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Calls to end the use of insects and animals on I'm A Celeb

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:21 20 Nov 2021


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The TV show is back tomorrow night (Sunday 21st).

Tomorrow night, I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here will be back on our screens.

It brings a group of celebs together to face gruelling challenges.

Ant and Dec will again host the show, which will be back in Wales this year due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Ahead of this year's series, there are calls for an end to the use of insects and animals on the show.

Each year, celebs face bushtucker trials, which usually involve eating insects or being enclosed in a small spaces with animals and creatures, and more.

However, animal rights campaigners are calling for that to stop.

Leading campaigner in Ireland, John Carmody is urging viewers to "change the channel" to boycott the show.

He says the use of insects and animals on the show is a "nightmare to animal rights campaigners".

He added that the show "has the potential to reverse the work being done on the streets trying to educate people to be kinder to animals."

The 21st series of I'm a Celeb kicks off on Sunday (21) from 9pm on ITV.

So far, we have the names of 10 celebs which are in Wales for the series:

Louise Minchin – Broadcaster and ex BBC Breakfast host

Matty Lee – Olympic Gold medallist

Snoochie Shy – Radio 1Xtra DJ

Richard Madeley – TV presenter and journalist

Dame Arlene Phillips, DBE – Choreographer

Naughty Boy – Music producer

Kadeena Cox, MBE – Paralympic Gold medallist

David Ginola – Football legend

Frankie Bridge – Pop star and presenter

Danny Miller – Emmerdale star

While as usual, it's expected two more wildcards will be introduced later.


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