I'm a Celebrity...South Africa


I'm a Celebrity...South Africa is an ITV reality television series, with the premise being an all star edition of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! featuring campmates from previous series that has aired since 24 April 2023. As in the regular version, the programme is presented Ant & Dec, however is pre-recorded instead of live. The first series aired between 24 April and 12 May 2023.

Production

In April 2022, several news outlets reported that ITV had commissioned an "All-Stars" spin-off series of the show to be pre-recorded in South Africa, featuring former campmates that had competed in the series. ITV later confirmed the reports in September 2022, with filming beginning the same month and was completed prior to the beginning of the twenty-second regular series. The first series was pre-recorded between September and October 2022 and aired between 24 April and 12 May 2023. It was won by series 6 runner-up Myleene Klass. It was reported in April 2024 that the spin-off had been shelved, however a year later, ITV confirmed that it would return for a second series in 2026, with filming expected to take place in September 2025.

Series overview

Series 1 (2023)

;Key
CelebrityKnown forOriginal positionEnteredExitedFinished
Myleene KlassFormer Hear'Say singer & presenterSeries 6 Day 3Day 151st
Jordan BanjoDiversity dancer & Kiss FM presenterSeries 16 Day 1Day 152nd
Fatima WhitbreadFormer Olympic javelin throwerSeries 11 Day 1Day 143rd
Phil TufnellFormer England cricketerSeries 2 Day 1Day 144th
Carol VordermanTelevision presenter & former Countdown co-hostSeries 16 Day 1Day 135th
Paul BurrellFormer Royal Household butler & authorSeries 4 Day 1Day 135th
Helen FlanaganFormer Coronation Street actressSeries 12 Day 1Day 127th
Dean GaffneyFormer EastEnders actorSeries 6 Day 7Day 127th
Joe SwashFormer EastEnders actor & television presenterSeries 8 Day 7Day 129th
Janice DickinsonSupermodel & television personalitySeries 7 Day 1Day 1110th
Andy WhymentCoronation Street actorSeries 19 Day 3Day 1011th
Georgia "Toff" ToffoloFormer Made in Chelsea starSeries 17 Day 3Day 1011th
Amir KhanFormer professional boxerSeries 17 Day 1Day 713th
Gillian McKeithNutritionist, author & television presenterSeries 10 Day 1Day 515th
Shaun RyderHappy Mondays singerSeries 10 Day 1Day 515th

Series 2 (2026)

On 8 September, Ant and Dec revealed that the series is due to return in 2026, with filming taking place in September 2025. In a change to the format, this series will feature a live final broadcast direct from London and a viewer vote to decide the winner.

Reception

The series was described by Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph as a "reliable ratings winner" for ITV, however described the line-up of the first series as "steady" and added that "the jeopardy is lower than usual because everyone knows what they're doing." It was criticised by Rebecca Nicholson on The Guardian, who described the show as "missing a spark". Speaking of the pre-recorded element, she said "The lack of a public vote and no public interaction makes such a difference. To see Ant and Dec jauntily skip down the path to deliver the latest twist, to bring in the "new addition" who will stir things up in camp, and for it not to be live, for it to have already happened without any sense that the viewers are directly involved in its ups and downs, smoothes it out and makes it feel less like a TV titan and more just a regular part of the schedules. It's still I'm a Celebrity, and if you like it, you'll still like it. But, legends or otherwise, this is not the show at its best."