27-05-2025
Major change coming to new season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! after host Robert Irwin enjoyed a wild night out in Vegas
Fans of I'm A Me Out Of Here! should brace themselves for some major changes.
According to Seven News' Inside Media, the popular reality series will be switching up their live formats to pre-recorded.
It was reported the reason for the switch was a 'drastically' reduced budget for the Channel 10 show.
The series, hosted by Robert Irwin and Julia Morris, employs local and Australian production staff, with live crosses and hosting scenes edited together in real-time.
Under the new format, the 2026 season will be filmed in full before going to air, bringing the show in line with international versions of the series.
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This effectively means that a smaller production crew will be bringing the show to screens, with a post-production crew not required under the new format.
It is reported that crew are 'not happy' with the changes as the new schedule does not allow for time off.
One of the biggest components of the series that is sure to be affected by the change is the live voting.
Previously viewers would vote on who competes in the following 'tucker trial' and who would be the next celebrity to exit the jungle.
The engagement that live voting engendered will be sorely missing from the 2026 series if scrapped altogether.
Cost-cutting measures were evident during the 2025 season, with Inside Media reporting back in February three alternate endings were filmed for the series finale.
The three endings featured each of the top three contestants, allowing crew to call time on the series days before the eventual winner, Sam Thaiday, was crowned via public vote.
A production insider revealed to Daily Mail Australia in March that 'number crunchers' have been looking at a raft of cost-cutting measures to ensure the survival of the flagship Ten reality series.
'The budget has been drastically affected in the last few years and executives are at it again crunching the numbers, with the Network Ten making some drastic decisions to keep the show on air,' the insider claimed.
It was also claimed that the upcoming series has been facing some setbacks due to 'budget issues' and everyone has been affected by the 'tightening of the belt'.
'Let's just say that a few people known for their previous demands were not happy,' the insider said.
'Ten doesn't have the budget they once had and some of the long-standing crew and Julia Morris have noticed that the 11th series is far from the "big budget production" it once was.'
It comes during a period of downturn, with Network Ten reporting a staggering $322 million loss in the 12 months to December 31 2023 - the most recent figures available.
This, the Australian Financial Review reported, was in stark contrast to the previous year, which saw a $42.2 million profit.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Ten for comment.
The claims come after host Robert enjoyed quite the big night out in Las Vegas recently.
The Wildlife Warrior, 21, travelled to Las Vegas with his mum Terri and sister Bindi to host the annual Steve Irwin Gala.
But Robert allegedly landed himself in hot water with his mother after enjoying a night out during the trip.
A source close to the family told Daily Mail Australia that Terri was 'deeply disappointed' in her son's antics after photos surfaced of him with a mystery blonde bombshell.
'Terri doesn't care who the girl is. She just thinks the whole thing looks really bad, especially with Robert about to appear on the US version of Dancing with the Stars,' the insider said.
Robert's trip to Las Vegas was only meant to include the Steve Irwin Gala on May 10, but things took a turn when his sister Bindi suffered a ruptured appendix and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
Both Terri and Bindi were forced to pull out of the gala at the last minute and Robert was left to his own devices and made the most of his freedom.
'While the cat's away, the mice will play. Robert doesn't usually get much downtime, so he let his hair down,' the source added.
