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I’M A CELEBSKI...

Polish castle to host global versions of hit reality show

- BY TOM BRYANT Head of Showbiz tom.bryant@mirror.co.uk @MirrorTom

I’M Celebrity bosses are planning to recreate their Welsh castle… in Poland.

ITV Studios have found a fortress in the eastern European country that will be a permanent home for internatio­nal versions of the show.

Its location is a secret, but two other countries have already said they want to stage their version of the show there.

I’m A Celeb is produced in 10 nations, including Australia, Denmark, Germany and India.

In December, Covid rules meant bosses had to move filming from Australia, to Gwrych Castle in Abergele, Conwy.

Foreign TV chiefs were impressed by the subsequent monster ratings. ITV chief exec Dame Carolyn McCall has said she wants to hold this year’s series Down Under, if possible.

Ant McPartlin, who presents the show with Declan Donnelly, has told how he would be happy to return to Wales, but added: “We’d miss the sunshine.”

HE’S OUT Snail is told bad news by presenter

Not often is there a true TV event you just don’t want to miss – a revelation so shocking you know it’ll be hard to forget.

This week, of course, that moment came from across the pond (cough, cough*) in sunny California, courtesy of one of the world’s biggest stars.

It was a moment where we finally saw them for who they really were, the real star behind the pasted-on smile and tough outer shell.

Yes, I’m talking about the big one...

Kermit the Frog being revealed as the Snail.

Yep – The Masked Singer US this week unmasked one of its singing puppets as an actual

And the even bigger shock was that Kermit went out first, despite 50 years of singing “It’s Not Easy Being Green”.

“I’m never going to hear the end of this from Miss Piggy,” he told an open-mouthed panel.

Don’t worry Kermy, a Big little Bird told me she once tanked an audition for Babe... for being too hammy. NEXT WEEK: More puppet exposes: Could new pictures unmask the real Stig as another silent star?

And proof Bill and Ben went to the dark side – after being caught with a Little Weed.

 ??  ?? RATINGS HIT Gwrych Castle
RATINGS HIT Gwrych Castle
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SHELL SHOCKED Kermit unveiled in week one
Muppet. SHELL SHOCKED Kermit unveiled in week one
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 ??  ?? *It’s just a frog in my throat, ahem
*It’s just a frog in my throat, ahem
 ??  ?? GREEN FINGERED He’s out
GREEN FINGERED He’s out
 ??  ?? Niecy Nash
Niecy Nash
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