Nicola Making The Most Of The Rain
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here bosses are holding crisis talks over the future of this series of after killer storms forced the stars to abandon the jungle camp.
A state of emergency was declared last night in Queensland, where the ITV show is based, as torrential rain, high winds and thunder storms crashing through the camp..
The celebrities were forced to seek refuge on higher ground as the shows producers ruled the site was too hazardous. And they have been forced to come up with alternative plans in case the entire set ends up being washed away.
>"If the camp floods completely, the celebrities will be taken out"
Thousands of homes have already been flooded in the area with at least two people reported to have died as a result of the storms.
With further heavy rain forecast today, TV insiders fear the show will become a total washout.
The entire site had to be rebuilt after storms destroyed it in January, and bosses fear a repeat could happen again in the middle of the series.
Producers have already had to make changes to the format after five days of foul weather.
Bushtucker Trials boss Chris Lore, told the press: "We have been hit hard this year because of the weather.
"It’s probably the hardest we’ve ever been hit .. we’ve been slammed.
"We had so much big stuff that we were due to launch the show with. But we had to reschedule because of the weather. With all the mud, there is no way we could do some of the trials."
Fans have already seen the two camp plan abandoned early, because the Away camp was on the verge of flooding amongst worries the celebs could have been injured or even washed away.
A show spokesperson said: "We always have contingency plans. The safety of the celebrities and our crew is the priority.
"If the camp floods completely, the celebrities will be taken out. But the show will not be cancelled."