I'm a Celebrity... South Africa is an ITV reality television series, with the premise being an all star edition of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! featuring campmates from previous series that has aired since 24 April 2023.[1][2] As in the regular version, the programme is presented Ant & Dec, however is pre-recorded instead of live.[3] The first series aired between 24 April and 12 May 2023.[4]
In April 2022, several news outlets reported that ITV had commissioned an "All-Stars" spin-off series of the show to be pre-recorded in South Africa, featuring former campmates that had competed in the series.[5] ITV later confirmed the reports in September 2022, with filming beginning the same month and was completed prior to the beginning of the twenty-second regular series.[6] The first series was pre-recorded between September and October 2022 and aired between 24 April and 12 May 2023. It was won by series 6 runner-up Myleene Klass.[7] It was reported in April 2024 that the spin-off had been shelved, however a year later, ITV confirmed that it would return for a second series in 2026, with filming expected to take place in September 2025.[8][9]
On 8 September, Ant and Dec revealed that the series is due to return in 2026, with filming taking place in September 2025. In a change to the format, this series will feature a live final broadcast direct from London and a viewer vote to decide the winner.[10]
Reception
The series was described by Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph as a "reliable ratings winner" for ITV, however described the line-up of the first series as "steady" and added that "the jeopardy is lower than usual because everyone knows what they're doing."[11] It was criticised by Rebecca Nicholson on The Guardian, who described the show as "missing a spark". Speaking of the pre-recorded element, she said "The lack of a public vote and no public interaction makes such a difference. To see Ant and Dec jauntily skip down the path to deliver the latest twist, to bring in the "new addition" who will stir things up in camp, and for it not to be live, for it to have already happened without any sense that the viewers are directly involved in its ups and downs, smoothes it out and makes it feel less like a TV titan and more just a regular part of the schedules. It’s still I'm a Celebrity, and if you like it, you’ll still like it. But, legends or otherwise, this is not the show at its best."[12]
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