Does I’m A Celebrity Start Tonight? 2026 Launch Date, Time and Tonight’s Jungle Special

Updated 15 Nov 2026, 10:43 · First published 15 Nov 2026

I’m A Celebrity 2026 does not start tonight – the new series launches tomorrow, Monday 16 November, at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX. But fans can get in the mood tonight with a 25th-anniversary special, How To Survive the Jungle, at 6pm.

Who is going into the jungle?

ITV has confirmed 11 campmates: Wayne Rooney, AJ Odudu, Ricky Wilson, Chloe Burrows, Ade Adepitan, Mariella Frostrup, Sharky, Claire Sweeney, Jack Skipper, Joanna Page and Leomie Anderson. Leigh Francis, better known as Keith Lemon, has been reported as a possible late arrival.

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What’s new this year?

Paralympian and TV presenter Ade Adepitan will be the first wheelchair user to enter the jungle. The camp has been adapted for him, with deeper pathways, a stairlift to the shower and extra wheelchairs.

Campmates will arrive in separate groups this year. Kiosk Kev is now working from home instead of from his ice cream van, and Deals on Wheels has been replaced by the Jungle Hotline – campmates unlock a golden phone box to order a treat, then must complete a task to win it.

Source: ITV.