ITV confirm I'm A Celeb will return to Wales for the 2021 series
The show was expected to return to Australia this year
Last updated 2nd Aug 2021
It looks like the 2021 series of hit show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is once again going to be held at Gwrych Castle in Wales, as ITV have confirmed the news.
Katie Rawcliffe, ITV’s head of entertainment commissioning, said: “We can confirm today that we’ll be returning to Wales for the 2021 series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
“We’ve always said we have contingencies in place for the series if the Covid situation continued to bring uncertainty, and after a highly successful run at the castle last year we’re pleased that we can return there.
“I have no doubt the production team will produce another hugely entertaining series.”
The news arrives just months after the Australian Prime Minster revealed the country won't be re-opening the country’s borders until 2022.
Scott Morrison, who took office in August 2018 in Australia, has told the public borders will only open when it is safe to do so, with the country's budget plan revealing: “International travel is expected to remain low through to mid-2022, after which a gradual recovery in tourism is assumed to occur”.
I'm A Celebrity, which is hosted by Ant and Dec, was filmed in the UK for the firs time last year at Grade I listed 19th-century Gwrych Castle, which is located near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
Take a look around the I'm A Celeb 2020 camp in Gwrych Castle below:
The outside camp
Not the comfiest looking bench!
A delightful bathroom
Some things don't change
A spooky place to sit
The well for water
Gwrych Castle
Meet Kiosk Cledwyn! Kiosk Kev's long lost Welsh cousin.
Home of I'm a Celebrity 2020
We're guessing this is the toilet?
It is going to be a cold
Somewhere to cook and clean your clothes
The long walk home
The bedroom
Ye Olde Shoppe
The outside view
The main camp
It all looks very high tech!
The steps
Somewhere to chat
Ye Olde Shoppe
The way out
Following the Coronavirus outbreak last year, ITV bosses revealed later in the year that the popular show would be held in the UK for the first time in history, with celebs such as Jordan North, Vernon Kay, Giovanni Fletcher and Sir Mo Farah all taking part.
Geordie lads Ant and Dec spoke about the 2021 series earlier this month, admitting the location was still 'up in the air' during a chat with Digital Spy.
The boys said: "If during coronavirus we have to stay put and do it in Wales again, I’d be very happy. There were cardboard cut outs of me and Dec in the butcher, and the local school did a tribute."
No matter what, it does sound like ITV bosses have decided the show will definitely GO AHEAD, with a source telling the Mirror, “I’m A Celebrity will happen this year, it is just a case of deciding the location.”
I'm A Celeb is due to return later in the year.
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