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Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Charlotte McIntyre, Assistant Showbiz Editor & Clare McCarthy

I'm A Celebrity returns to Virgin Media as fans left 'confused' by new all-stars format

I’m A Celebrity… South Africa returned to our screens tonight with famous faces returning to the jungle in a battle to be crowned the first I’m A Celebrity Legend.

The line-up is made up of nine iconic campmates who have returned to test themselves all over again in the show, which was filmed in South Africa rather than Australia.

However, it was previously confirmed that the All Star series was filmed last year and will therefore not be live.

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Among the campmates is a former professional boxer, a soap star and a former royal butler. They all have memorable moments from their series which led to them becoming all-star contenders.

The campmates are: boxing champion Amir Khan, diversity dancer and DJ Jordan Banjo, former Coronation Street Star Helen Flanagan, TV presenter Carol Vorderman, Olympic athlete Fatima Whitbread, former royal butler Paul Burrell, ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell, supermodel Janice Dickinson and music legend Shaun Ryder.

With no public vote, they will be competing against each other in a battle to become the first ever ‘I’m A Celebrity Legend’.

But fans have been left 'confused' as I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! usually airs every year in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

After the first episode of the All Star series aired on Monday night, fans took to social media as they struggled to cope with the series airing in Spring.

One fan tweeted: "This feels weird, it made me panic because had a sudden thought that I haven’t started my Christmas shopping #ImACeleb," while another wrote: "When you hear the #ImACeleb theme tune and you panic that you haven’t done your #Christmas shopping!"

A third added: "Feels strange watching #ImACeleb without my Christmas tree up," and another added: "Doesn’t quite feel the same seeing as it was recorded last September. #Imaceleb."

"Starting to panic now, I haven't bought any presents yet! IM SO CONFUSED #ImACeleb," someone else wrote.

‘I’m A Celebrity’ is on at 9pm every night this week on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Player.

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