I'm a Celebrity... South Africa

I'm a Celebrity... South Africa
Presented by	Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly
No. of days	15
No. of castaways	15
Winner	Myleene Klass
Runner-up	Jordan Banjo
Location	Kruger National Park, South Africa
No. of episodes	15 (and 1 special)
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	24 April (2023-04-24) – 12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)
Additional information
Filming dates	September 2022 (2022-09) – October 2022 (2022-10)
Season chronology
← Previous British series 22 Next → British series 23

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. ^{[1] [2]} The series aired between 24 April and 12 May 2023. ^[3] Ant & Dec presented the series. ^[4]

On 12 May 2023, series 6 runner-up Myleene Klass was crowned winner of the series after defeating series 16 campmate Jordan Banjo in the final survival trial, who ultimately finished as runner-up. ^[5]

Production

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. ^[6] 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. ^{[7] [8]}

Celebrities

The original line-up was announced on 25 March 2023. ^{[9] [10] [11]} Gillian McKeith entered the camp on the evening of Day 1. ^[12] Andy Whyment, Georgia "Toff" Toffolo and Myleene Klass entered on Day 3. ^[13] Dean Gaffney and Joe Swash entered on Day 7. ^[14] On 15 April, over a week prior to the show's launch, it was announced that Janice Dickinson had suffered a head injury while filming the pre-recorded series, and had to be taken to hospital. She was later forced to withdraw from the show due to her injuries in scenes that aired on 8 May. ^[15]

Celebrity	Known for	Original position	Status
Myleene Klass	Former Hear'Say singer & presenter	Series 6 (2nd)	Winner on 12 May 2023
Jordan Banjo	Diversity dancer & Kiss FM presenter	Series 16 (9th)	Runner-up on 12 May 2023
Fatima Whitbread	Former Olympic javelin thrower	Series 11 (3rd)	Third place on 12 May 2023
Phil Tufnell	Former England cricketer	Series 2 (1st)	Eliminated 11th on 12 May 2023
Carol Vorderman	Former Countdown presenter	Series 16 (8th)	Eliminated 9th & 10th on 11 May 2023
Paul Burrell	Former Royal Household butler & author	Series 4 (2nd) [a]
Dean Gaffney	Former EastEnders actor	Series 6 (5th)	Eliminated 7th & 8th on 10 May 2023
Helen Flanagan	Former Coronation Street actress	Series 12 (7th)
Joe Swash	Former EastEnders actor & TV presenter	Series 8 (1st)	Eliminated 6th on 9 May 2023
Janice Dickinson	Supermodel & television personality	Series 7 (2nd)	Withdrew on 8 May 2023
Andy Whyment	Coronation Street actor	Series 19 (2nd)	Eliminated 4th & 5th on 8 May 2023
Georgia "Toff" Toffolo	Former Made in Chelsea star	Series 17 (1st)
Amir Khan	Former professional boxer	Series 17 (5th)	Eliminated 3rd on 2 May 2023
Gillian McKeith	Nutritionist & television presenter	Series 10 (8th)	Eliminated 1st & 2nd on 28 April 2023
Shaun Ryder	Happy Mondays singer	Series 10 (2nd)

Notes

1. Paul Burrell also competed on the 4th season of the Australian version of the show, placing 9th.

Results and elimination

  Indicates that the celebrity was crowned the winner

  Indicates that the celebrity was the runner up.

  Indicates that the celebrity was eliminated as a result of losing the survival trial

  Indicates that the celebrity was eliminated as a result of a majority vote

  Indicates that the celebrity won the survival trial and was safe

  Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the vote

  Indicates that the celebrity withdrew from the competition

Daily results per celebrity

Celebrity	Day 5	Day 7	Day 10	Day 12		Day 13	Day 14		Day 15	Number of trials
				Trial 1	Trial 2		Vote	Trial
Myleene	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Day 15)	9
Jordan	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Day 15)	10
Fatima	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Day 14)	8
Phil	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	4th	Eliminated (Day 14)		6
Carol	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	5th/6th	Eliminated (Day 13)			5
Paul	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe					5
Dean	Not in Camp	Immune	Safe	7th/8th	Eliminated (Day 12)				2
Helen	Safe	Safe	Safe						Safe	4
Joe	Not in Camp	Immune	9th	Eliminated (Day 12)					2
Janice	Safe	Safe	10th	Withdrew (Day 11)						2
Andy	Safe	Safe	11th/12th	Eliminated (Day 10)						3
Toff	Safe	Safe								4
Amir	Safe	13th	Eliminated (Day 7)							3
Gillian	14th/15th	Eliminated (Day 5)								1
Shaun										2
Notes	1	2	3 4	None			5	None
Survival trial (competitors)	Andy, Gillian, Jordan, Phil, Shaun, Toff	None	Andy, Jordan, Myleene, Toff	Joe, Phil	Carol, Dean, Fatima, Helen, Jordan, Myleene, Paul, Phil	Carol, Fatima, Jordan, Myleene, Paul, Phil	None	Fatima, Jordan, Myleene	Jordan, Myleene
Eliminated	Gillian Lost survival trial	Amir Most votes to eliminate	Andy Lost survival trial	Joe Lost survival trial	Dean Lost survival trial	Carol Lost survival trial	Phil Former campmates' choice to eliminate	Fatima Lost survival trial	Jordan Lost final trial
	Shaun Lost survival trial		Toff Lost survival trial		Helen Lost survival trial	Paul Lost survival trial			Myleene Won final trial

• ^Note 1: The celebrities competed this survival trial in pairs. Andy and Jordan finished 1st, Phil and Toff finished second and Shaun and Gillian finished 3rd, resulting in their elimination.
• ^Note 2: The celebrities took part in a secret ballot, in which each of them voted for who they wanted to leave camp. The celebrity with the most votes was eliminated.
• ^Note 3: As "pride leaders", Dean and Joe were immune from this trial and each had to choose two celebrities from their pride to compete in pairs. The pair from the losing pride were eliminated.
• ^Note 4: Janice was safe from elimination, however withdrew from the competition in the early hours of Day 11.
• ^Note 5: The eliminated celebrities returned to camp and had to collectively decide as a group who would reach the final and ultimately choose which celebrity would be eliminated.

Trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. These trials aim to test both physical and mental abilities. The winner is usually determined by the number of stars collected during the trial, with each star representing a meal earned by the winning contestant for their fellow campmates. ^[16]

  The contestants decided who would face the trial

  The trial was compulsory.

Trial number	Air date	Name of trial	Celebrity participation	Winner/ Win or Loss/ Number of stars	Notes
1	24 April	The Deadly Drop	Amir Carol Jordan		—
2		Trees of Torment	Janice Paul Shaun
3		Newton's Cradle	Fatima Helen Phil
4	25 April	Bush Banquet	Janice Jordan
5	26 April	Dreaded Drain	Toff		1
6	27 April	Up to Your Neck in It	Andy Myleene	Myleene	2
7		Supermarket Shriek	Amir		—
8	1 May	World's End	Amir Helen Myleene
9	2 May	Tanks of Torment	Carol		3
			Fatima
10	2/3 May	Flippin' Disgusting	Dean Joe		4
11	3 May	Snakes & Ladders	Fatima Jordan Myleene Toff	Jordan Myleene	5
12	4 May	Bug-tanical Gardens	Helen Paul	Helen
13	8 May	Deadly Depths	Fatima		—
14	10 May	Wicked Wall	Carol Paul
15	11 May	South African Cyclone	Fatima Jordan Myleene Phil

• ^Note 1: The three new celebrities, Andy, Myleene and Toff entered the "Savannah Scrub", while the other celebrities had to select one of them to join them in main camp and ultimately take part in the trial. They chose Toff, who upon joining the camp had to select a celebrity from main camp to take her place in "Savannah Scrub". She chose Shaun.
• ^Note 2: Andy and Myleene competed in a head to head trial to determine which of them would earn a place in main camp. The winner then had to choose a celebrity from main camp to take their place in "Savannah Scrub". Myleene won the trial and chose Phil to take her place.
• ^Note 3: Carol was chosen to take part in the trial and had to pick another celebrity to join her. She chose Fatima.
• ^Note 4: Instead of competing for meals for camp, Dean and Joe were instead playing to win the other celebrities' treats. Therefore each star represents a treat for a camp.
• ^Note 5: The camp was split into two teams, known as "prides". Dean and Joe were appointed captains, and had to choose which members of their pride would compete in the trial. The winning team were rewarded with a picnic, while the losing team were on rations of rice and beans.

Survival Trials

In a change to the format due to this series being pre-recorded, there was no public voting and the contestants instead take part in survival trials to determine who is eliminated each day. ^[17]

  The contestants decided who would face the trial

  The trial was compulsory.

  The celebrity lost the survival trial and was eliminated.

  The celebrity lost the survival trial and finished in third place.

  The celebrity lost the survival trial and finished as the runner-up.

Trial number	Air date	Name of trial	Celebrity participation	Eliminated	Notes
1	28 April	Savage Safari	Andy	Gillian Shaun	1
			Jordan
			Phil
			Toff
			Shaun
			Gillian
2	5/8 May	Gold Rush	Andy Jordan Myleene Toff	Andy Toff	2
3	9 May	Temple of Doom	Joe Phil	Joe	3
4	9/10 May	Crate Escape	Carol Dean Fatima Helen Jordan Myleene Paul Phil	Dean Helen	—
5	11 May	Vile Vineyard	Carol Fatima Jordan Myleene Paul Phil	Carol Paul
6	12 May	Critter Countdown	Fatima Jordan Myleene	Fatima
7	12 May	All You Can Stomach	Jordan Myleene	Jordan

• ^Note 1: The three celebrities in "Savannah Scrub", Andy, Phil and Shaun had to choose a celebrity from main camp to pair up with and ultimately compete alongside them in the survival trial. Shaun chose Gillian, Phil chose Toff and Andy chose Jordan. The losing pair were eliminated.
• ^Note 2: Pride leaders Dean and Joe each had to choose two celebrities from their pride to face the survival trial.
• ^Note 3: Each campmate picked a stone out of a bag, the celebrity who selected the orange stone chose an additional celebrity to save from competing in the survival trial, that celebrity saved someone else and so on thus beginning a chain of safety until there were only two campmates remaining. Joe and Phil were not chosen and therefore faced the trial. ^[18]

Star count

Celebrity	Number of stars earned	Percentage
Myleene Klass		100%
Jordan Banjo		82%
Fatima Whitbread		54%
Phil Tufnell		83%
Carol Vorderman		68%
Paul Burrell		67%
Dean Gaffney		60%
Helen Flanagan		77%
Joe Swash		60%
Janice Dickinson		62%
Andy Whyment		100%
Georgia "Toff" Toffolo		80%
Amir Khan		100%
Gillian McKeith		—
Shaun Ryder		100%

Chest Challenges

As well as competing in the trials, celebrities have to complete 'Chest Challenges' to earn treats for the camp. At least two celebrities are chosen to compete in the challenge. These are often mental challenges, rather than challenges including critters. They must complete the challenge to be been given a key to the treasure chest. After completion of the challenge, the celebrities will take the treasure chest back to camp, where they and the other celebrities must answer a question. If they get the question right, the chest will open and they will earn the treat, but if they get it wrong, the chest won't open. ^[19]

  The celebrities got the question correct

  The celebrities got the question wrong

Episode	Air date	Celebrities	Prize	Notes
2	25 April	Gillian Shaun	Macadamia nuts	—
3	26 April	Carol Phil	Biltong
8	3 May	Andy Paul	Dried mango	1

• ^Note 1: Two celebrities from the losing pride took part in this challenge.

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB, using the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.

Episode	Air date	Official rating (millions incl. HD & +1)	Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
1	24 April	6.16	2
2	25 April	5.30	4
3	26 April	5.10	5
4	27 April	5.35	3
5	28 April	4.98	6
6	1 May	5.35	7
7	2 May	4.92	11
8	3 May	5.18	8
9	4 May	4.93	10
10	5 May	4.98	9
11	8 May	4.99	4
12	9 May	4.43	11
13	10 May	4.82	6
14	11 May	4.46	10
15	12 May	4.73	7
Series average	2023	5.05	—

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