I’m A Celebrity 2026 Starts Tomorrow: Jungle Swing, Kiosk Kev’s Hotline and Everything That’s New

I’m A Celebrity 2026 starts tomorrow night – and this year’s jungle has a new swing instead of the tree house, a “jungle hotline” to Kiosk Kev and a camp rebuilt for its first ever wheelchair user. Here’s everything that’s new before Wayne Rooney and co head in.

Watch tonight: How To Survive the Jungle

Before the launch, ITV1 is showing a one-off 60-minute special at 6pm tonight to mark 25 years of the show. Ant and Dec narrate the best bits on making fire, surviving Bushtucker Trials and living with your campmates.

The 11 campmates

Wayne Rooney (former England captain), Chloe Burrows (Love Island), Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs), Joanna Page (Gavin and Stacey), Ade Adepitan MBE (Paralympian and presenter), Sharky (Beta Squad), AJ Odudu (Big Brother presenter), Jack Skipper (comedian), Leomie Anderson (model), Claire Sweeney (Brookside, Coronation Street) and Mariella Frostrup (Loose Women).

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Late arrivals usually join once the series is under way, but ITV has not announced any yet. Leigh Francis was widely tipped but is not in the confirmed line-up.

What’s new in camp?

A jungle swing replaces the old tree house. Bosses also say the route into camp will be tough, and the celebrities will not all arrive together – with a “spectacular” opening full of twists.

Kiosk Kev has a new job. His ice cream van is gone. Instead he is “working from home” on his verandah and runs a “jungle hotline”. Campmates who open a golden phone box can call Kev to order a treat, which is then locked in a red post box until they complete a task or answer his question.

A camp rebuilt for Ade Adepitan

Ade is the first wheelchair user to take part. ITV has worked with him for over a year on changes including deeper pathways, parking bays for his wheelchairs, resting spots along the paths and a stairlift to the jungle shower. There are three wheelchairs and three pairs of crutches in camp, an extra wheelchair for trials and an electric wheelchair for rough ground.

When is the final?

The series runs every night for about three weeks, with the new King or Queen of the Jungle crowned in early December.

Source: ITV.