This Is What We Know About I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! 2021

I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! returns for season seven in 2021, with a whole new raft of celebrities vying to be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle. Except this year the contestants will be reckoning with the dangerous spiders and snakes of the Australian outback, instead of the creepy crawlies of Africa, in their home away from home.

Who hosts I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! in 2021?

Original hosts TV personality and actor Julia Morris and TV vet Dr. Chris Brown return to host I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! in 2021.

Who stars on I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! in 2021?

The first full-length promo for I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! promises that “kinda famous people from here and abroad have signed up”, including a pop star, renowned chef and an AFL player. In each season, about 14 contestants compete on the series.

Woman’s Day reported earlier this month that Dr. Chris Brown was trying to convince actor Bec Hewitt and her tennis player husband Lleyton Hewitt to sign up for the series. And in October Woman’s Day wrote that prominent anti-vaxxer and celebrity chef Pete Evans was also being courted for I’m a Celebrity “to create a bit of a buzz”.

Other names floated by the gossip mag include The Bachelor‘s Abbie Chatfield, actor Tania Zaetta, swimmer Ian Thorpe, singer Lorrae Desmond, controversial footballer Israel Folau, disgraced celebrity chef George Calombaris and influencer Tammy Hembrow.

Where is I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! 2021 filmed?

While I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! would usually be shot in Kruger National Park in South Africa, next year’s season is being filmed in Australia due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions. TV Tonight reported in August that the series is expected to be filmed in Dungay, NSW, near Murwillumbah, in subtropical rainforest.

The location, less than an hour from the Gold Coast is the site of the UK version of the show. The UK series has been filmed in Australia since 2002, first in Tully, Queensland, before moving to Dungay, NSW, and this year will be shot in Wales.

What is the prize for winning I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! in 2021?

The winner of I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!, as voted by the public, receives $100,000 for their chosen charity. The winner in 2021 would join this illustrious list of former winners, cricketer Andrew Flintoff, AFL player Brendan Fevola, singer Casey Donovan, comedian Fiona O’Loughlin, entertainment journalist Richard Reid and TV chef Miguel Maestre.

When does I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! 2021 premiere?

The 2021 season of I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! premieres on January 3 on Network Ten. If it plays out like past years, we can expect it to air Sunday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m..