EXCLUSIVE: I’m A Celebrity jungle is battered by thunderstorms, heavy rain and stifling temperatures – as an unusually high number of SNAKES arrive in the camp
Thunderstorms and heavy rain will batter the I’m A Celebrity set for a whole week, adding to the intensity of the grueling challenges that await the stars.
Up to 15mm of rain fell on the camp on Monday and the weather will continue throughout the week and into the foreseeable future, with isolated thunderstorms.
Temperatures in the jungle will still be hot with highs of 27 degrees during the day, while staying humid at around 18 degrees at night – a perfect climate for snakes that have reportedly infested the camp.
The show’s security officer reported that an unusually high number of reptiles were sneaking into the camp and revealed that he had captured fifteen snakes in the weeks leading up to the show.
Celebrities are partly protected from downpours by a retractable white canopy hanging over the main camp, Radio One DJ Chris Moyles revealed last year.
Oh! Thunderstorms and heavy rain will batter the I’m A Celebrity set for a whole week, adding to the intensity of the grueling challenges for stars
Staff! Up to 15mm of rain fell on the camp on Monday and the weather will continue throughout the week and into the foreseeable future, with isolated thunderstorms.
If the weather turns heavy, it prevents the campmates from being directly hit by the rain and protects the fire from being extinguished – but celebrities still risk getting soaked when sleeping in the hammocks on the edge of the camp.
Chris, 49, said: “By the way, everyone [in the camp] want this. It would probably cost so much money, but they have a little canopy that just covers the camping area.
‘Just from one bed to the telephone booth and back out again, but if the rain comes in sideways and you’re in the hammock, you’re screwed.
“But I want this out of my backyard.”
Australian storms can be deadly, as just ten days ago a 62-year-old woman was crushed under a falling tree not far from where the camp is located.
News of the downpours comes as presenters Ant and Dec revealed they were ‘struggling’ to film I’m A Celebrity due to the ‘confusing’ logistics.
For 20 years, the duo have loved spending British winters on Australia’s Gold Coast, playing golf together and spending quality time in the sun with their families.
But this year, on December 48, he admitted: ‘We are struggling with the time difference here. Because we’re filming the show in Queensland, which is an hour later than where we’re staying in New South Wales.
Under pressure: News of the downpours comes as hosts Ant and Dec have revealed they are ‘struggling’ to film I’m a Celebrity due to ‘confusing’ logistics
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“It gets very confusing because we have to jump between time zones.”
Ant, who celebrated his 48th birthday on Saturday, said: ‘Yes, and that means we’re always late on restaurant bookings.’
During filming, the pair stay in a luxury £1,000-a-night beach apartment in New South Wales, equipped with a private pool and close to a golf course – while the celebrities sleep in cramped sleeping quarters.
Ant and Dec wake up at 2am [AEST] and drive about half an hour to camp every day and record an episode to be broadcast in Britain the following evening.
The recordings end around 4 p.m [AEST] and the dynamic duo are reportedly in bed by 6.30pm to get enough sleep before an early rise.
The I’m A Celebrity camp is on the edge of the Queensland border, so despite being less than 30 kilometers from the filming location, Ant and Dec have to cross the state’s time zone – constantly switching between an hour ahead and an hour later.