I’m a Celebrity: 5 biggest talking points as Jordan North, Beverley Callard and Vernon Kay to take part in Tuesday trial

Jordan North and Shane Richie were the first contestants to take part in a Bushtucker trial

I'm a Celebrity contestants hug during show launch

Shane Richie and Jordan North took part in the first Bushtucker trial of the 2020 series of I’m a Celebrity on Monday 16 November.

The ITV reality series looks a bit different this year, with Covid-19 regulations meaning the Australian jungle has been swapped for an allegedly haunted castle in Wales.

Celebrities taking part in the new-look series include broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire, Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah and Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard – you can find the full lineup here.

Here are the biggest talking points of the latest episode.

1) Sir Mo Farah fell out of his hammock

In a rather undignified incident for the champion athlete, Farah was filmed at night taking a tumble out of his hammock and onto the hard stone floor of the celebrity castle digs. 

2) Vernon Kay caused a stir in the showers

The TV presenter is large of frame, so the teeny shower that the celebrities have to use became a challenge in itself. A number of viewers compared it to the early scenes in Elf, where Will Ferrell’s character has equal trouble… fitting in. 

3) SNAKES!

Radio presenter Jordan North appears to be petrified of everything, so there was plenty of shrieking when he got locked in a box full of vipers for the first Bushtucker trial. 

4) The contestants didn’t want to put their eels up at dinnertime

After winning an impressive nine stars in their trial, Jordan and Shane thought they were in for a treat at dinner. What they ended up with was a whole lot of eels. Jordan, it is safe to say, was not happy.

5) Beverley Callard, Vernon Kay and Jordan North are next up for Tuesday’s (17 November) Bushtucker trial

The three celebrities have been nominated for the next trial, which looks set to involve some interesting delicacies for Frights of the Round Table and, quite possibly, Jordan throwing up again.

I’m a Celebrity continues each night on ITV at 9pm.

Key Points

• Meet this year’s contestants
• Is I’m a Celebrity wearing thin?
• Who’s the current favourite to win this series?

[16 November 2020 20:10 · Roisin O'Connor]

Good evening and welcome to this evening’s I’m a Celeb liveblog, I’ll be your host for this evening. Everyone’s feeling sorry for the contestants in their derelict castle, but I don’t recall the same sympathy when I was living in a freezing house while I was studying at Swansea University. The rule was, we’d turn the heating on if we could see our breath in the basement. 

[16 November 2020 20:15 · Adam White]

DJ Jordan North will be one of two campers tackling the first Bushtucker trial tonight as voted on by viewers. But who exactly is he? 

[16 November 2020 20:16 · Roisin O'Connor]

Ratings galore

Turns out last night’s episode was quite a success. The BBC reports that the launch drew an average audience of 10.9 million – almost two million more than the audience that tuned into the Strictly Come Dancing results show on BBC One. Maybe the castle is a more alluring prospect than the Australian jungle, or maybe Greg James was encouraging fans to tune in and watch his colleague, Jordan North, squeal as he made his way down the side of a cliff. 

[16 November 2020 20:21 · Roisin O'Connor]

If you missed last night’s episode, or even if you didn’t, I spent HOURS writing this in-depth history of the castle in north Wales where the series is being filmed. Have a gander 

[16 November 2020 20:34 · Roisin O'Connor]

Who are the previous winners of I’m a Celebrity and where are they now? Have a read and find out 

[16 November 2020 20:45 · Adam White]

It’s nearly time… are you ready for night two?

[16 November 2020 20:58 · Roisin O'Connor]

Tell me about it. Who’s ready?

[16 November 2020 21:01 · Roisin O'Connor]

A reminder that tonight’s show will see radio DJ Jordan North and EastEnders star Shane Richie taking part in the first Bushtucker trial of 2020. What do you think they’ll have to do? As someone who’s eaten laverbread (Google it) I reckon that would be a good shout.

[16 November 2020 21:04 · Roisin O'Connor]

Based on that teaser we saw it looks as though Jordan is going to struggle A LOT in the “viper vault”. Whatever that is.

[16 November 2020 21:06 · Roisin O'Connor]

Sir Mo Farah decidedly undignified there, falling out of his hammock in the night.