So tonight is the night that many viewers have been looking forward to, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here is back, with Ant and Dec as hosts as 10 stars enter the jungle for the first time.
It's now been 22 years sinceI'm A Celebritymade its debut on ITV, as viewers voted in their droves to crown Tony Blackburn the show's ever first winner, with late star Tara Palmer-Tompinkson finishing as runner up. Since Tony's victory, many other famous faces have claimed victory in the jungle, including Kerry Katona, Matt Willis, Dougie Poynter and Vicky Pattison.
Winners in the last few years have included Jacqueline Jossa, Harry Redknapp, Danny Miller, Jill Scott and last year's champion, Sam Thompson. TheI'm A Celebrity 2024 line-upwas officially confirmed at the start of this week, after a lot of speculation on who might be involved this time round.
Millions are expected to to tune into watch Sunday's launch episode, as we get our first look at the 10 stars who will be having us glued to our screens every night at 9pm for the next few weeks.
Stick with us for all the updates and rumours of late arrivals.
Alan Halsall predicts eating trials could be a problem
Given that he hates certain fruit and veg, fish and also doesn't like bacon - he might not be the best equipped to do any eating trials!
GK Barry predicts there'll be a lot of crying
At least she's honest, with the social media star and Loose Women panellist warning that she'll be 'very nosey' about her co-stars
Stars to battle it out to be camp leaders
Oh...and for Tulisa, Danny, Dean, Oti and Jane, there's also a small matter of having to do a skydive!
Once they and, they will meet the other five celebs and take part in race to determnine who will be the first two leaders and get to enjoy some perks in the jungle.
Ant and Dec make a grand entrance!
The hosts have to travel in style and they have arrived to meet the I'm A Celebrity stars on board a helicopter
Danny Jones admits fear of snakes
Not suire he's wise to come clean about that on a show like I'm A Celebrity!
Jane Moore ready to change people's perceptions
Journalist and Loose Women star Jane is very aware people will think she's just 'tough as old boots'
Dean McCullough admits 'no-one will know him'
The Radio 1 DJ is one of the lesser stars on this line-up and has just admitted 'a lot of people watching this will have never seen me before...werl here I am! "
Tulisa ready to be 'vulnerable'
She's been in the spotlight for good and bad things over the last 16 years and now N-Dubz singer and X Factor judge is in the jungle.
Oti Mabuse shares 'hunger' concerns
Former Strictly pro Oti has just admitted she's very worried about how being hungry in the jungle with affect her mood
I'm A Celebrity 2024 begins now!
Settle down on the sofa and prepare for three weeks of jungl;e acton on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of HEEEEEEERE!
I'm, A Celebrity starts in just a few minutes time!
What a warm up from Girls aloud and now it's nealry time to hear those jngle drums again, as I'm A Celebrity 2024 starts at 9pm!
A reminder of the I'm A Celebrity 2024 line-up
Here are the 10 stars you can look forward to watching tonight:
Coleen Rooney
Tulisa
Danny Jones
GK Barry
Dean McCullough
Barry McGuigan
Jane Moore
Oti Mabuse
Melvin Odoom
Alan Halsall
I'm A Celebrity's new spin-off to start tonight
If the main ITV episode isn't big enough of an I'm A Celebrity for you, never fear as spin-off Unpacked will launch tonight as well.
I’m A Celebrity…Unpacked will air live on ITV2 every night directly after the ITV1 show. You can also stream it anytime on ITVX or catch the ITV1 daytime repeat which airs the following day.
I'm A Celebrity 2024 to begin with bumper launch show
If you're a big I'm A Celebrity fan you'll be delighted to know that tonight's launch will last for 105 minutes, from 9pm all the way thrpugh to 10.45pm!
Who do you want to I'm A Celebrity 2024?
Yes, we know the new series hasn't even started but our poll on I'm A Celebrity 2024 winner is already live, if you have an early favourite.
Cast your vote below:
I'm A Celebrity stars split into pairs
Before they've even entered the jungle, this year's celebs will battle it out against each other in a race.
And ITV have revealed that the pairs are:
Danny & Barry (Team Orange)
Tulisa & Alan (Team Red)
Jane & GK (Team Green)
Dean & Coleen (Team Yellow)
Oti & Melvin (Team Pink)
Terrifying Skyfall returns for I'm A Celebrity 2024
A few tesers have been released for tonight's launch episode. For the first five campmates of I'm A Celebrity 2024: Danny, Tulisa, Jane, Dean and Oti, the iconic entry skydive awaits them.
Back at the beach, Barry, GK Barry, Alan, Coleen and Melvin watch in awe as the celebs make their dramatic entrance to join them and pair up.
I'm A Celebrity late arrivals tipped
While they won't be on TV in tonight's I'm A Celebrity launch show, FRev Richard Coles and Maura Higgins are still being tipped to go into the jungle at some point as late arrivals.
As well as being on Strictly in 2017, Richard was also a member of highly successful 80s act The Communards and talking him up for a stint in the jungle, an insider said: "As always, the jungle Boss es have cleverly put together a sensational line-up guaranteed to make for compulsive viewing. Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth."
Before rumours of Danny Jones signing up surfaced, sources claimed that I'm A Celeb Boss es were headhunting Maura to replace her former Love Island co-star Tommy.
An insider toldThe Sun:"With Tommy Fury pulling out it gave show Boss es the opportunity to look at other Love Island stars and Maura stood out as the perfect candidate.
'She'll bringing a bit of glamour to the jungle and make a brilliant campmate because she's got a great sense of humour and is bound to get on with everyone. "
Who is Dean McCullough?
He might be one of the lesser known stars doing the show this year, butDean McCulloughis being tipped as a 'potential' dark horse on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, as the new series kicks off on Sunday.
Irish star Dean is best known for being a presenter onBBCRadio 1, with him also being a regular on Big Brother's sister show Late & Live. Over the summer, Dean announced his own live show, Dean's Pop Machine. Described as 'all bangers no clangers pure nostalgic fun,' Dean launched it to a large crowd at Manchester Pride 2024.
Prior to going into the I'm A Celebrity jungle, to join stars likeGK Barryand Alan Halsall, Dean revealed he was determined to cure his 'phobias of everything', commenting: "I am terrified of everything and the more I think about being put in the ground with 50 snakes or getting those green fly things that bite poured over me – well there's just no point thinking about it, as otherwise I won’t get on the plane!
“When Ant & Dec say things like, ‘We are going to suspend you off the side of that cliff’, you know it is not going to be a fun day out. It’s no Alton Towers – it will be torturous."
The latest I'm A Celebrity odds
The odds have been changing quyite a lot over the last few days, but it's still McFly's Danny Jones who leads the pack.
At the time of writing, the top 5 in the odds withBetwaywere:
Danny Jones - 9/4
GK Barry - 9/2
Coleen Rooney - 6/1
Alan Halsall - 8/1
Oti Mabuse - 8/1
Who is I'm A Celebrity's GK Barry?
She might be one of the favourites to win the show, with her odds closing in all the time, but some I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here viewers claim to have never heard of GK Barry.
GK, real name Grace Keeling, is one of the country's biggest social media stars. She has a huge 800,000 followers on Instagram, with that number likely to surpass a million by the time she's out of theI'm A Celebrityjungle.
GK, 25, hosts her own podcast, Saving Grace, where she's interviewed stars like Alan Carr, Katie Price and Coleen Nolan and has also taking the pod on tour twice, most recently in early 2024 when she sold out the London Palladium. Just days after the new series of I'm A celeb finishes, GK is set host her biggest show to date at London's OVO Arena, as she entertains her fans in the Saving Grace XXXmas Special
In the summer, GK joined Loose Women as the show's newest panellist and has also been a contestant on terrifying Channel 4 programme Don't Look Down, in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.
The I'm A Celebrity 2024 line-up
In case you've not been paying much attention over the last week, the I'm A Celebrity 2024 line-up was confirmed a few days ago, with everyone on it having already appeared on a list that leaked earlier this month.
The 10 stars you can look forward to seeing tonight are:
Coleen Rooney
Tulisa
Danny Jones
GK Barry
Dean McCullough
Barry McGuigan
Jane Moore
Oti Mabuse
Melvin Odoom
Alan Halsall
What time is I'm A Celebrity on tonight?
Fans are in for a treat tonight as the I'm A Celebrity 2024 launch will be on ITV from 9pm all the way through to 10.45pm.
And, after that, you can enjoy spin-off I'm A Celebrity Unpacked over on ITV2.
I'm A Celebrity is officially bacK!
Cancel all plans for the next few weeks as I'm A Celebrity 2024 starts tonight and it will take all over your life!
