ITV confirm I’m A Celeb’s spin off show IS returning live on GMB

A POPULAR I’m A Celebrity spin-off show will return to ITV this year.

And 2016 runner-up Joel Dommett, 39, is also back – but let slip a major change to the programme, which kicks off next month.

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ITV has confirmed a huge I’m A Celeb spin-off is returning[/caption]

Talking on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, the jungle alum confirmed The Sun’s exclusive story revealing the Extra Camp comeback for the upcoming season.

Yet the additional slice of action Down Under will come under a new name – and now be dubbed I’m A Celebrity Unpacked.

Host Joel said: “I feel like it’s the right time to bring it back.

“There’s a thirst for it.”

He then introduced the rest of the Unpacked presenting “gang” – reigning jungle king Sam Thompson, 32, and radio DJ Kemi Rodgers.

Sam said: “I am not joking, it is the best show on TV.

“Being a part of it, then being on the other side, is a dream come true.”

Joel added it was a “real privilege” to be a part of I’m A Celeb.

We previously told how the sister series will run alongside the main show, with several hosts.

It will offer viewers inside gossip and entertainment on the all-star campmates.

Joel confirmed the show would see chats with hosts Ant and Dec every day as well as juicy interviews with campmates.

EXTRA CAMP HISTORY

The last presenters to have fronted the spin-off, alongside Joel, were Emily Atack and Adam Thomas.

Radio 1 DJ Vick Hope hosted a version of it during 2020 called the Daily Drop on ITV Hub.

A show spokeswoman was first to tell us this month: “Since Extra Camp came off air four years ago the conversation and engagement around I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! continues to grow across all social media platforms.

“This new ITV2 companion show will bring together all those conversations in one place, to give viewers the ultimate IAC destination for all of their news, gossip and behind-the-scenes fun around TV’s biggest entertainment show.”

A source said: “There is a huge buzz around I’m A Celeb this year and everyone wants the mischief of Extra Camp to return as well.

With only weeks to go, bosses have lined up one of the most exciting casts in the show’s history

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“It is believed that there will be a different show name as it makes a comeback with lots of names in the mix to host.

“And it looks like there will be a few presenters as well to add to the fun of the show.”

Stars lined up to appear on the main show include Oti Mabuse, GK Barry, Alan Halsall and Tulisa.

In a huge loss for the show, boxer Tommy Fury pulled out just weeks before filming.

A TV insider said: “Bosses are surprised Tommy has chosen to pull out of I’m A Celebrity at this late stage as it would have been a great opportunity for him too.”

They added that some “great names” were waiting in the wings.

The insider said: “With only weeks to go, bosses have lined up one of the most exciting casts in the show’s history.”

I’m A Celeb returns on Sunday, November 17, on ITV.

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Reigning jungle champ Sam Thompson said his latest telly gig was a ‘dream come true’[/caption]