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Lisa McLoughlin

I’m A Celebrity start date confirmed, as Olivia Attwood and Sue Cleaver spotted Down Under

Ant and Dec are reuniting in the jungle for the new series

(Picture: ITV/PA Media)

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! has announced the new series will begin on Sunday, November 6.

ITV confirmed on social media that the much-anticipated new instalment, the first to happen Down Under since 2019, will be back on screens in just 11 days’ time.

It comes as Coronation Street’s Sue Cleaver, reality TV star Olivia Attwood, and radio DJ Chris Moyles have been pictured arriving in Australia, sparking speculation they are among the line-up for this year’s show.

The celebrity reality show is returning to its original jungle location after the past two series were filmed at Gwrych Castle, in North Wales, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Cleaver, who has played Eileen Grimshaw in the ITV soap opera since 2000, was spotted touching down at Brisbane airport in pictures shared by the Mirror.

Her arrival followed after Love Island and TOWIE star Attwood and Radio X DJ Moyles were also pictured at the airport.

The forthcoming series, which is launching on November 6 according to the Mirror, will see a new batch of famous faces undertake challenges and trials to secure food and treats for the group and avoid being voted out by viewers.

On Monday (October 24), the Australian set for the show was closed for 24 hours following reports of severe flooding in the area.

A spokeswoman for ITV told the PA news agency: “We closed the site for 24 hours as a precautionary measure due to the inclement weather.”

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are returning to host the popular show, with a recent trailer showing them jumping out of a helicopter back into the jungle.

The Geordie duo has hosted the reality programme since its launch in 2002, though McPartlin was temporarily replaced by Holly Willoughby in 2018.

The show’s 2021 series was won by Emmerdale actor Danny Miller.

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