I’M A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! could stay in the UK until 2022 if the Covid crisis continues. Bosses of the ITV show have discussed with the owner of Gwrych Castle, where next month’s programme will be filmed, about extending their deal.
And producers could be looking at using the venue at Abergele in North Wales for two more series. The fear is that if restrictions on travel and local lockdowns continue that will make it impossible to return to the usual location in Murwillumbah, Australia.
A source admitted: “As with this year, producers are looking at all possible eventualities. “There is a very real chance that the show will be in the UK again next year, so they are trying to get their ducks in a row and have a plan B like.