I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has closely guarded its new cast for 2021.
With 14 famous faces set to join the jungle, Channel 10 has been giving away a series of cryptic clues for eager fans to decipher before the January 3 premiere.
From a Brownlow medalist to a renowned chef and an ‘opinionated twosome’: here are some of the big names rumoured to be competing for $100,000 for charity.
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From a Brownlow medalist to a renowned chef and an ‘opinionated twosome’: All the cryptic clues pointing to these big names joining I’m A Celebrity next season. Pictured: Hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris
The series, which is usually filmed in South Africa, begun filming in Dungay, a rural town in north-eastern New South Wales, in November due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and safety concerns.
Channel 10 began releasing clues two weeks ago, with avid viewers keen to comment their guesses on the show’s official Instagram page.
RENOWNED CHEF: The first official clue was released on November 27 as a ‘renowned chef’ known for ‘stirring up heat in the kitchen’
RENOWNED CHEF
The first official clue was released on November 27 as a ‘renowned chef’ known for ‘stirring up heat in the kitchen’.
TV BlackBox first reported that MKR judge Pete Evans had signed on for the show, but after the celebrity chef shared Neo-Nazi content on social media that week he appeared to be dropped.
A 10 spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on November 17: ‘Network 10 can confirm that Pete Evans will not be appearing on this season of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’
No go: TV BlackBox first reported MKR judge Pete Evans had signed on, but after the celebrity chef shared Neo-Nazi content on social media that week he appeared to be dropped
Replacement? Days after the ‘renowned chef’ clue was released, ‘impeccable sources’ swore to The Australian that Irish-born chef and Evans’ former MKR co-host Colin Fassnidge (pictured) would replace Evans in the jungle
The decision to drop Evans came after reports he had already started his mandatory pre-show quarantine near the jungle’s TV camp.
Days after the ‘renowned chef’ clue was released, ‘impeccable sources’ swore to The Australian that Irish-born chef and Evans’ former MKR co-host Colin Fassnidge would replace Evans in the jungle.
A TRUE DIVA: The second clue promised a ‘true diva’ for the upcoming cast who would likely ‘be okay with spiders’
TRUE DIVA
The second clue promised a ‘true diva’ for the upcoming cast.
However, the clue about the diva ‘being okay with spiders’ caused fans to assume it was Australian Idol alum, Paulini Curuenavuli.
Paulini was once part of Australian pop girl group Young Divas, and was recently the mystery Spider singer on The Masked Singer Australia.
Sounds good: Paulini was once part of Australian pop girl group Young Divas, and was recently the mystery Spider singer on The Masked Singer Australia
Throwing off the scent? Fans have been tagging Paulini on I’m A Celebrity’s page questioning whether she’s involved, but she claims she was never asked to join the show
Fans have been tagging Paulini on I’m A Celebrity’s page questioning whether she’s involved, but she claims she was never asked to join the show.
Other fans also guessed it could be former Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines, 67, who had a greatest hits album and memoir titled Diva.
Alternative option: Other fans also guessed it could be former Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines, 67, who had a greatest hits album and memoir titled Diva
A DOUBLE ACT: the clue claimed the pair were ‘used to dishing it out’ and were ‘the yin to each other’s yang’
A DOUBLE ACT
They’re aren’t many ‘double acts’ in Australia that could seemingly fit Channel 10’s cryptic clues.
The official clue read: ‘Not content with being separated, this duo are never seen too far apart from one another. They’re the yin to each other’s yang, the salt to their pepper, the meat pie to their tomato sauce. That got you thinking?’
‘Let’s give you a hint: This opinionated twosome is used to dishing it out… but now the shoe is on the other foot.’
‘Not content with being separated, this duo are never seen too far apart from one another’: Fans went wild in the comment section, with dual Bachelorettes Becky and Elly Miles being mentioned quite a lot
Fans went wild in the comment section, with dual Bachelorettes Becky and Elly Miles being mentioned, as well as the suggestion it could be a Gogglebox or MKR duo.
Others suggested it could be controversial radio shock Kyle Sandilands and his co-host of 20 years, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
However, both radio hosts have been very open about their refusal to join the program in the past.
‘This opinionated twosome is used to dishing it out’: Others suggested it could be controversial radio shock Kyle Sandilands and his co-host of 20 years, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson
BROWNLOW MEDAL WINNER: The official clue for this footballer had a cryptic reference to ‘bombing out’
BROWNLOW MEDAL WINNER
The official clue for the Brownlow medal winner joining the jungle had some cryptic hints in his message.
It read: ‘They may have what it takes to ace it on the footy field, but will they make their mark on their new Aussie jungle home? Will they be crowned King of the Jungle or bomb out entirely.’
Some fans though ‘bomb out’ was a clue it could be an Essendon Bomber’s player. In this case it could be 2012 Brownlow Medal winner, retried star Dustin Fletcher, 45.
Other guesses made have been Chris Judd, Shane Crawford and Dustin Martin.
Some fans though ‘bomb out’ was a clue it could be an Essendon Bomber’s player. In this case it could be 2012 Brownlow Medal winner, retried star Dustin Fletcher, 45
Can’t be him! Other guesses made have been Chris Judd, Dustin Martin, and Shane Crawford (pictured), who already appeared on the series before
ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN TV: The official clue said the male celebrity was ‘pretty brave considering he’s afraid of monsters’
ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN TV
One of the 14 stars will be a household name on Australian TV.
The official clue said the male celebrity was ‘pretty brave considering he’s afraid of monsters’.
Fans were quick to suggest it was Grant Denyer, as he was injured in a monster truck event in 2008.
Others suggested the biggest name in Aussie TV was clearly Osher Gunsberg, and with Bachelor In Paradise axed this year he has the time off to make himself available for I’m A Celebrity.
Telling hint? Fans were quick to suggest it was Grant Denyer, as he was injured in a monster truck event in 2008
From Paradise to the jungle? Others suggested the biggest name in Aussie TV was clearly Osher Gunsberg, and with Bachelor In Paradise axed this year he has the time off to make himself available for I’m A Celebrity
FUNNY LADY: There is usually always one comedian sent into the jungle for the series, and this year it appears to be a female stand-up comic
FUNNY LADY
There is usually always one comedian sent into the jungle for the series, and this year it appears to be a female stand-up comic.
The official clue read: ‘A very funny lady is heading into the Aussie jungle. This stand-up is used to things heating up.’
Fans hoped the reference to ‘heating up’ was a clue that comedian Celeste Barber would be joining the series – as she promoted her ‘hot husband’ on Instagram and raised an incredible $51.3 million for the bushfire relief this year.
‘This stand-up is used to things heating up’: Fans hoped the reference to ‘heating up’ was a clue that comedian Celeste Barber would be joining the series – as she promoted her ‘hot husband’ on Instagram and raised an incredible $51.3 million for the bushfire relief this year
International star? This month, Lindsay Lohan denied rumours she was involved in the program
INTERNATIONAL STAR
Hosts Julia Morris and Chris Brown have hinted in the trailers that there will be international guests among the cast.
However, after rumours suggested Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan would be joining the cast, the American actress spoke out.
This month, Lindsay confirmed to Abbey Mikkelsen, a producer on The Ben, Rob & Robbo Show, that she wasn’t involved in the program whatsoever.
When asked if she was entering the jungle, the Masked Singer Australia judge replied: ‘Haha who said I’m a celebrity.. get me out of there [sic]? I’ve never heard this.’
Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield has also been rumoured to be joining the cast.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns to Channel 10 on January 3, 2021
Heading to the jungle? Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield (pictured) has also been rumoured to be joining the cast