I'm A Celebrity South Africa to return with history-making change after being 'pulled'

01.05.2023 - 12:01 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa is set to return to screens with a first in the show's history after being 'pulled' over the weekend.

The new spin-off version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here hit screens last Monday (April 24) with a bunch of very familiar faces.

The pre-recorded series sees a number of memorable campmates return to battle it out in an all-new competition. The previously seen campmates have been whisked off to the new setting of Kruger National Park, instead of the Australian jungle, and with no public vote, they will be competing against each other in a number of challenges before the last person standing is given 'Legend' status.

After five nights of action on ITV, viewers watched as Coronation Street star Andy Whyment, cricketer Phil Tufnell and Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder all took part in the first survival trial. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community But there was a twist and all three had to pick another celeb to team-up with and the losing pair had to leave home for good.

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