Fatima Whitbread and close friend Carol Vorderman have revealed they saw each other naked in camp during the filming of I’m A Celeb in South Africa.
The pair appeared on Friday’s episode of This Morning to tease the upcoming All Star reality show.
Fatima, 62, explained: ‘This is part of the character building of this whole process. It brings out the best and worst in you. You literally see each other naked, it’s stripped to the bone.’
Dermot then revealed they had a clip to show ITV viewers, with Alison quipping: ‘Hopefully not naked!’
Fatima teased the new series, saying, “We have head-to-heads so people can get knocked out before their time. The challenges are much more difficult than in Australia.
Cheeky: Fatima Whitbread and close friend Carol Vorderman revealed they saw each other naked in camp during the filming of I’m A Celeb in South Africa
“The producers thought they had done that before, so make it more difficult. It’s physically and mentally challenging’
Carol, 62, added: ‘It’s brutal, Fatima is hardcore’
Alison went on to ask if there was any fighting or drama in the camp, to which Fatima replied, ‘It was a bit like a soap opera, there was a bit of everything’
Excited I’m A Celeb South Africa viewers got their first glimpse of the new series on Wednesday with a first look at the contestants arriving at camp.
Janice Dickinson and Fatima Whitbread both donned their Jungle uniforms and bright red matching T-shirts as they were introduced to their base camp.
Former model Janice, 68, appeared ready for action as she sat at a wooden table with her water bottle next to her in scenes that aired Monday.
She looked different in her camp outfit from when she arrived in South Africa, wearing a nice blue shirt and silk trousers.
In another flash, retired javelin thrower Fatima, 62, wallowed in camp life as she sat on one of the beds, beaming from ear to ear.
She later put on a beige coat while chatting with the stars with whom she will spend the next three weeks.
It comes as announced that next week the launch of I’m A Celebrity… South Africa – The Podcast, the first-ever official I’m A Celebrity podcast.
Queen of the Jungle Scarlett Moffatt and comedian and 2022 campmate Seann Walsh will be doing all the gossip and exclusive interviews with our campmates every weeknight right after each episode.
You can listen on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts from, and watch on the I’m A Celebrity YouTube channel.
Seann said: ‘I had the most amazing experience with I’m A Celebrity last year so I can’t wait to get back to the Jungle world with the first ever I’m A Celeb podcast.
‘Scarlett and I will discuss everything, no topic is off limits and this time I’m sleeping in my own bed! I can not wait!’
Scarlett added: “I’m so excited to be hosting the first ever I’m A Celebrity Podcast with Seann – we both love to giggle and chat so can’t wait to get stuck into watching episodes of I’m A Celebrity …South Africa.
“It’s great to see some of our favorite campmates from years past, including my Jungle family Carol and Jordan going back to camp… who will be crowned ‘I’m A Celebrity Legend’? I can not wait!!’
Funny: The pair appeared on Friday’s episode of This Morning to tease the upcoming All Star reality show
Fatima, 62, explained: ‘This is part of the character building of this whole process. It brings out the best and worst in you. You literally see each other naked, it’s stripped to the bone.’
Dermot then revealed they had a clip to show ITV viewers, with Alison quipping: ‘Hopefully not naked!’
Fans got their first look at the camp in Kruger National Park on Wednesday.
The All Stars season will see famous faces such as Carol Vorderman, Helen Flanagan and Shaun Ryder return to The Jungle on April 24.
And the celebs accustomed to lavish lifestyles may be quite shocked when they first look around camp during the show hosted by Ant and Dec.
Their very basic camp has nothing more than a few wooden benches around a fire, some uncomfortable looking camp beds and hammocks and an outdoor shower.
Other features of the setup – which is six times larger than Australia’s – include a chore board with activities such as cooking and collecting wood that need to be pointed out.
In this camp, the wash water does not fall over a natural cliff, but falls from a shower head hanging from a tree.
The entrance to the camp also has a leafy walkway that leads down to a covered tree archway that enters the camp.
The beds are raised off the ground on wooden stilts to protect the stars from sharp creepy critters, but don’t offer a plush mattress.
A source told The Sun about the new camp: “Everything is bigger, scarier and bolder. If the celebrities think they know what to expect, they’re wrong.
“All they can count on is rice and beans!”
The publication reports that the celebrities will be stranded in seclusion surrounded by wildlife about five miles away from the nearest road and 40 minutes’ drive from a village.
Last week was the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The All Stars start date has been confirmed.
It starts on Monday 24 April and will be broadcast on weekdays for three weeks, with the final week clashing with the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May.
The ITV Press Center posted on Twitter: “Confirmed: I’m a celebrity… South Africa starts Monday 24 April at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.”
A host of stars from the series have been revealed so far, including boxer Amir Khan, 36, former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, 32, and TV presenter Carol Vorderman, 62.
They will be joined by the late Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell, 64, Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo, 30, Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder, 60, retired javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread, 62, and former England international cricketer Phil Tufnell , 56.
The Sun reports that Gillian McKeith, 63, Dean Gaffney, 45, Joe Swash, 41, Andy Whyment, 42, Myleene Klass, 45 and Georgia Toffolo, 28, will arrive at camp later in the series.
The new series sees the return of some of I’m A Celebrity’s most memorable campmates…Get Me Out Of Here! in the brand new setting of South Africa.
The challenges will be bigger and more difficult and the environment tougher and more unforgiving than the usual Australian jungle.
With no public vote, they will compete against each other in a battle to become the first-ever I’m A Celebrity Legend.
Ant said, “It’s a question we’re always asked… who would you take back to the jungle? So to get this chance to make a brand new show in South Africa and put some of our previous camp mates back to the test was the dream.”
Dec added, “It’s bigger and wilder than we hoped, so viewers are in for a real treat!”
Here we go! Excited I’m A Celeb South Africa viewers got their first glimpse of the series on Wednesday with a first look at the contestants arriving at camp (Fatima Whitbread pictured)
Celebs: The All Stars season will see Shaun Ryder, Helen Flanagan, Phil Tufnell, Jordan Banjo, Carol Vorderman, Paul Burrell, Amir Khan, Janice Dickinson and Fatima Whitbread return to The Jungle on April 24
Viewers see a group of 15 soap opera stars, reality TV personalities and sports icons enter the camp.
A source previously told The Sun: ‘It’s a different format to Australia, who knows when and where celebrities will enter the camp, literally anything could happen.
“It’s not clear how many will start in the camp or how many will be at the end when someone is crowned king or queen of the jungle, possibly for a second time.
“It’s literally the best of I’m A Celebrity, but there are some twists and surprises along the way for viewers and campers, so it won’t be as easy as they might think.”