I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 23
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
|---|---|
| Series 23 | |
| Presented by | Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly |
| No. of days | 23 |
| No. of castaways | 12 |
| Winner | Sam Thompson |
| Runner-up | Tony Bellew |
| Location | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV1 |
| Original release | 19 November – 10 December 2023 |
| Series chronology | |
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! returned for its twenty-third series on 19 November 2023 on ITV.[1] The series was filmed in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, with Ant & Dec returning to present the series.
On 10 December 2023, Sam Thompson was declared the winner of the series, and ultimately the new "King of the Jungle", with Tony Bellew and Nigel Farage finishing in second and third place respectively.[2]
Production[edit]
Following the conclusion of the twenty-second series, ITV confirmed an "All-Stars" series I'm a Celebrity...South Africa featuring previous contestants, which aired earlier in 2023 and was won by Myleene Klass.[3][4] The first trailer for the twenty-third series aired in October 2023, which featured a ten-second clip of presenters Ant & Dec working at a luxury "Jungle Retreat" and with an added voiceover speaking the words "Come away with us [to the Jungle Retreat]".[5]
A further extended trailer was released a week later, teasing the series as a peaceful and relaxing setting fit for a celebrity with Ant & Dec undertaking jobs such as pouring mealworms into a bath.[6][7] It also included a voiceover describing the eating trials as "exotic cuisine" and enticing celebrities to join the "ultimate jungle experience".[8] The trailer also features a five-star "Jungle Retreat" sign as well as an aerial view of the beach overseeing Ant & Dec writing the words "Get Me Out of He[re]" in the sand.[9][10][11]
Celebrities[edit]
The original line-up was announced by ITV on 13 November 2023.[12][13] On 22 November 2023, Frankie Dettori and Tony Bellew were confirmed as this year's late arrivals.[14][15] Grace Dent and Jamie Lynn Spears both withdrew from the series due to "medical grounds" on 27 and 29 November respectively.[16][17]
The series had the second all male final in the show’s history, the first being the fourth series in 2004.[18]
| Celebrity | Known for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Thompson | TV personality & radio presenter | Winner on 10 December 2023 |
| Tony Bellew | Former professional boxer | Runner-up on 10 December 2023 |
| Nigel Farage | Former UKIP politician & broadcaster | Third place on 10 December 2023 |
| Josie Gibson | This Morning presenter | Eliminated 7th on 9 December 2023 |
| Marvin Humes | JLS singer & presenter | Eliminated 6th on 8 December 2023 |
| Danielle Harold | Former EastEnders actress | Eliminated 5th on 7 December 2023 |
| Nick Pickard | Hollyoaks actor | Eliminated 4th on 6 December 2023 |
| Fred Sirieix | First Dates maître d'hôtel | Eliminated 3rd on 5 December 2023 |
| Nella Rose | YouTube personality | Eliminated 2nd on 4 December 2023 |
| Frankie Dettori | Horse racing jockey | Eliminated 1st on 3 December 2023 |
| Jamie Lynn Spears | Zoey 101 actress & singer | Withdrew on 29 November 2023 |
| Grace Dent | Columnist & restaurant critic | Withdrew on 27 November 2023 |
Results and elimination[edit]
- 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 most votes from the public
- 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
| Celebrity | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 | Day 21 | Day 22 | Trials | Deals on Wheels challenges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||||
| Sam | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 1st 43.35% |
1st 56.64% |
9 | 2 | |
| Tony | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | 2nd 30.87% |
2nd 43.36% |
8 | 2 | |
| Nigel | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd 25.78% |
Eliminated (Day 22) |
9 | 2 | |
| Josie | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | 4th | Eliminated (Day 21) |
4 | 4 | ||
| Marvin | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th | Eliminated (Day 20) |
7 | 0 | |||
| Danielle | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (Day 19) |
4 | 1 | ||||
| Nick | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th | Eliminated (Day 18) |
5 | 2 | |||||
| Fred | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (Day 17) |
5 | 1 | ||||||
| Nella | Bottom two | 9th | Eliminated (Day 16) |
8 | 0 | |||||||
| Frankie | 10th | Eliminated (Day 15) |
3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jamie Lynn | Withdrew (Day 11) |
3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grace | Withdrew (Day 9) |
3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | 1 | ||||||||||
| Bottom two (named in) |
Frankie, Nella |
Marvin, Nella |
Danielle, Fred |
Josie, Nick |
Danielle, Tony |
Josie, Marvin |
None | |||||
| Eliminated | Frankie Fewest votes to save |
Nella Fewest votes to save |
Fred Fewest votes to save |
Nick Fewest votes to save |
Danielle Fewest votes to save |
Marvin Fewest votes to save |
Josie Fewest votes to save |
Nigel 25.78% (out of 3) |
Tony 43.36% (out of 2) | |||
| Sam 56.64% to win | ||||||||||||
- ^Note 1: The public voted for who they wanted to win, rather than save.
Bushtucker trials[edit]
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.[19]
- 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
| Trial number |
Air date | Name of trial | Celebrity participation |
Winners/ Number of stars |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November | Pole Position | Danielle Fred Grace Sam |
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| 2 | Temple of Doom | Jamie Lynn Marvin Nick |
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| 3 | 20 November | Jungle Pizzeria | Nella Nigel |
 
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| 4 | 21 November | No Time To Cry | Nella |
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| 5 | 22 November | Climb of Cruelty | Jamie Lynn |
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1 |
| 6 | 23 November | The Scarena: Locker Shocker | Danielle Fred Grace Jamie Lynn Josie Marvin Nella Nick Nigel Sam |
Danielle Fred Jamie Lynn Nella Sam |
2 |
| 7 | The Scarena: Don't Drop the Ball | Frankie Tony |
Frankie | 3 | |
| 8 | 24 November | The Scarena: Touchdown of Terror | Grace Nella |
Grace Nigel |
4 5 |
| Nigel Sam | |||||
| 9 | 25 November | The Scarena: Down Your Sorrows | Nigel Tony |
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6 |
| 10 | 26 November | Fishy Business | Nella Sam |
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— |
| 11 | 27 November | Down the Tubes | Danielle Josie |
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7 8 |
| 12 | 28 November | Misery Motel | Marvin Sam Tony |
 
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9 |
| 13 | 28 November | Misery Motel: Dreaded Beds | Frankie Nella |
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9 10 |
| 14 | 29 November | In Too Deep | Nick Nigel |
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11 |
| 15 | 30 November | Barbaric Barbershop | Danielle Frankie Fred Josie Marvin |
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| 16 | 1 December | Grim Gutter | Nella Nick Nigel Sam Tony |
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| 17 | 2 December | Eaten Alive | Tony |
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12 |
| 18 | 3 December | Fright at the Museum | Nella |
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| 19 | 4 December | Celebrity Distressing Rooms | Fred |
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| 20 | 5 December | Fly on the Wall | Fred Marvin |
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13 |
| 21 | 6 December | Critter Mixer | Marvin Nick Tony |
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| 22 | 7 December | No Time to Cry, Cry Harder | Sam |
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| 23 | 8 December | Have Yourself a Grotty Little Christmas | Marvin Nigel |
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| 24 | 9 December | Celebrity Cyclone | Josie Nigel Sam Tony |
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| 25 | 10 December | Stakeout | Tony |
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14 |
| 26 | Bushtucker Bonanza | Sam |
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| 27 | Panic Pit | Nigel |
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- ^Note 1: Nella and Nigel were excluded from this trial on medical grounds.
- ^Note 2: Celebrities are competing against each other. The first five celebrities to complete the trial, would return to Main Camp.
- ^Note 3: Celebrities are competing head-to-head in order to "coach" the winning team, the winners of the previous trial, and go to Main Camp.
- ^Note 4: Frankie and Tony were excluded from this trial on the basis of being coaches.
- ^Note 5: The coaches chose an additional campmate to compete alongside those chosen by the public.
- ^Note 6: Danielle, Frankie, Fred, Jamie Lynn, Nella and Sam were excluded from this trial as they were in the winning Play-offs team.
- ^Note 7: Nella, Nigel and Tony were excluded from this trial on medical grounds.
- ^Note 8: As Grace was unable to participate in the trial due to medical reasons, Danielle, who received the third highest number of votes, took part instead.
- ^Note 9: Instead of competing for stars, the celebrities competed for coins.
- ^Note 10: Due to already participating in the Misery Motel, Marvin, Sam and Tony were excluded from this trial.
- ^Note 11: Although eligible to be voted for the trial, at the time of the reveal, Nella was being seen by a medic and was therefore unable to take part and votes cast for her were subsequently voided.
- ^Note 12: Nella was excluded from this trial on medical grounds.
- ^Note 13: Nigel was excluded from this trial on medical grounds.
- ^Note 14: For this Trial, each celebrity were competing for starters, main courses, desserts, drinks, and treats of their choice.
Star count[edit]
| Celebrity | Number of stars earned | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Thompson |  
|
85% |
| Tony Bellew |
|
88% |
| Nigel Farage |
|
82% |
| Josie Gibson |
|
69% |
| Marvin Humes |
|
72% |
| Danielle Harold |
|
69% |
| Nick Pickard |
|
71% |
| Fred Sirieix |
|
65% |
| Nella Rose |
|
71% |
| Frankie Dettori |
|
40% |
| Jamie Lynn Spears |
|
100% |
| Grace Dent |
|
100% |
Deals on Wheels challenges[edit]
As well as competing in the Bushtucker trials, celebrities have to complete in "Deals on Wheels 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'.[20]
After completion of the challenge, the celebrities will take the Dingo Dollars and purchase a snack from Kiosk Kev, who for this series was located in an ice cream van, "Kev's Wallaby Whips". 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.[21][22]
- 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 | 20 November | Josie Nick |
Popcorn | — |
| 8 | 26 November | Frankie Nick |
Milk bottles | |
| 11 | 29 November | Danielle Fred |
Crisps | |
| 12 | 30 November | Sam Tony |
Tim Tams | |
| 14 | 2 December | Frankie Josie |
Crumpets & butter | |
| 18 | 6 December | Josie Nigel |
Chocolate biscuits | |
| 21 | 9 December | Josie Nigel Sam Tony |
Ice cream |
Camp Leaders[edit]
| Celebrity | Original Run | No. of days | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | Deputy | First day | Last day | ||
| 1 | Sam | Marvin | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Nella | Danielle | 13 | 16 | 4 |
| 3 | Danielle | Josie | 16 | 19 | 4 |
Play-offs[edit]
On 23 November, following the campmates' entrance to The Scarena and their subsequent participation in "Locker Shocker", the campmates were separated in to two teams with the winning five forming the "Home" team and the losing five forming the "Away" team. New arrivals Frankie and Tony entered camp and competed in a trial to determine who would coach each team. Once separated into two camps, the teams went head-to-head in play-offs to win points. At the end of the three play-offs, the "Home" team amassed the most points and were therefore awarded with a breakfast.[23]
- The Away team won the play-off
- The Home team won the play-off
| Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | ||||||
| 404 | 383 | ||||||
| Frankie Danielle Fred Jamie Lynn Nella Sam |
Tony Grace Josie Marvin Nick Nigel | ||||||
| Play off number |
Air date | Name of play-off | Celebrity participation |
Notes | |||
| Home | Away | ||||||
| 1 | 23 November | Slam Dunk'd | Fred Nella |
41 | 36 | Marvin Nick |
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| 2 | 24 November | Power Shower | Danielle Jamie Lynn |
137 | 216 | Josie Marvin |
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| 3 | 24 November | Hand Ball | Frankie Fred |
404 | 383 | Nick Tony |
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Controversies[edit]
 | This article's "criticism" or "controversy" section may compromise the article's neutrality. (December 2023) |
During the series, Chris Packham condemned its exploitation of animals for entertainment in an open letter as he had done previously.[24] Prior to appearing on the series, Jamie Lynn Spears was a contestant on the thirty-second series of Dancing with the Stars two months previously, and was second to be eliminated from the competition. On 29 November, Spears withdrew from the series for "medical reasons"; however Spears ultimately got a flight back to the United States and returned for the Dancing with the Stars finale to take part in a group dance performance on 5 December, prompting some viewers to suggest that perhaps she had been contractually obliged to leave the jungle as she would not have made it back for the former show had she stayed for the duration of the latter.[25]
Ratings[edit]
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.[26]
| Episode | Air date | Official rating (millions incl. HD & +1) |
Weekly rank for all UK TV channels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November | 10.24 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 November | 9.63 | 1 |
| 3 | 21 November | 9.17 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 November | 9.32 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 November | 9.41 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 November | 8.65 | 7 |
| 7 | 25 November | 8.30 | 9 |
| 8 | 26 November | 8.62 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 November | 8.59 | 2 |
| 10 | 28 November | 8.03 | 4 |
| 11 | 29 November | 8.21 | 3 |
| 12 | 30 November | 7.90 | 6 |
| 13 | 1 December | 7.68 | 8 |
| 14 | 2 December | 7.78 | 7 |
| 15 | 3 December | 7.95 | 5 |
| 16 | 4 December | 8.04 | 4 |
| 17 | 5 December | 7.91 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 December | 7.32 | 9 |
| 19 | 7 December | 7.38 | 8 |
| 20 | 8 December | 7.69 | 7 |
| 21 | 9 December | 7.78 | 6 |
| 22 | 10 December | 8.42 | 3 |
| Series average | 2023 | 8.36 | — |
| Coming Out | 13 December | 5.26 | 4 |
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