I'm a Celebrity 2015: Contestants could be evacuated if storms worsen but contingency plans 'in place'

Show editors were reportedly forced to start much of their work again after power cuts

The first ten celebrities entering the I'm a Celebrity jungle (ITV)

Storms are battering the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! jungle, putting campmates at risk of evacuation if the bad weather does not let up.

A week of storms in Australia have caused power cuts, much to the frustration of the ITV reality show’s editors. Winds reached speeds of up to 80mph on Saturday, when another 50mm rain fell on the site.

Digital suites that turn 24 hours of footage into a daily highlights show were reportedly plunged into darkness, meaning bosses had to begin the editing process from scratch.

Many of the celebrities will have been expecting hot and dry conditions in the jungle, so it will be interesting to see how they cope with any severe and unprecedented thunderstorms.

Celebrities have had to be moved due to flooding once before, in 2008, when they were forced to run for cover in the Bush Telegraph.

The show’s spokesperson said the weather is currently fine but there are “contingency plans in place to cover all eventualities.” It remains unknown what they might involve.

Tonight’s episode will see Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter and royal biographer Lady Colin Campbell take on the first eating Bushtucker Trial, ‘Disaster Chef’.

They are joined in the series by eight other celebrities, including Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley, former boxing champion Chris Eubank and entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne.