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I'm A Celebrity: Reality show swaps sweltering Australian jungle for cold British castle

<p>Broadcaster ITV has announced that this year it will hold the reality TV show in a UK castle in winter - without revealing the exact location - instead of heading "down under" as coronavirus restrictions make global travel difficult.</p><p>The popular programme forces a group of celebrities to take part in "Bushtucker Trials" to win food, compete for a public vote and avoid elimination.</p><p>The 2019 launch show was viewed by more than 13 million people, making it ITV's most-watched programme of the year.</p><p>ITV said the trials and challenges of the 20th series would stay in the same format despite the change of scenery.</p><p>Director of Entertainment at ITV Studios, Richard Cowles, said the broadcaster "pulled out all the stops to try and make the series happen in Australia".</p><p>"Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and despite us looking at many different contingencies, it became apparent that it just wasn't possible."</p><p>Since the second series in 2003, I'm A Celebrity has taken place in New South Wales, inside Murwillumbah's Springbrook National Park.</p><p>ITV, Britain's biggest commercial free-to-air broadcaster, has been severely hit by the pandemic, cancelling production shows and facing tumbling advertising.</p>