I'm A Celebrity South Africa to return with…

I'm A Celebrity South Africa to return with history-making change after being 'pulled'

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa is set to return to screens with a first in the show's history after being 'pulled' over the weekend. The new spin-off version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here hit screens last Monday (April 24) with a bunch of very familiar faces.

The pre-recorded series sees a number of memorable campmates return to battle it out in an all-new competition. The previously seen campmates have been whisked off to the new setting of Kruger National Park, instead of the Australian jungle, and with no public vote, they will be competing against each other in a number of challenges before the last person standing is given 'Legend' status.

After five nights of action on ITV, viewers watched as Coronation Street star Andy Whyment, cricketer Phil Tufnell and Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder all took part in the first survival trial.

But there was a twist and all three had to pick another celeb to team-up with and the losing pair had to leave home for good. Shaun, 60, who took part in the 2010 series of I'm A Celeb, had viewers and his campmates in stitches when he revealed that he had chosen nutritionist Gillian McKeith, who he famously locked horns with when they were in the Australian jungle together.

The pair later came in last place and fans were convinced Shaun deliberately picked Gillian as he wanted to go home, while also saving his other campmates from the axe.

However, after the first exit of the series, I'm A Celeb fans were left without any more action from the South African bush as the series disappeared from ITV's schedule over the weekend. The show's hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were still on television on Saturday night as Britain's Got Talent continued with the audition stages.

And the usual 9pm slot was filled by The 1% Club and on Sunday night, the prime timeslot was filled by the second part of ITV's new medical drama Malpractice.

Amir Khan, Helen Flanagan and Myleene Klass taking part in the next trial (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

But I'm A Celeb will be back on Monday night (May 1) and there's a huge twist. Ant and Dec will be seen announcing to the shocked campmates that it will be them who will vote to decide who is leaving next for the first time in the show’s two-decade history. At the end of Monday’s episode, Dec says: "We bring news. For one of you, this will be your last night in camp. But this time, who that is, is up to you."

It will mark the first time in the history of the show that the campmates have chosen who exits. Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman says: “Oh no, that’s horrible,” while former royal butler Paul Burrell adds: "That’s not nice."

It comes after viewers will see actress Helen Flanagan, who became known for refusing to do trials during her first stint in the jungle in 2012, face her fear with Amir Khan and Myleene Klass in tackling the highest trial in the show’s history, titled World’s End.

"Guys, I’m not going to let you down, I’m going to do it," the former Coronation Street star declares as the trio are toldto climb a crane-like structure 1,100m high, in a bid to unhook stars and attach them to themselves.

Meanwhile, the episode will also show the campmates face a team challenge called Plug It!, which will see them working together to win treats. The contestants find a phone box-like structure that is full of holes at the creek, which fills up with water and they have to plug the holes. The higher the water is when their time is up, the more treats they win.

I’m A Celebrity…South Africa airs tonight at 9pm on ITV1 AND ITVX.

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