I'm a Celebrity... South Africa

I'm a Celebrity... South Africa is an ITV reality television series, with the premise being an All Star edition of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! featuring campmates from previous series.[1][2] The series aired between 24 April and 12 May 2023.[3] Ant & Dec presented the series.[4]

I'm a Celebrity... South Africa
Presented byAnthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
No. of days15
No. of castaways15
WinnerMyleene Klass
Runner-upJordan Banjo
LocationKruger National Park, South Africa
No. of episodes15 (and 1 special)
Release
Original networkITV
Original release24 April (2023-04-24) –
12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)
Additional information
Filming datesSeptember 2022 (2022-09) –
October 2022 (2022-10)
Season chronology
← Previous
British series 22

On 12 May 2023, series 6 runner-up Myleene Klass was crowned winner of the series after defeating series 16 campmate Jordan Banjo in the final survival trial, who ultimately finished as runner-up.[5]

Production

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In April 2022, several news outlets reported that ITV had commissioned an "All-Stars" spin-off series of the show to be pre-recorded in South Africa, featuring former campmates that had competed in the series.[6] ITV later confirmed the reports in September 2022, with filming beginning the same month and was completed prior to the beginning of the twenty-second regular series.[7][8]

Celebrities

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The original line-up was announced on 25 March 2023.[9][10][11] Gillian McKeith entered the camp on the evening of Day 1.[12] Andy Whyment, Georgia "Toff" Toffolo and Myleene Klass entered on Day 3.[13] Dean Gaffney and Joe Swash entered on Day 7.[14] On 15 April, over a week prior to the show's launch, it was announced that Janice Dickinson had suffered a head injury while filming the pre-recorded series, and had to be taken to hospital. She was later forced to withdraw from the show due to her injuries in scenes that aired on 8 May.[15]

Celebrity Known for Original position Status
Myleene Klass Former Hear'Say singer & presenter Series 6 (2nd) Winner
on 12 May 2023
Jordan Banjo Diversity dancer & Kiss FM presenter Series 16 (9th) Runner-up
on 12 May 2023
Fatima Whitbread Former Olympic javelin thrower Series 11 (3rd) Third place
on 12 May 2023
Phil Tufnell Former England cricketer Series 2 (1st) Eliminated 11th
on 12 May 2023
Carol Vorderman Former Countdown presenter Series 16 (8th) Eliminated 9th & 10th
on 11 May 2023
Paul Burrell Former Royal Household butler & author Series 4 (2nd) [a]
Dean Gaffney Former EastEnders actor Series 6 (5th) Eliminated 7th & 8th
on 10 May 2023
Helen Flanagan Former Coronation Street actress Series 12 (7th)
Joe Swash Former EastEnders actor & TV presenter Series 8 (1st) Eliminated 6th
on 9 May 2023
Janice Dickinson Supermodel & television personality Series 7 (2nd) Withdrew
on 8 May 2023
Andy Whyment Coronation Street actor Series 19 (2nd) Eliminated 4th & 5th
on 8 May 2023
Georgia "Toff" Toffolo Former Made in Chelsea star Series 17 (1st)
Amir Khan Former professional boxer Series 17 (5th) Eliminated 3rd
on 2 May 2023
Gillian McKeith Nutritionist & television presenter Series 10 (8th) Eliminated 1st & 2nd
on 28 April 2023
Shaun Ryder Happy Mondays singer Series 10 (2nd)
Notes
  1. ^ Paul Burrell also competed on the 4th season of the Australian version of the show, placing 9th.

Results and elimination

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  Indicates that the celebrity was crowned the winner
  Indicates that the celebrity was the runner up.
  Indicates that the celebrity was eliminated as a result of losing the survival trial
  Indicates that the celebrity was eliminated as a result of a majority vote
  Indicates that the celebrity won the survival trial and was safe
  Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the vote
  Indicates that the celebrity withdrew from the competition
Daily results per celebrity
Celebrity Day 5 Day 7 Day 10 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Number of
trials
Trial 1 Trial 2 Vote Trial
Myleene Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(Day 15)
9
Jordan Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
(Day 15)
10
Fatima Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Eliminated
(Day 14)
8
Phil Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Eliminated
(Day 14)
6
Carol Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 5th/6th Eliminated
(Day 13)
5
Paul Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 5
Dean Not in Camp Immune Safe 7th/8th Eliminated
(Day 12)
2
Helen Safe Safe Safe Safe 4
Joe Not in Camp Immune 9th Eliminated
(Day 12)
2
Janice Safe Safe 10th Withdrew
(Day 11)
2
Andy Safe Safe 11th/12th Eliminated
(Day 10)
3
Toff Safe Safe 4
Amir Safe 13th Eliminated
(Day 7)
3
Gillian 14th/15th Eliminated
(Day 5)
1
Shaun 2
Notes 1 2 3 4 None 5 None
Survival trial
(competitors)
Andy,
Gillian,
Jordan,
Phil,
Shaun,
Toff
None Andy,
Jordan,
Myleene,
Toff
Joe,
Phil
Carol,
Dean,
Fatima,
Helen,
Jordan,
Myleene,
Paul,
Phil
Carol,
Fatima,
Jordan,
Myleene,
Paul,
Phil
None Fatima,
Jordan,
Myleene
Jordan,
Myleene
Eliminated Gillian
Lost survival
trial
Amir
Most votes
to eliminate
Andy
Lost survival
trial
Joe
Lost survival
trial
Dean
Lost survival
trial
Carol
Lost survival
trial
Phil
Former campmates'
choice to eliminate
Fatima
Lost survival
trial
Jordan
Lost final
trial
Shaun
Lost survival
trial
Toff
Lost survival
trial
Helen
Lost survival
trial
Paul
Lost survival
trial
Myleene
Won final
trial
  • ^Note 1: The celebrities competed this survival trial in pairs. Andy and Jordan finished 1st, Phil and Toff finished second and Shaun and Gillian finished 3rd, resulting in their elimination.
  • ^Note 2: The celebrities took part in a secret ballot, in which each of them voted for who they wanted to leave camp. The celebrity with the most votes was eliminated.
  • ^Note 3: As "pride leaders", Dean and Joe were immune from this trial and each had to choose two celebrities from their pride to compete in pairs. The pair from the losing pride were eliminated.
  • ^Note 4: Janice was safe from elimination, however withdrew from the competition in the early hours of Day 11.
  • ^Note 5: The eliminated celebrities returned to camp and had to collectively decide as a group who would reach the final and ultimately choose which celebrity would be eliminated.

Trials

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The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. These trials aim to test both physical and mental abilities. The winner is usually determined by the number of stars collected during the trial, with each star representing a meal earned by the winning contestant for their fellow campmates.[16]

  The contestants decided who would face the trial
  The trial was compulsory.
Trial
number
Air date Name of trial Celebrity
participation
Winner/
Win or Loss/
Number of stars
Notes
1 24 April The Deadly Drop Amir
Carol
Jordan
   
2 Trees of Torment Janice
Paul
Shaun
   
3 Newton's Cradle Fatima
Helen
Phil
   
4 25 April Bush Banquet Janice
Jordan
          
5 26 April Dreaded Drain Toff            1
6 27 April Up to Your Neck in It Andy
Myleene
Myleene 2
7 Supermarket Shriek Amir           
8 1 May World's End Amir
Helen
Myleene
           
9 2 May Tanks of Torment Carol            3
Fatima
10 2/3 May Flippin' Disgusting Dean
Joe
           4
11 3 May Snakes & Ladders Fatima
Jordan
Myleene
Toff
Jordan
Myleene
5
12 4 May Bug-tanical Gardens Helen
Paul
Helen
13 8 May Deadly Depths Fatima          
14 10 May Wicked Wall Carol
Paul
      
15 11 May South African Cyclone Fatima
Jordan
Myleene
Phil
    
  • ^Note 1: The three new celebrities, Andy, Myleene and Toff entered the "Savannah Scrub", while the other celebrities had to select one of them to join them in main camp and ultimately take part in the trial. They chose Toff, who upon joining the camp had to select a celebrity from main camp to take her place in "Savannah Scrub". She chose Shaun.
  • ^Note 2: Andy and Myleene competed in a head to head trial to determine which of them would earn a place in main camp. The winner then had to choose a celebrity from main camp to take their place in "Savannah Scrub". Myleene won the trial and chose Phil to take her place.
  • ^Note 3: Carol was chosen to take part in the trial and had to pick another celebrity to join her. She chose Fatima.
  • ^Note 4: Instead of competing for meals for camp, Dean and Joe were instead playing to win the other celebrities' treats. Therefore each star represents a treat for a camp.
  • ^Note 5: The camp was split into two teams, known as "prides". Dean and Joe were appointed captains, and had to choose which members of their pride would compete in the trial. The winning team were rewarded with a picnic, while the losing team were on rations of rice and beans.

Survival Trials

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In a change to the format due to this series being pre-recorded, there was no public voting and the contestants instead take part in survival trials to determine who is eliminated each day.[17]

  The contestants decided who would face the trial
  The trial was compulsory.
  The celebrity lost the survival trial and was eliminated.
  The celebrity lost the survival trial and finished in third place.
  The celebrity lost the survival trial and finished as the runner-up.
Trial
number
Air date Name of trial Celebrity
participation
Eliminated Notes
1 28 April Savage Safari Andy Gillian
Shaun
           
1
Jordan
Phil
Toff
Shaun
Gillian
2 5/8 May Gold Rush Andy
Jordan
Myleene
Toff
Andy
Toff
2
3 9 May Temple of Doom Joe
Phil
Joe 3
4 9/10 May Crate Escape Carol
Dean
Fatima
Helen
Jordan
Myleene
Paul
Phil
Dean
Helen
5 11 May Vile Vineyard Carol
Fatima
Jordan
Myleene
Paul
Phil
Carol
Paul
6 12 May Critter Countdown Fatima
Jordan
Myleene
Fatima
7 12 May All You Can Stomach Jordan
Myleene
Jordan
  • ^Note 1: The three celebrities in "Savannah Scrub", Andy, Phil and Shaun had to choose a celebrity from main camp to pair up with and ultimately compete alongside them in the survival trial. Shaun chose Gillian, Phil chose Toff and Andy chose Jordan. The losing pair were eliminated.
  • ^Note 2: Pride leaders Dean and Joe each had to choose two celebrities from their pride to face the survival trial.
  • ^Note 3: Each campmate picked a stone out of a bag, the celebrity who selected the orange stone chose an additional celebrity to save from competing in the survival trial, that celebrity saved someone else and so on thus beginning a chain of safety until there were only two campmates remaining. Joe and Phil were not chosen and therefore faced the trial.[18]

Star count

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Celebrity Number of stars earned Percentage
Myleene Klass                            100%
Jordan Banjo                              82%
Fatima Whitbread                            54%
Phil Tufnell                    83%
Carol Vorderman                     68%
Paul Burrell           67%
Dean Gaffney            60%
Helen Flanagan                77%
Joe Swash            60%
Janice Dickinson               62%
Andy Whyment             100%
Georgia "Toff" Toffolo            80%
Amir Khan                          100%
Gillian McKeith
Shaun Ryder     100%

Chest Challenges

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As well as competing in the trials, celebrities have to complete 'Chest Challenges' to earn treats for the camp. At least two celebrities are chosen to compete in the challenge. These are often mental challenges, rather than challenges including critters. They must complete the challenge to be been given a key to the treasure chest. After completion of the challenge, the celebrities will take the treasure chest back to camp, where they and the other celebrities must answer a question. If they get the question right, the chest will open and they will earn the treat, but if they get it wrong, the chest won't open.[19]

  The celebrities got the question correct
  The celebrities got the question wrong
Episode Air date Celebrities Prize Notes
2 25 April Gillian
Shaun
Macadamia nuts
3 26 April Carol
Phil
Biltong
8 3 May Andy
Paul
Dried mango 1
  • ^Note 1: Two celebrities from the losing pride took part in this challenge.

Ratings

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Official ratings are taken from BARB, using the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.

Episode Air date Official rating
(millions incl. HD & +1)
Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
1 24 April 6.16 2
2 25 April 5.30 4
3 26 April 5.10 5
4 27 April 5.35 3
5 28 April 4.98 6
6 1 May 5.35 7
7 2 May 4.92 11
8 3 May 5.18 8
9 4 May 4.93 10
10 5 May 4.98 9
11 8 May 4.99 4
12 9 May 4.43 11
13 10 May 4.82 6
14 11 May 4.46 10
15 12 May 4.73 7
Series average 2023 5.05

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