Ant and Dec have confirmed a schedule change for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, with Tuesday's episode being 'shortened' by ITV.
I'm A Celebrity' s return to screens on Sunday night was met with widespread excitement from viewers, as Ant and Dec and the rest of the popular programme's cast and crew set up base Down Under for the first time in three years. There was an I'm A Celeb takeover on ITV on Sunday as, after a special edition of The Masked Singer, fans were treated to a feature length 105 minute series opener, getting a first look at this year's I'm A Celebrity line-up in action.
There's been some early drama for the show after Olivia Attwood was forced to quit. As many people were left wondering what happened to Olivia, Ant and Dec addressed her shock exit in the opening moments of Monday's episode, with Dec saying: "Now, as you might have heard, unfortunately Olivia Attwood has left the jungle for medical reasons and won' be returning."
Explaining why she'd still feature in Monday's show, Ant clarified it was filmed before she 'had to leave,' adding: "We're very sad to see her go and we wish her well."
The hosts had another announcement to make in the dying seconds of the second episode of the new series, with them revealing that Tuesday's episode would be starting later. Moments after telling Babatunde he'd be doing the next trial, Dec said: "We'll be back tomorrow night, slightly later at 9.15pm to see Babatunde in Horrifying Heights," before Ant shouted: "Good night everyone!"
The schedule change will bring the shortest show of the series so far, at just 75 minutes, half an hour less that Sunday's launch and 15 minutes shorter than Monday's edition.
I'm A Celebrity has already been the subject of some memes online from people saying they've had to change their bedtime, because of how late it's on every night. One sleepy viewer reacted: "90 minutes?! I’m getting too old for I’m A Celebrity to be on later than 10pm," with another replying: "thought I was the only 1, 2 late nights thanks to I'm a celeb. It better be bloody good this year."
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