I'm A Celebrity star calls for show shake-up amid growing calls to 'vote someone back in'
'We always want to see something fresh and different'
I’m A Celebrity 2022 star Scarlette Douglas has addressed the lack of “disruption” in camp, hitting back at suggestions the 2025 series of the ITV show has been “boring”.
Speaking on behalf of Sky Vegas, Scarlette said: “They keep breaking records with the number of votes that they have, so clearly there are people out there that are loving it.”
However, she did add that, when she was in the jungle, she did wish they’d shake things up a bit…
I’m A Celebrity star wants to see ‘something fresh and different’
Amid growing speculation that Ruby Wax could head back into camp, Scarlette has said she wished ITV would put one of the eliminated campmates back in during her series, to shake things up a bit.
“I don’t really know how they could change the show’s formula. It is a well-oiled machine. It’s been going for however many years now. It keeps returning, it keeps doing well.
“But we always want to see something fresh and different, and I know when I was in there I was like: ‘Maybe they can do a little change or a twist where someone gets voted back in – one of the people eliminated gets to come back.’ That would be so good.
“But that’s the format of the show. It’s successful all over the world and I really don’t know what they would do or how they could freshen it up if they wanted to.”
‘Disruption is not comfortable’
Perhaps by throwing in a few more controversial stars next year, we asked…
“The controversy this year is around those sweets – those milk bottles. Kelly, Aitch and Ginge saying to the camp there were only 10, then finding out there were 13, and knowing there were 20. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s going to happen about that when it really does come out!
“Otherwise, it has been chilled. There have been times where it’s been close, but it’s been chilled.
“The cup-gate – when they moaning about everybody eating out of the cups as opposed to the trays – at one point it looked like it was going to get tense. But a lot of it is tongue-in-cheek, and everybody’s just getting by better than I think it has been in the last couple of years.
“There have been big characters in previous series. But as much as sometimes viewers want disruption, when you’re in there it’s the last thing you want. It’s so tight, it’s so close, there’s not a huge amount of space to go away and regroup.”
She added: “I prefer it like this because I like peace and harmony. But I know some people love drama. Outwardly people say they want disruption – maybe for one episode – but imagine if there’s a big drama that carries on the rest of the time. It’s not comfortable. I don’t think anyone really wants to see unhappy celebrities.”
Tom to win I’m A Celebrity 2025
So who can Scarlette see winning the 2025 series of I’m A Celebrity?
“It’ll be either the Mancunians or Tom [Read Wilson]. Tom’s been quiet the last couple of episodes, but I’d love it to be Tom. It’s tough – I think it will be the Manchester boys, but I would like it to be Tom.”
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