ITV I’m A Celebrity’s darkest secrets – bold escapes, secret meltdowns and broken rules

Some of the biggest dramas on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here aren’t actually shown to the public.

You would think there was nowhere to hide in the notorious ITV jungle, but there are many scenes that never make it on television because cameras cover every inch of the camp. According to former campmates, rules are often broken and meltdowns are aplenty.

We examine some of the darkest backstage secrets and dramatic moments that viewers have missed over the years, including sex confessions, smuggled goods, and one actor who even had to be sedated.

Begging for meals

Before signing up for the ITV show, the actors from I’m A Celeb receive a “talk of doom” before being given the necessary information. The film crew is frequently forced to fend for themselves by begging for food, but more often than not these strict rations come as a shock.

“People start getting hungry, then if it rains people start getting moody”, 2014 campmate Jake Quickenden once told The Sun, admitting he tried to scrounge food. Explaining how the crew are banned from helping, he continued: “Even when you walk into trials the cameramen don’t speak to you. That shut out the world around you. One of them was eating a Tic Tac and I said: ‘ Mate, I couldn’t have a Tic Tac could I? ‘ And he was like: ‘ I can’t give you a Tic Tac, I’ll get sacked'”.

Smuggled goods

No food items are permitted, just one luxury item, like a pillow or a photo. Hugo Taylor, the 2012 star, stowed a bag of salt and pepper sachets in his backpack, breaking the law.

In 2013, model Amy Willerton was able to sneak in an entire bag of makeup and survive for a whopping ten days. And TV chef Gino D’Acampo stuffed his pillow full of illegal goods. “I stuffed it with a lot of salt, sugar, four different teas and 10 sachets of coffee”, he said. It was also present in my shoes. I thought, ‘ If the security guys catch the stuff in the pillow, I still have the stuff in the shoes'”.

Georgia Toffolo, a 2017 star, was allowed to apply concealer once per day to cover her acne, despite the makeup ban. Because Georgia’s skin is sensitive to sun, it has always had issues, according to a source. “She’s been allowed access to concealer on medical grounds. It’s annoyed other female campmates who are jealous”.

Weird things are happening.

Hugo added that camp members vowed to put their vows to the grave after experiencing extreme hunger in some “very strange happenings” there. He claimed that there were some incredibly strange things that the jungle had that he had never and probably never will have spoken about.

“Things happened off camera because people had no food, because there was no food, or because they had specific requirements for their diets or medication intake. Some people stopped]taking] their medication which caused real problems. Which was never televised. That’s our jungle secret”.

Brian Conley, a comedian in the same year, quit after ten days because he was exhausted and malnourished, ending up in a sedated state. Despite producers’ demands, he claimed he stopped taking his anti-depressants. At the time, Brian said: “It was bad, because it was out of my control and it was their decision. I couldn’t lie to them. I’ve taken these tablets for 15 years.

I’m very proud that I kept my guns and said, “Well, I have to go.” I feel very proud that I didn’t saunter out and walk straight into the Versace]hotel] – that I had to be sedated because of exhaustion.

You’re looking at someone who doesn’t need anti-depressants, and I’m very proud that I made it, “and I think that’s because I did.” ITV is a large, multinational corporation that needs to execute their plans, and I have to bring these tablets in.

Escape bids

For the safety of the contestants, a security boundary circles the camp’s perimeter. However, Jake and Jimmy Bullard once attempted to escape after being caught in the act and taken back to camp.

“Me and Jimmy, actually one day did a runner and wanted to see how far we could get”, Jake previously recalled. “And we got that far that we actually saw somebody, and he was full camouflage, under a bush, with a net, under a netted bush kind of thing. He just popped out and said: ‘ Go back to camp. ‘ We returned to camp after we s**t ourselves. Then, we were called back into Bushtelegraph and terminated.

Sex confessions

The campmates frequently share more than they want because they have nothing to do but squabble and chat. And some of it is so NSFW that producers are forced to cut it, such as when Jorgie Porter discussed having sex with herself. In 2015 the Hollyoaks star made a steamy confession about “self-love” but only a snippet was shown on screen of her admitting, “I’m gonna regret that”.

Secret vitamins

If the celebrities leave the challenges with no food, they must rely on rice and beans for their daily needs. And producers had to step in and provide vitamins to campmates because they were so hungry, Hugo claimed to Cosmopolitan.

“At one point it was so bad, no one was doing anything. People were just wasting away, lying down doing nothing because they literally couldn’t move”, he said. “Producers brought a bag of orange powder that contained electrolytes. I mixed some of it with my beverage, and it felt like pure adrenaline. I immediately crashed afterward. But they were like, ‘ We have to give them something. ‘”

Modesty smock

Contestants in series one now receive what is essentially a sheet with a hole for a head so they can get changed without flashing their bits in response to complaints about a lack of privacy. Co-creator and executive producer Richard Cowles said: “I invented what I called a ‘ modesty smock ‘ – basically, a sheet with a hole to put your head through. It turns out to be exactly what they desired. We’ve used it ever since, and the design hasn’t changed. However, not everyone wants to “spare their blushes”!

*I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here finishes tonight at 9pm on ITV

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Source: Mirror