A ‘hot-pot of insanity’: What to expect from Ten’s new season of ‘I’m a Celebrity’
Ahead of its premiere this weekend, Zoe Samios hops on the phone to South Africa with ITV executive producer Alex Mavroidakis, to discuss why I’m A Celebrity is one of the most ‘honest’ reality shows, its Saturday night addition, and why its producers are not twiddling their moustaches and plotting.
It’s 5:30pm on my second day back at work for the year and I’m on a crackly line with I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’s executive producer, Alex Mavroidakis, over in South Africa.
Mavroidakis, who is also the ITV producer for Nine’s Love Island Australia, has been working on the show for a number of years and has agreed to take a call as he sits on a ledge waiting for a car to pick him up for the day.
He’s gone to South Africa ahead of the celebrities, who will be joining I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here ahead of the premiere on January 13 – a slightly earlier entrance to market than previous years. It’s all part of a plan to give Ten the head start it needs in the ratings battle in the absence of major sports events like The Australian Open and The Big Bash League.
A hot pot of absolute rubbish