I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 8

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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Series 8
Presented by Anthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
No. of days21
No. of castaways12
Winner Joe Swash
Runner-up Martina Navratilova
Companion show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network ITV
Original release16 November (2008-11-16) 
5 December 2008 (2008-12-05)
Series chronology
 Previous
British series 7
Next 
British series 9

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returned to ITV1 for an eighth series from 16 November to 5 December 2008. [1] Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, whilst Matt Willis, Emma Willis and Mark Durden-Smith returned to host spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2. It was the first series to use a redesigned logo, which imitates the Hollywood Sign. [2] The winner of this series was Joe Swash. [3]

Contents

Swash would return to the series fourteen years later to participate in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa alongside other former contestants to try to become the first I'm a Celebrity legend. Swash was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated, finishing ninth overall.

Contestants

The show began with 10 celebrity contestants. On 19 November, they were joined by two new contestants – David Van Day and Timmy Mallett – who were 'kidnapped' on their way into camp, making a total of 12 contestants. [4] [5]

CelebrityKnown forStatus
Joe Swash EastEnders actorWinner
on 5 December 2008
Martina Navratilova Former tennis playerRunner-up
on 5 December 2008
George Takei ActorThird place
on 5 December 2008
David Van Day Dollar singerEliminated 9th
on 4 December 2008
Simon Webbe Blue singerEliminated 8th
on 3 December 2008
Nicola McLean Glamour modelEliminated 7th
on 2 December 2008
Brian Paddick Former senior police officer & politicianEliminated 6th
on 1 December 2008
Esther Rantzen Journalist & television presenterEliminated 5th
on 30 November 2008
Timmy Mallett Children's television presenterEliminated 4th
on 29 November 2008
Carly Zucker Model & personal trainerEliminated 3rd
on 28 November 2008
Dani Behr Television presenter, model, & singerEliminated 2nd
on 27 November 2008
Robert Kilroy-Silk Former politician & television presenterEliminated 1st
on 26 November 2008

Results and elimination

 Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the public vote
 Indicates that the celebrity received the most votes
 Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no bottom two/three)
 Indicates that the celebrity was in the bottom two/three in the public vote
Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16Day 17Day 18Day 19Day 20Day 21
Final
Number of
trials
JoeImmune1st
27.0%
2nd
18.6%
1st
21.0%
2nd
19.0%
1st
35.3%
1st
39.4%
1st
37.3%
1st
50.4%
Winner
68.7%
7
Martina2nd
21.6%
2nd
14.9%
1st
21.6%
4th
16.8%
3rd
15.3%
2nd
15.4%
3rd
13.1%
2nd
27.5%
2nd
26.9%
Runner-up
23.8%
4
George3rd
21.4%
4th
11.9%
5th
9.6%
5th
9.0%
5th
7.2%
6th
8.3%
4th
12.4%
4th
11.4%
3rd
13.9%
3rd
7.5%
3
David1st
26.5%
3rd
12.5%
3rd
18.3%
3rd
19.2%
1st
35.7%
4th
12.4%
2nd
17.0%
3rd
13.0%
4th
8.6%
Eliminated
(Day 20)
3
SimonImmune8th
4.0%
7th
4.2%
Immune6th
4.1%
3rd
13.3%
5th
10.0%
5th
10.6%
Eliminated
(Day 19)
3
Nicola4th
16.9%
5th
8.7%
4th
12.6%
2nd
20.1%
4th
14.3%
5th
11.8%
6th
7.8%
Eliminated
(Day 18)
3
Brian5th
6.9%
7th
6.8%
9th
3.6%
7th
4.4%
Immune7th
3.3%
Eliminated
(Day 17)
2
EstherImmune6th
6.9%
6th
4.9%
6th
4.8%
7th
4.0%
Eliminated
(Day 16)
0
TimmyImmune9th
3.7%
8th
3.7%
8th
4.3%
Eliminated
(Day 15)
2
CarlyImmune10th
2.1%
10th
2.3%
Eliminated
(Day 14)
1
DaniImmune11th
1.1%
Eliminated
(Day 13)
1
Robert6th
6.4%
Eliminated
(Day 12)
3
Bottom two/threeBrian,
Robert
Carly,
Dani
Brian,
Carly
Brian,
Timmy
Esther,
Simon
Brian,
George
George,
Nicola,
Simon
George,
Simon
George,
David
None
EliminatedRobert
6.4%
to save
Dani
1.1%
to save
Carly
2.3%
to save
Timmy
Lost trial
Esther
4.0%
to save
Brian
3.3%
to save
Nicola
7.8%
to save
Simon
10.6%
to save
David
8.6%
to save
George
7.5%
to win
Martina
23.8%
to win
Joe
68.7%
to win

The Camps

For the first four days of the show, the group of celebrities were split between two camps: "Home", and "Away". The celebrities in each group were:

Which group lived in which camp was decided by the first Bushtucker Trial. As Joe won, his group moved in to Home Camp, whilst Simon's group moved into Away Camp. The two camps competed in Bushtucker Trials, with the winning camp receiving better food.

Home was the better of the two camps, featuring a London Bus for the celebrities to sleep in. Contestants in Home camp received British food if they won head-to-head Bushtucker Trials. Meanwhile, the celebrities in Away Camp were forced to sleep on the jungle floor, and received Australian food if they won trials. There was also a jail in away camp for 'naughty' celebs.[ citation needed ]

On 18 November 2008, the two camps merged. The celebrities in the Away Camp moved into the Home Camp. The merger was due to take place on the morning of 19 November 2008, however it was brought forward after a storm left the Away Camp flooded.

Bushtucker Trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food.

  The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial
  The contestants decided who did which trial
  The trial was compulsory and neither the public or celebrities decided who took part
Trial
number
Air dateName of trialCelebrity
participation
Public
vote
Winner/Number of starsNotes
116 November 2008Trauma TankJoe
Simon
Joe 1
216 November 2008Long DropDani
Carly
DaniNone
317 November 2008I Scream VanJoe
Nicola
32.20%
41.79%
NicolaNone
418 November 2008Chambers of HorrorJoe
Robert
28.32%
66.65%
JoeNone
519 November 2008John TrevoltingRobert48.64%Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgNone
6 (Live)20 November 2008Jungle GymRobert16.53%Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg 2
722 November 2008Holey MoleyDavid41.65%Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg 3
823 November 2008Critter ChaosTimmy33.26%Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg 4
924 November 2008Cavern of CalamityNicola60.59%Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgNone
1025 November 2008Hell-o-PhoneDavid38.18%Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgNone
1127 November 2008Pluck 'n' RollBrian
George
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgNone
1228 November 2008Car-nageMartinaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgNone
1329 November 2008Dread Over HeelsJoe
Nicola
Simon
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgNone
1430 November 2008Last Chance SaloonBrian
Timmy
4.46%
4.30%
Brian 5
151 December 2008Last GaspSimonStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgNone
162 December 2008The Tower of TerrorJoeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgNone
173 December 2008Wash N' CryMartinaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgNone
184 December 2008Celebrity CycloneDavid
George
Joe
Martina
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgNone
195 December 2008Danger Down UnderJoeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgNone
205 December 2008Bushtucker BonanzaGeorgeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgNone
215 December 2008Fill Your FaceMartinaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgNone

Notes

^1 Owing to Joe's win, his Team went to the best camp (Home Camp) as the prize
^2 It was a live trial for the first time this series. Also for the first time the other celebrities got to watch
^3 Esther was ruled out of this trial for medical reasons
^4 Simon was ruled out due to an injury to his back received in the Bush Battle, Hog Roast
^5 The two bottom place celebrities in the vote-off went head-to-head in the trial. The loser would go home and the winner would return to camp and be immune from the next vote-off

Star count

CelebrityNumber of Stars EarnedPercentage
Brian Paddick Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg73%
Carly Zucker
Dani Behr
David Van Day Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg64%
Esther Rantzen
George Takei Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg80%
Joe Swash Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg96%
Martina Navratilova Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg88%
Nicola McLean Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg52%
Robert Kilroy-Silk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg100%
Simon Webbe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg88%
Timmy Mallett Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg100%

Bush Battles

Just like Series 7, some celebrities will be granted immunity from the first vote-off. The five winners of this prize will be decided by five 'bush battles' (one winner in each.) Each of the 12 celebrities will compete in one of four battles, each containing three campmates. The winners will automatically gain immunity while the second-placed contestants will compete for a final place in the fifth and final bout. In the end, there were six winners due to a problem in the second battle. This feature replaced the 'Celebrity Chests' for five episodes.

Battle No.Broadcast DateName of BattleThemeCelebrities Taking PartWinnerRunner-upNotes
121 NovemberThe Big DripTacticsMartina, Joe & DavidJoeMartinaNone
222 NovemberHog RoastStaminaSimon, Brian & CarlyCarly & SimonBrianSee below
323 NovemberDown to the WireConcentrationEsther, George & DaniDaniEstherNone
424 NovemberUp To Your Neck in ItPatienceRobert, Nicola & TimmyTimmyNicolaNone
525 NovemberNight of the Living BedEnduranceNicola, Martina, Brian, EstherEstherBrianNone

Ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB. [6]

EpisodeAir dateOfficial rating
(millions)
Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
116 November9.3811
217 November8.7611
318 November8.3017
420 November8.6114
521 November8.3615
622 November9.408
723 November8.1318
824 November9.1013
926 November9.1112
1027 November7.9919
1128 November8.4217
1229 November10.194
1330 November8.4616
141 December8.5812
152 December7.9117
163 December9.1211
174 December8.4114
185 December9.805
Series average20088.78

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