Overview
- The 25th series premiered on ITV and ITVX with a 95-minute episode from Australia as ten celebrities began camp life.
- The launch featured helicopter skydives and initiation trials with slime, offal, snakes and green ants to determine early camp comforts.
- ITV introduced a rule preventing any contestant from being voted into a third consecutive Bushtucker Trial to spread participation.
- Multiple outlets report contestants must remain in camp for at least 72 hours to secure their full appearance fee.
- Bookmakers list Angry Ginge as the early frontrunner, with Jack Osbourne and Martin Kemp also backed, as social media reaction praises the premiere.