I’m a ghost... get me out of here! ITV moves hit show to ‘haunted’ castle
IT has already said that the coronavirus pandemic meant I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! was abandoning the Australian jungle.
So ITV has chosen a new location that is still creepy, even if there are fewer crawlies.
For it seems that instead of spiders and snakes, this year’s contestants will have to brave ghouls and ghosts.
The 20th series of the hit show will be based in a 200-year-old castle in North Wales, it was reported yesterday. Grade I- listed Gwrych Castle is believed to be haunted by a number of spirits, including a previous owner, Winifred, Countess of Dundonald, who died in 1924.
It is said that she is angry at her husband, who removed all the valuables after her death.
The castle website says other ghosts claimed to appear include gamekeepers, servants and Lord Dundonald.
ITV bosses have paid almost £1million acre site, according to take over to The the 250- Sun on Sunday.
A source told the newspaper: ‘The bushtucker trial crew, who work tirelessly all year round, have been working overtime to come up with some terrifying new trials and challenges.
‘It’s a brilliant move for viewers, as celebs will have no idea what to expect.’
It is believed that the trials in the series, which is due to start in November, will have a medieval theme. ITV is yet to confirm the new location. Gwrych Castle, near Abergele in Comwy, was built by the Countess of Dundonald’s grandfather in the early 19th century. The countess left the castle in her will to George V and the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII. However, the gift was refused and the castle passed to the Order of Saint John. In 1928, it was bought back by her husband, who died in 1935. During the war, the Government 200 It was Jewish used subsequently refugees. the castle to house opened to the tournaments public and and used medieval for jousting banquets until 1985, when it was bought by a US businessman. It was looted, vandalised and fell into disrepair – some parts are still said to be unsafe. It was also used as a film set. In 2018, the property was purchased by Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust, which is raising money to restore it.