I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia premiered on Sunday night.
And the show was quickly panned by viewers as ‘unfunny’ while the cast of celebrities this year were panned as ‘nobodies’.
The 2025 series features Love Island star Tina Provis, footballer Zach Tuohy, comedian Geraldine Hickey, TV star Nicky Buckley and influencer Max Balegde.
Also starring are Married At First Sight’s Samantha Moitzi, Olympian Shayna Jack, comedian Dave Hughes and rugby player Sam Thaiday.
Reality stars Reggie Bird, of Big Brother fame, and former Bachelor Matty Johnson round out the list.
Meanwhile, longtime host Julia Morris was again joined by co-host Robert Irwin after the departure of Chris Brown in 2023.
I’m A Celebrity …Get Me Out Of Here! Australia premiered on Sunday night. longtime host Julia Morris was again joined by co-host Robert Irwin (both pictured)
The show was quickly panned by viewers as ‘unfunny’ while the cast of celebrities this year were panned as ‘nobodies’
Not everyone watching was entertained however, with several sharing their thoughts on X.
‘The lowest common denominator with desperate has-beens. Can’t they invest in Aussie actors, directors and writers instead?’ wrote one person.
‘Biggest load of rubbish ever’ said another while one more posted, ‘Some of Julia’s jokes are older than me. And not as funny.’
‘At this point I have only heard of four of the celebrities. Lowest ever for me’ someone else chimed in.
‘Look at them looking at each other trying to figure out who each other is. Absolutely no idea’ said one more.
‘This has to be the worst selection of so called celebrities ever’ someone else posted.
‘At this stage, Raygun would’ve been a great addition, who are these people?’ a viewer said.
‘Yeah this show peaked last year and the fall from grace is extreme. No more #ImACelebrityAU for me’ another wrote.
The 2025 series features Love Island star Tina Provis,comedian Geraldine Hickey, TV star Nicky Buckley, influencer Max Balegde and comedian Dave Hughes (pictured)
Also starring are Married At First Sight’s Samantha Moitzi , Olympian Shayna Jack (pictured), footballer Zach Tuohy and rugby player Sam Thaiday
Reality stars Reggie Bird, of Big Brother fame, and former Bachelor Matty Johnson (pictured) round out the list
Last year, I’m A Celebrity was said to have been on the chopping block until one ratings-saving addition was made to the jungle series.
Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed the show, which sees celebrities living in the jungle with few creature comforts, wasn’t expected to return last year.
According to an inside source, host Julia Morris told a close friend she was not confident the show would run again until Robert Irwin was introduced to the series.
The Wildlife Warrior’s addition to the reality TV show after former co-host Dr Chris Brown jumped ship to Channel Seven reinvigorated the series.
‘I think if Dr Chris Brown and Julia Morris were still hosting “celeb” it might have been done, but the show’s addition of Robert Irwin has given the show new life. The youngest Irwin has really saved the show,’ the source said.
‘There are also a lot of established fans that have supported this show over the years and I think being back in January is the right decision for the show and there are some great people behind the show’s production.
‘It helps when you have a solid team that believes in the show and the “celeb family” behind the scenes were not going without a fight.’
The insider went on to say that ITV Australia, the company that produces I’m A Celeb, rallied for the show to stay in the line-up, citing Robert, 20, among the show’s strengths.
Not everyone watching was entertained however, with several sharing their thoughts on X
‘Robert being a star was obviously a part of that pitch,’ they said.
A part of the push to keep I’m A Celeb on the air was also the failure of the Gladiators reboot, produced by Warner Bros.
After I’m A Celeb suffered a major ratings decline in 2022, Channel Ten moved it from it’s primetime January slot to April.
They replaced it with the Australian Gladiators reboot, which launched with high hopes but failed to sustain its initial viewership.
Hosted by Beau Ryan and Liz Ellis, the show drew a substantial summer audience of 395,000 metro viewers for its premiere.
Unfortunately, the numbers plummeted to just 196,000 for the second episode.
‘When [I’m A Celeb] was in January it really worked and set up the year for Network Ten,’ the source said.
