I'm A Celebrity campmates evacuated as wild storm and giant hailstones 'pound' camp
The show's health and safety procedures are said to have kicked inI’m A Celebrity has been plunged into crisis after a wild storm forced the campmates to be evacuated.
The 12 celebrities were quickly moved up into the Bush Telegraph as the wild storm raged in Australia for an hour.
Giant hailstones are said to have been ‘pounding’ the camp, making it unsafe for the celebrities to be outside.
Filming of the ITV show was apparently also delayed for three hours due to 50mm of rain falling in the local area.
A source tells TVGuide: “Our health and safety weather contingencies kicked in and we evacuated the celebrities immediately to the Bush Telegraph until the storm passed and it was safe to return to camp.”
ITV has been contacted for comment.
I’m A Celebrity: Stars evacuated amid storm
This is not the first time this year that the I’m A Celebrity camp has been hit with a raging storm. Before the 12 campmates – including rapper Aitch and US star Ruby Wax – had moved it, the weather took a turn.
Filming for the show takes place in Dungay Creek, near Brisbane in New South Wales. The area is prone to tropical storms.
Another source added: “Never underestimate the Gold Coast weather. It can go from 30C heat to biblical storms in minutes.”
I’m A Celebrity’s health and safety bosses are particularly conscious about the weather due to leeches. Very wet weather increases the chance of an infestation of the worm-like creatures.
They pose a risk to humans due to their blood-sucking nature and are prone to hiding in socks and under clothing.
I’m A Celebrity medic, Dr Bob McCarron, previously told how the campmates are given repellant. He also said the women in camp are at a higher risk to men.
“They are attracted to the time of the month and they’re attracted to heat,” Bob said. “If it’s the time of the month they will seek out the nearest blood supply.
“What they like to do on the celebrities is crawl into their socks and they do not even know it. If they walk in the rain they need to check themselves. In the first aid kit they have their own vinegar spray. Once you spray it they die.”
I’m A Celebrity: Tonight’s Bushtucker Trial
It is not thought tonight’s Bushtucker Trial was impacted by the storm. The trial is called Night Night Sleep Tight and Aitch will be carrying it out.
The rapper has been voted to do the trial by the public. He will be forced to lie in a bed full of critters and spiders while wearing an eye mask. It has been described by hosts Ant and Dec as “a nightmare”.
I’m A Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm. The show airs on ITV1 and will run until 10.20pm. Fans can then switch straight over to ITV2 to watch spin-off show, I’m A Celebrity: Unpacked.”
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