I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! returned for its twenty-second series on 6 November 2022 on ITV. The series returned to Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, for the first time since 2019, following the easing of travel restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Ant & Dec returned to present the series.
On 27 November, Jill Scott was crowned the new queen of the jungle, with Owen Warner finishing in second place and Matt Hancock in third place.
Seann Walsh would return to the series four years later to participate in the second series of I'm a Celebrity... South Africa alongside other former contestants to try become the second I'm a Celebrity legend. He was the first celebrity to be eliminated.
Production Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the twentieth and twenty-first series were filmed at Gwrych Castle in Abergele, Wales. Following the conclusion of the latter, media speculation began as to whether the series would return to Australia. It was also confirmed that ITV would film an "All-Stars" series in South Africa, featuring former campmates and scheduled to air in 2023. However, it was stated that this series would be aired as a backup option if the show was unable to return to Australia during the regular November period.
In August 2022, it was confirmed that the series would return to Australia for the first time since the nineteenth series. Prior to the series, it was announced that Bob McCarron, known informally as "Medic Bob", who had been the show's medic since its inception, would not be returning to the series. McCarron did not appear in the 2020 and 2021 series due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
On 7 October 2022, ITV released the first trailer for the series, a ten-second teaser featuring a helicopter flying through the sky on the way to Australia, as Donnelly exclaims "Where is the luggage going?" with McPartlin replying "It's meeting us there". A full-length trailer was released a week later, depicting Ant & Dec parachuting out of a helicopter into the jungle surrounded by camp essentials.
The series began on 6 November, 2 weeks earlier than usual due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Celebrities The line-up was announced by ITV on 31 October 2022. The following day, it was confirmed that Conservative Party politician Matt Hancock would be joining the line-up as a late arrival, a decision that was widely criticised by the media and ultimately led to his suspension from the Conservative parliamentary group and its whip. Stand-up comedian Seann Walsh was later confirmed as the second late arrival and entered the jungle alongside Hancock on 8 November.
On 7 November, television personality Olivia Attwood was forced to withdraw from the series for medical reasons, with a spokesperson stating that "the medical team has advised it is not safe for [Attwood] to return to camp as there needs to be further investigation." Attwood later confirmed that she had been forced to leave after undergoing blood tests which determined she was anaemic.
Celebrity Known for StatusJill ScottFormer England footballerWinneron 27 November 2022 Owen Warner Hollyoaks actorRunner-upon 27 November 2022 Matt Hancock Conservative Party politician Third placeon 27 November 2022 Mike Tindall Former England rugby player Eliminated 8thon 26 November 2022 Seann Walsh Stand-up comedianEliminated 7thon 25 November 2022 Chris Moyles Radio & television presenterEliminated 6thon 24 November 2022 Babatunde Aléshé Actor & comedianEliminated 5thon 23 November 2022 Boy George Culture Club singerEliminated 4thon 22 November 2022 Sue Cleaver Coronation Street actressEliminated 3rdon 21 November 2022 Scarlette Douglas Former A Place in the Sun presenterEliminated 2ndon 20 November 2022 Charlene White ITV News & Loose Women presenterEliminated 1ston 18 November 2022 Olivia Attwood Television personality & Love Island 3 star Withdrewon 7 November 2022
Results and elimination Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the vote Indicates that the celebrity received the most votes from the public, and was crowned the winner Indicates that the celebrity received the 2nd most votes from the public, and was the runner up. Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was eliminated immediately (no bottom two) Indicates that the celebrity was named as being in the bottom two Indicates that the celebrity withdrew from the competition
+Daily results per celebrityCelebrityDay 13Day 15Day 16Day 17Day 18Day 19Day 20Day 21Day 22Number of TrialsNumber of DOW ChallengesRound 1Round 2 Jill Safe SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe1st47.29%Winner57.66%84 Owen Safe SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafe2nd30.99%Runner up42.34%95 Matt Safe SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rd21.72%Eliminated(Day 22)103 Mike Safe SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4thEliminated(Day 21)64 Seann Safe SafeSafeSafeBottom twoBottom two5thEliminated(Day 20)33 Chris Safe SafeSafeBottom two Safe6thEliminated(Day 19)53 BabatúndéSafeBottom twoSafeSafe7thEliminated(Day 18)63 Safe SafeBottom two8thEliminated(Day 17)60 Sue Bottom twoSafe9thEliminated(Day 16)31 ScarletteSafe10thEliminated(Day 15)31 Charlene11thEliminated(Day 13)31 Withdrew(Day 2)10 Notes None 1Bottom two(named in)Charlene,SueBabatúndé,ScarletteSueChrisBabatúndé,SeannChris,SeannOwen,SeannNone Eliminated CharleneFewest votesto save ScarletteFewest votesto save SueFewest votesto save Boy GeorgeFewest votesto save BabatúndéFewest votesto save ChrisFewest votesto save SeannFewest votesto save MikeFewest votesto save Matt21.72%to winOwen42.34%to winJill57.66%to win
The public voted for who they wanted to win, rather than save.
Bushtucker trials The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. These trials aim to test both physical and mental abilities. The winner is usually determined by the number of stars collected during the trial, with each star representing a meal earned by the winning contestant for their fellow campmates.
The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial The contestants decided who would face the trial The trial was compulsory and neither the public nor celebrities decided who took part
Trialnumber Air date Name of trial Celebrityparticipation Winner/Number of stars Notes 1 6 November Walk the Plank BabatúndéCharleneJill rowspan="2" 2 Critter Cruise MikeOwenSue 3 7 November HMS Drown Under Boy GeorgeOlivia 2 ChrisScarlette 4 8 November Horrifying Heights Babatúndé 3 5 9 November Beastly Burrows MattSeann 6 10 November Tentacles of Terror Matt 4 7 11 November La Cucaracha Café Boy GeorgeMatt 5 8 12 November Who Wants to Look Silly on Air? MattOwen rowspan="4" 9 13 November House of Horrors Matt 10 14 November Deserted Down Under Matt 11 15 November Angel of Agony BábatundéBoy GeorgeChris 12 16 November Boiling Point Chris 4 13 17 November The Scare Ground JillMikeOwen JillMattSue 6 14 17 November The Jungle On Sea BabatúndéScarletteOwen 7 15 18 November The Watery Grave Boy George Charlene 4 16 19 November Partners in Grime Babatúndé Boy George Chris Jill MattMike Owen Scarlette Seann Sue rowspan="8" 17 20 November Speak Uneasy JillMike18 21 November Boiling Point: The Return Owen19 22 November Grot Yoga Boy GeorgeMikeSeann20 23 November Critty Critty Fang Fang Jill21 24 November Savage Sorting OfficeChrisOwen22 25 November Fallen Stars MattMike 23 26 November Celebrity Cyclone JillMattMikeOwen 24 27 November Rat Race Jill825 Bushtucker Bonanza Owen26 Flood Your Face Matt
A public vote opened a week before the series began, to determine who would become Jungle VIPs (Very Isolated People); these were ultimately Olivia and Boy George, who each had to choose a plus one to accompany them, and they chose Chris and Scarlette respectively. They spent the first night on a deserted island, away from the main camp, and ultimately faced the first Trial. Boy George, Mike and Sue were exempt from this Trial. Babatúndé was exempt from this Trial. Sue was exempt from this Trial. For this Trial, the celebs were competing to win balls, rather than stars, to see which 3 celebs will win a luxury BBQ on the beach. Jill, Matt and Sue's balls were drawn. For this Trial, three celebrities were chosen at random from the tombola by Ant & Dec. For this Trial, each celebrity were competing for starters, main courses, desserts, drinks, and treats of their choice.
Star count Celebrity Number of stars earned Percentage Charlene White 28% Olivia Attwood 80% Sue Cleaver 100% Chris Moyles 48% Seann Walsh 82% Scarlette Douglas 93% Babatúndé Aléshé 78% Jill Scott 97% Mike Tindall 97% Boy George 78% Owen Warner 80% Matt Hancock 80%
Deals on Wheels challenges As well as competing in the Bushtucker trials, celebrities have to complete in 'Deals on Wheels challenges' (formerly 'Dingo Dollar Challenges') in order to earn treats for the camp. At least two celebrities are chosen to compete in the challenge. These are often mental challenges, rather than challenges including critters. They must complete the challenge they have been given in order to win 'Dingo Dollars'.
After completion of the challenge, the celebrities will take the Dingo Dollars and purchase a snack option (formerly campmates were able to pick between two options) from Kiosk Kev (Mark Herlaar), who rides in on a bicycle. Before they are allowed to take the prize, the other celebrities back at the living quarters must answer a trivia question. If they get the question right, they will earn the treat, but if they get it wrong, the celebrities will go back empty-handed.
The celebrities got the question correct The celebrities got the question wrong No question was given, as the celebrities failed to complete the challenge in time. No question was asked
Episode Air date Celebrities Prize Notes 2 8 November JillOwen Custard Creams rowspan="3" 5 11 November BábatundéMike Nachos with guacamole 6 12 November ChrisJillSue Popcorn 8 14 November OwenScarlette 9 9 15 November CharleneMikeSeann Jelly BabiesRowspan=7 12 18 November BabatúndéChris Chocolate 13 19 November MattOwen Cheese & Biscuits 15 21 November BabatúndéSeann Love Hearts 16 22 November ChrisOwen Brownies & the result to the England v Iran World Cup match 17 23 November MikeMatt Chocolate Chip Cookies 18 24 November JillSeann Mars Bars2026 November JillMattMikeOwen Brownies,Cheese & Crackers,Chocolate,Nachos with guacamole 10
As Owen and Scarlette failed to complete the challenge within the time limit, they failed the task, meaning they did not win the dollars and therefore no question was asked. This was not a traditional challenge and did not feature Kiosk Kev, but rather the remaining celebrities having to attribute quotes that had been said during the series to a contestant. The celebrities matched all quotes correctly and therefore won portions of treats that had not been previously won.
Ratings Official ratings are taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.
Episode Air date Official rating (millions incl. HD & +1) Weekly rank for all UK TV channels 1 6 November 12.34 1 2 7 November 11.55 2 3 8 November 11.44 3 4 9 November 11.74 1 5 10 November 11.05 6 6 11 November 11.14 5 7 12 November 10.36 7 8 13 November 11.16 4 9 14 November 11.01 1 10 15 November 10.74 2 11 16 November 10.73 3 12 17 November 10.50 6 13 18 November 10.43 7 14 19 November 10.54 5 15 20 November 10.60 4 16 21 November 10.99 3 17 22 November 10.28 6 18 23 November 10.17 7 19 24 November 10.10 8 20 25 November 10.99 4 21 26 November 10.95 5 22 27 November 11.87 2 Series average 2022 10.94 Coming Out 1 December 6.84 5
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