Julia Morris is being ‘overshadowed’ by Robert Irwin on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as rumours emerge about her fate on the show: ‘There is a dark cloud’
She hosts Channel Ten’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia since 2015.
But Julia Morris reportedly feels she is being ‘overshadowed’ by new co-host Robert Irwin on the hit reality series.
A TV insider told Ny Breaking Australia that Julia, 55, is feeling pressure to ‘keep up’ with 20-year-old Robert’s natural banter.
“While viewers have been celebrating the arrival of Robert Irwin as presenter, Julia is feeling fatigued by the pressure to match his natural energy,” said a source on set.
“It’s like when you agree to babysit your friend’s child and you pretend to love him until you don’t. You tell their parents that you love their child as if it were your own, but secretly you would like to have a glass of wine and put the child to bed.’
Julia Morris is reportedly being ‘overshadowed’ by her new co-host Robert Irwin on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Australia. Both shown
“That’s where Julia is and there are executives trying to keep this from coming across on camera.”
The insider claimed that producers had Julia and Robert spend two weeks together ahead of filming to build their chemistry, but she is “struggling.”
‘Julia runs out of steam and struggles to keep up. Maybe letting them live in each other’s pockets wasn’t such a good thing after all. It is now clear that it was unsustainable,” she added.
The source said Julia has “quite a bit of experience with comedy,” but not as much as Robert who “performs all day at the Australia Zoo.”
“Robert is really used to performing for several people a day at Australia Zoo,” the insider added.
A TV insider told Ny Breaking Australia that Julia, 55, feels pressure to ‘keep up with’ 20-year-old Robert’s natural banter
“It’s in his DNA to involve everyone in the back row and that kind of experience from such a young age has him doing laps around Julia’s usual shtick.”
Robert is reportedly blazing his own trail with his role in I’m A Celebrity and ‘couldn’t be more popular right now.’
“There has been more focus on Julia over the past ten seasons and she knew she would bring her A-game. There was never any uncertainty about her hosting abilities versus her former co-host, Dr. Chris Brown,” the source said.
They also claimed that there could be a “dark cloud that could cause Julia to quit the show at the end of this season.”
The insider claimed that producers had Julia and Robert spend two weeks together ahead of filming to build their chemistry, but she is ‘struggling to keep up’
“Everyone in the industry knows that Robert could ask for a huge raise if the show wraps next year and if that amount is more than Julia’s annual raise. It can be a difficult relationship to navigate.”
‘To avoid drama on set, they are making sure the two get a break from each other, but with the live audience watching, it will be interesting to see how this season plays out. It gives ‘magical vibes’ from the team that makes this show.”
Ny Breaking Australia has contacted Julia Morris for comment.