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I’m a Celebrity teases launch with first-look pictures of celebs meeting

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ITV has shared first-look photos from the upcoming series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.

The 2024 series of the popular jungle-based show begins this Sunday (November 17), with this year’s all-star cast being unveiled earlier this week.

The broadcaster confirmed that the show has officially started filming, releasing some new photos of the celebrities meeting in the launch episode.

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Music stars Danny Jones (of McFly fame) and Tulisa Contostavlos (N-Dubz singer) are seen mingling with their new fellow campmates BBC Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough, Loose Women panellist Jane Moore and ex-Strictly dancer and now Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse.

I’m a Celebrity hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are also seen posing together in the Aussie sunshine in another new photo.

“This year our celebrities will go on an epic race to kickstart their jungle journey in one of the most competitive launch shows ever,” teases the synopsis of the launch show.

“Our celebrities will pair up and partake in a number of challenges in a bid to cross the finish line first and become the camp leaders.

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“The winning pair will be awarded the coveted title of the first leaders of camp, they’ll be exempt from any chores, will get to sleep in the Leaders’ lodge, and run the camp exactly the way they’d like.”

The premiere episode will also see the first challenge of the 2024 series – and it’s a drinking one.

Viewers can expect to see some campmates swallow down a blended bull’s penis with fish eyes and a garnish of vomit fruit.

I’m a Celebrity‘s new interactive spin-off show I’m a Celebrity… Unpacked will follow afterwards on ITV2, with the new hosting line-up seeing the return of reigning King of the Jungle Sam Thompson, 2016 runner-up Joel Dommett and radio DJ Kemi Rodgers.

The trio will “dissect everything that is happening in camp” after the main show has aired.

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! starts on Sunday, 17 November on ITV1, STV and ITVX.

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