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I'm A Celebrity bosses 'plan to extend show for another FIVE years as they make bid to film in jungle until 2030'
I'm A Celebrity bosses 'plan to extend show for another FIVE years as they make bid to film in jungle until 2030'

Daily Mail​

time4 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • Daily Mail​

I'm A Celebrity bosses 'plan to extend show for another FIVE years as they make bid to film in jungle until 2030'

ITV are planning for another five years of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and are reportedly in talks to film in the jungle until 2030. Bosses are said to be in negotiations with Australian authorities about securing the area of the jungle where the show is filmed. All going well, another five years would take the long-running ITV show up to its landmark 30th season. A source told The Sun: 'The production team are planning five years in advance, which is a long-term approach they haven't adapted before. 'But this is not a done deal with the local authorities and the negotiations have just started to secure the sight. 'They're not taking anything for granted but are hopeful all parties involved will be able to come to some kind of agreement.' Previously, only thee-year deals have been struck to secure the site in Murwillumbah - where I'm A Celebrity is filmed. If the show hopes to remain there until 2030, they will need the blessing of the local Tweed Shire Council. A spokesperson for the council confirmed ITV will need to seek permission to film on the site again and they don't give 'open-ended filming permissions to anyone'. The Daily Mail has contacted ITV for comment. Jimmy Bullard is reportedly the latest famous face set to take part in the upcoming All Stars version of the series. The 46-year-old former footballer is said to be returning to the jungle alongside a number of other former I'm A Celebrity contestants from previous years. The ex-Soccer AM host will be hoping to do better than his original stint in 2014, when he was the first campmate to be voted off. A source told The Sun on Sunday: 'Jimmy had a brilliant time in the original series he took part in and it really opened the door to his broadcasting career. 'He was voted off first last time and he felt he had a lot more to give. Now he's got the chance to get stuck in again, although he's a bit older so he is worried he might find it harder to rough it. 'His banter is still on top form though. Producers are hopeful he'll have a bromance with Harry Redknapp, who is also taking part.' As well as Jimmy and 2018 King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp, The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins - who lasted only three days in the jungle when she took part in the 2014 edition of the programme - and 2016's third-placed Adam Thomas are also set to take part. Adam memorably took part in a record 12 Bushtucker Trials during his time in the Australian jungle and returned to present the companion series I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp with Joel Dommett and Emily Atack in 2019. A source told The Sun: 'This will be a glorious return for Adam as he established himself as a true fan favourite through his series in camp and then on the spin-off show. 'He's stayed in the limelight, too, with Waterloo Road and then on ITV alongside brother Ryan with challenge show 99 To Beat. 'It's the perfect time for him to head back into the jungle and affirm his position as Mr Bushtucker Trial.' Also rumoured to be taking part in this year's All Star's series is Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt, who won I'm A Celeb in 2016. She is reportedly keen to take part now that she is a mum to show her young son how brave she can be. Ant and Dec's return as hosts was confirmed in February, with filming due to take place in South Africa later this year. Unlike in the main series, participants are not battling to become king or queen of the jungle, but instead they will simply be crowned 'Legend'. The first legends series aired in 2023 and saw the returns of former campmates Myleene Klass, Helen Flanagan and Jordan Banjo. A source said: 'That was one of the biggest entertainment shows of the year averaging 5.2million views across its consecutive weeknight run. 'We're very excited about bringing back campmates from over the years in a brand-new setting in South Africa.'

Tweed wildlife rescuer incubates loggerhead turtle eggs at home
Tweed wildlife rescuer incubates loggerhead turtle eggs at home

ABC News

time30-05-2025

  • General
  • ABC News

Tweed wildlife rescuer incubates loggerhead turtle eggs at home

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred bore down on the east coast in early March, wildlife rescuers in northern NSW worked painstakingly to move more than 1,000 endangered loggerhead turtle eggs out of harm's way. It was a story covered on ABC radio at the time, with the eggs taken to be incubated. Now the last nest has hatched, the Australian Seabird and Turtle Rescue (ASTR) has revealed a detail it was keeping secret: the eggs were incubated at the home of a staff member. "I was in an area that I wouldn't get flooded, I was hopeful I wouldn't lose power," assistant general manager Amanda Philp said. "Other people that may have been able to take them on were in areas where they would have been flooded." Ms Philp said she had not previously told people about keeping the eggs at home in the Tweed Shire as a safety precaution. A marine biologist and licensed rescuer, she was given permission by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to incubate the eggs at home because the ASTR base in Ballina was at risk of being isolated and losing power during cyclone-induced flooding. "The preference is always to leave the eggs in situ [on the beach], that's the best spot for them," NPWS marine team leader Duane March said. "But if they are at imminent risk of inundation from wash over and that sort of stuff, then then we will step in and take action." The rescue operation required the team to build makeshift incubators. "We had six incubators, so two of them were quite large ones, and then there were four additional eskies that we actually had to make because we just didn't have enough to deal with all these eggs," Ms Philp said. "My whole spare room looked like the beach." Ms Philp said the eggs required constant monitoring, which she juggled around her full-time work. "Prior to going to work, I would check the temperatures, ensure there's no turtles emerging and if so, just see where they're at in their progression," she said. "Then after work, I would again have to check those temperatures. "We also had data loggers that monitor the temperature throughout the process." Ms Philp said she sent that information to the NSW TurtleWatch project officer, who could calculate how far along they were. She said six of the seven nests achieved a successful hatch rate between 75 and 95 per cent, similar to the levels typically seen in nature. "We are extremely proud of that, considering we moved them in such a critical stage of their development," she said. The final nest to hatch had a success rate of about 35 per cent, but was inundated by waves before it was removed from the beach. After hatching, each nest was taken to its original beach for the hatchlings to be released, from Fingal Head down to Lennox Head. Sea turtles are among the species that will return to their hatching location once matured in order to breed and lay their own eggs. Ms Philp said if the hatchlings survived, they would return in 20 to 30 years. "We're definitely seeing changes in nesting patterns in different species of sea turtles in response to different climate conditions," Mr March said. "In the short term, [the incubation process] meant that we saved these critters, and hopefully in the long term it means that we've got a bit more kind of climate redundancy for them. "When these little critters come out of those incubators and they get down to the beach and make that swim ... off into the big blue, it's awesome to be part of that."

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