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I'm A Celebrity Confirms This Year's Show Will Be Filmed At Gwrych Castle

I'm A Celebrity Confirms This Year's Show Will Be Filmed At Gwrych Castle

Celebs will be competing to become the King or Queen of the Castle

Rebecca Shepherd

Rebecca Shepherd

ITV has announced the 20th series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! will be filmed at the historic Gwrych Castle, Abergele in North Wales.

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With views of the Welsh countryside, Gwrych Castle is nestled in a tree-lined hillside overlooking the Irish Sea. Well, it might not be Australia but it sounds snazzy, right?

The atmospheric ruined castle with its sprawling design is spread across 250 acres of gardens and grounds. So practically a jungle, then.

Ant and Dec will (of course) host an adapted version of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! live every night on ITV from the castle this autumn.

Probably won't be t-shirt weather this year, guys.
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As on the regular series, viewers will see the celebrities undertake gruelling trials and fun-filled challenges to win food and treats in the lead up to one of them being crowned, for the first time ever, King or Queen of the Castle.

Dr Mark Baker, Chair of the Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust said: "I'm absolutely delighted that I'm A Celebrity has chosen Gwrych Castle to be its UK location for the 2020 series.

"Gwrych Castle is a beautiful grade I listed 19th county house and a must-see destination for tourists visiting Wales. I'm A Celebrity being here will really help support Gwrych Castle and its ongoing restoration as well as giving the region a much-needed economic boost."

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Lord Elis-Thomas, The Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism added: "We're extremely pleased to welcome such a large production to Wales, offering a chance to showcase a spectacular part of our country to significant audiences across the UK.

"We're looking forward to working with the team on this production and hope to use this opportunity to show some of what North Wales has to offer."

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Richard Cowles, Director of Entertainment at ITV Studios said: "The Australian jungle is such an integral part of the show it was a big challenge to find a UK location where we could continue to deliver what viewers love about I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

"But Gwrych will definitely do that; the Castle sits in an amazing and atmospheric setting on a hillside overlooking the Irish Sea.

"While there will be plenty of changes required as we move from New South Wales in Australia to North Wales in the UK, we are really excited to see how we can adapt the format and make the Castle our new home for a very special 20th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! this Autumn."

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