‘We have the stupidest premise for a show in the world’: Uncovering the recipe for I’m A Celebrity

Ahead of the 2020 premiere of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here on Ten, Mumbrella’s Hannah Blackiston speaks with executive producer Alex Mavroidakis to find out what the special sauce is that keeps the show going for its sixth season.

Andrew ‘Freddy’ Flintoff. Brendan Fevola. Casey Donovan. Fiona O’Loughlin. Richard Reid. Those are the five celebrities who have bested the jungles of South Africa to date to win Ten’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. The show returns in 2020, with celebrity chef Miguel Maestre, formerly of The Living Room,  and Charlotte Crosby of Geordie Shore currently signed up.

ITV EP Mavroidakis is confident 2020 will continue to deliver for I’m A Celebrity

But rumours have swirled across the holiday break, fuelled by Ten’s almost constant baiting in the form of hints and tips. Love Island’s Erin Barnett, comedian Tanya Hennessy, Survivor’s Luke Toki, The Project’s Tommy Little, and ABC’s Dylan Lewis have all had their names thrown around, alongside former Bachelorette Sophie Monk and Married At First Sight’s Ryan Gallagher.

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