Overview
- The 2025 series launched with 10 contestants and drew an average 6.6 million viewers with a 7.3 million peak, which ITV called its highest overnight audience of 2025.
- Ant and Dec’s planned helicopter entrance was scrapped for safety due to bad weather, and the hosts arrived by car.
- Producers introduced a cap preventing any campmate from being voted into more than two consecutive Bushtucker Trials to spread participation.
- PETA called the animal-based challenges “cruel” and urged that the show be taken off air, while ITV said it complies with laws and works with RSPCA NSW and qualified handlers.
- Early viewer reaction centered on Ruby Wax’s on‑camp exchanges with Angry Ginge, with the pair set to face an eating trial in episode two.