather like this can summon hordes of blood-sucking leeches, turning the camp into a creepy crawly nightmare. And those serene creeks? They can swell from gentle trickles into raging torrents in the blink of an eye, threatening to sweep away anything in their path.
This year’s series was already flirting with disaster before the celebs even unpacked their bags. A pre-launch thunderstorm hit hard earlier this month, forcing bosses to scramble with emergency plans to safeguard the site from potential devastation. As one source wisely warned: “Never underestimate the Gold Coast weather—it can flip from scorching 30C sunshine to biblical storms in mere minutes.”
Flash back to last year’s 2024 season, which was dubbed the wettest in the show’s storied history on ITV. Campmates were evacuated to the Bush Telegraph not once, but twice, amid relentless rains that saw a jaw-dropping 114.5mm fall in just 24 hours. Sun columnist Jane Moore, 63, shared a gruesome tale of her bra getting soaked in blood after a sneaky leech latched on during a stormy night. And McFly’s Danny Jones, 39—the triumphant king of the 2024 jungle—recalled the ordeal vividly: “It was one of the hardest nights. We were all crammed in, boiling hot and way too close for comfort—with 12 of us still in the mix. The rain brought out the leeches in droves; I was on constant leech patrol every single day.”
The 2024 deluges didn’t stop at discomfort—they caused real destruction, ripping up parts of the set and flooding access roads, leading to a frustrating one-hour delay for a Bushtucker Trial. If today’s chaos is any indication, this season’s celebs might need more than just bug spray to survive the elements!
Stay tuned as *I’m A Celeb* battles the beasts—and the weather—in the heart of the jungle. Who knew the real trial was outside the trials?