From lying in a box filled with snakes, to drinking a cocktail of pig penises, this year’s Bushtucker Trials have been as exciting and scary as ever. I’m A Celebrity contestants always dread the bug-infested tasks but are they tried out before the celebrities arrive Down Under?
Are the Bushtucker Trials in I’m A Celebrity tested before the show?
The show kicked off once again on ITV earlier this month and already the celebrities have faced some of the most popular trials including an eating challenge and the skydive.
Some contestants are taking to jungle life better than others but so far, so good as they continue to win the majority of the stars up for grabs.
But are the trials tried before the ITV show begins?
Yes, all of the trials are tested prior to the show’s start date and it is the staff who are the guinea pigs.
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Throughout the show’s 18-year history, the crew behind the camera have been testing out the trials before the celebrities.
According to Buzzfeed, they “spend three days pretending to be the celebrities the week before the show goes live to make sure everything is working correctly.
“They do the trials and eat the same food like it’s the real thing.”
This is all to ensure the challenges are possible and safe to do.
I’m A Celebrity’s first aider Bob McCarron, better known as Medic Bob, works seven days a week when the ITV show is on.
He has dealt with thousands of injuries since the series began, both during and away from the Bushtucker Trials.
He told The Sun: “We treat an average of 30 cases a day in clinic. There are pretty much snake sightings every day.”
There have been plenty of memorable medical moments in I’m A Celebrity’s history.
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In 2013, presenter Matthew Wright had an insect stuck in his ear following a trial but thankfully, Medic Bob was on hand to pull it out with tweezers.
Health guru Gillian McKeith also fainted in 2010 after she faced a burial challenge with rats.
Who could forget though the time when Olympian Fatima Whitbread blew a cockroach out of her nostril while a tree branch almost fell on her in 2011.
But falling tree branches is a far more common danger than you would initially think.
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Speaking to The Mirror about Fatima’s near miss, Trials Producer Kevin O’Brien said: “The no.1 killer in the Aussie rainforest is falling branches.
“We were standing in this tiny clearing with Medic Bob poking around up Fatima’s nose when we heard this almighty crack.
“This massive branch slams down just inches from where we are standing.”
As of November 25, Coronation Street actor Andy Whyment is the bookies’ favourite to win the show according to Ladbrokes with 5/2 odds.
He is closely followed by ex-Eastenders star Jacqueline Jossa with 3/1 and then Radio One DJ Roman Kemp with 7/2.
I’m A Celebrity 2019 continues every day on ITV.
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