I’m A Celebrity kicked off in spectacular style for the 25th series on Sunday night as the stars faced fish guts and offal in their first trial.
The line-up waved goodbye to their glamorous lifestyles as they headed into the Australian jungle.
Ant McPartlin, 49, and Declan Donnelly, 50, were once again at the helm of the ITV show and put the celebrities through their paces for the first challenge.
Before they even set foot in camp, Kelly Brook, 45, was tipped the favourite to win by viewers who said on X: ‘It’s early days. But I want Kelly Brook to win’, while a squeamish Ruby Wax, 72, and AngryGinge, 24, were voted to do the first Bushtucker Trial.
Kelly, Shona McGarty, 34, Aitch, 25, Martin Kemp, 64, and comedian Eddie Kadi, 42, faced dizzying heights as they had to parachute out of helicopters and land near the star launch pad, where the presenters were waiting for them.
And the Heart FM presenter showed no signs of awkwardness with Ant and Dec, after their bitter fallout in 2009.
I’m A Celebrity kicked off in spectacular style for the 25th series on Sunday night as the stars faced fish guts and offal in their first trial
Ant McPartlin, 49, and Declan Donnelly, 50, were once again at the helm of the ITV show and put the celebrities through their paces for the first challenge
At the end of the show, Ant and Dec revealed the public had voted for AngryGinge and Ruby to both take part in the next Bushtucker Trial
At the time, the presenter alleged they got her fired from her role as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent, due to the fact she did not know what they did on the show, leading to a ‘clash of egos’.
The model and actress insisted they had thwarted her career, and said after the axing: ‘There was nothing I could do in this country after Britain’s Got Talent. The people at ITV were telling me that I had upset Ant and Dec and that was it.’
While some fans were anticipating a frosty reunion, there was no sign of tension upon their meeting.
As the star prepared to jump out of her helicopter, she turned to the camera and yelled, ‘Ant and Dec, I’m coming for you!’
After landing with a bump on the beach, the celebrities had to battle it out for two coveted seats in the getaway car – the fastest, most direct route to camp which awards them the comfiest beds in camp and steak for dinner.
The getaway car also allowed the two stars to enter the jungle in luxury with cocktails and canapés.
Speaking of his son Roman Kemp, 32, placing third on the show back in 2019, Martin said: ‘The pressure is on me to do a bit better than that. I’d love to say I don’t wanna win, but I do…’
After wading through offal and slime to unlock the key fob, Aitch and Eddie secured the win.
Jack, 40, and AngryGinge also landed spots in the getaway car after they were the fastest to unscrew the bolts in another competition with the remaining campmates.
The star-studded line-up waved goodbye to their glamorous lifestyles as they headed into the Australian jungle
Comedian Eddie Kadi , 42, was petrified as he launched himself out of the helicopter
Martin Kemp, Kelly and Shona McGarty had to take a ride in the Cockie Van after losing out on a place in the luxury car
Before they even set foot in camp, Kelly Brook , 45, was tipped the favourite to win by viewers who said on X: ‘It’s early days. But I want Kelly Brook to win’
The road into the jungle wasn’t easy for the losers as Kelly, Martin and Shona, joined Alex Scott, 41, Ruby Wax, 72, and Lisa Riley, 49, in the grimy ‘cockie’ van.
The team were tasked with unlocking to retrieve stars for camp but in true I’m A Celeb style they faced thousands of critters.
Alex squealed: ‘They’re all down my bloody bra!’ while Kelly screamed: ‘Oh my god, they’re biting my t***!’
Kelly joked about Ruby flirting with Kiosk Kev who was driving the van, to which the comedian quipped: ‘I’ll straddle him!’.
They secured six stars but were left unimpressed when emu neck arrived.
Jack said he was ‘shocked’ when EastEnders actress Shona was the only celebrity to reluctantly volunteer to cook.
Of the meal, Ruby said: ‘It was repulsive. For six stars we should have got a burger’.
Ant and Dec then headed into camp to reveal which stars were up for the next Bushtucker Trial, named the Divey.
Eddie braved the disgusting rotten meat and managed to secure his place in the getaway car
Kelly’s leopard print catsuit was covered in fish guts by the end of the challenge
As she headed into the jungle, Alex tried to secure a place in the getaway car but failed to unscrew a series of bolts in time
Jack Osbourne was the fastest to unscrew the bolts and so headed into the jungle with AngryGinge in the luxury motor
But fans of the show were unhappy about the new introduction. They wrote on X: ‘They changed the opening titles?!’ and ‘Not sure about the new title sequence’
Eddie and Aitch enjoyed cocktails on their way into the jungle
Meanwhile, the others faced cockroaches in the grimy cockie van as they tried to secure stars for camp
Joining Kelly on the show is Shona McGarty, Eddie Kadi, Aitch, Alex Scott MBE, Jack Osbourne, Lisa Riley, Angry Ginge, Ruby Wax OBE and Martin Kemp
AngryGinge and Ruby were voted by viewers to face the terrifying challenge.
And while the launch got a good response from viewers some fans of the show were unhappy about the new introduction.
They wrote on X: ‘They changed the opening titles?!’ and ‘Not sure about the new title sequence’.
Loose Woman star Kelly is thought to be receiving a fee of £80,000 and not the estimated £300k that had been previously mooted.
The presenter made a U-turn after being persuaded by husband Jeremy Parisi to take part in the show, after previously declaring she would never do it.
Back in 2018, Kelly said there would be ‘a million’ other things she would rather do, like working in her local pub, than appear in the jungle.
‘I don’t want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles and all the things they have to eat on there,’ she said on her Heart radio show.
‘Even if I had a huge tax bill and I had to pay it really urgently, I still wouldn’t do it.’
To find out more tune into I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! tonight at 9pm on ITV1, STV, ITVX & STV Player.
I’m A Celebrity…Unpacked airs nightly after the main show on ITV2, STV, ITVX & STV Player.
