They're putting smiles back on faces after the return of Saturday Night Takeaway at the weekends, and hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly added an extra helping of excitement during tonight's episode. Their presenting worlds collided as the award-winning duo announced the first group of celebrities taking part in the launch episode of I'm A Celebrity...South Africa.
I'm a Celebrity ...South Africa is an all-stars edition of the longrunning show, which will see the return of some of the most memorable campmates from I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! over the years in the new setting of South Africa instead of Australia.
Show bosses say South Africa will see celebs pushed to their limits with bigger and tougher challenges and the environment harsher and more unforgiving. With no public vote, they will be competing against each other in a battle to become the first ever 'I'm A Celebrity Legend'.
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Minutes into the latest episode of family entertainment show Saturday Night Takeaway, Ant and Dec revealed the line-up on a big screen. They are boxing champion Amir Khan from Bolton, Former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan, the Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, Diversity dancer and DJ Jordan Banjo, TV presenter Carol Vorderman, Olympic legend Fatima Whitbread, former royal butler Paul Burrell, ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell and supermodel Janice Dickinson.
The stars then took part in an I'm A Celebrity special of the game Read My Lips, which sees members of the audience compete to win a place on the plane to Orlando Universal Resort in Florida. Later Ant and Dec showed a trailer for the new series airing next month. There will be more celebrities taking part in the series but viewers will have to watch to find out who they are and when they will enter camp.
Fans flocked to Twitter to react to the announcement of the new show, which was filmed last year, with some saying they were left underwhelmed. @helsbelz11 exclaimed: "Wait a minute - #ImACelebrity in South Africa isn’t live? What?"
@Twiss95 complained: "It’s already been filmed… That’s underwhelming." @kaj1981_2 pointed out: "I'm A Celeb South Africa is pre recorded." And @broomania77 grumbled: "Normally love #saturdaynighttakeaway but they've just spent the whole first part promoting the new series of I'm a celeb. Unpopular opinion- not impressed."
But @Charlie__Tweets said: "I’m excited for the all stars. Known about it for ages." @Speedqueenie cheered: "Excellent camp mates for I'm a Celeb S.A."
@RyanTheSoapking exclaimed: "OMG Fatima Whitbread and Paul Burrel and Helen Flanagan are returning to camp for the all star series in South Africa." @Tyrese54275942 applauded: "This looks very Interesting, definitely can't wait!!"
@mishybabez_said: "I'm so bloody excited for #ImACeleb South Africa All Stars." @xjade_xo tweeted: "I’m so buzzing for two series of I’m A Celeb this year. Paul Burrell being back too, iconic." And @SteveFlixPlus said: "I'm now gonna watch #ImACelebAllStars for Helen Flanagan alone..."
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