ITV have unveiled a first-look at I’m A Celebrity‘s glamorous afterparty in spin-off show Coming Out.
The class of 2025 – excluding Alex Scott – reunited and enjoyed each other’s company at five-star JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort and Spa.
Last weekend’s final saw Twitch star AngryGinge triumph over Tom Read Wilson and Shona McGarty to claim the jungle crown.
Discussing the experience, Vogue Williams said: ‘I’ll always have a special bond with everyone that I spent time with in the jungle – I’ve made lots of friends for life.’
Comedian Eddie Kadi remarked: ‘The whole experience is about the love in there. The bonds.’
While rapper Aitch reflected: ‘Some of it was the best days of my life. Some of it was the worst days of my life. I deffo made friends for life.’
ITV released a first look as the 2025 I’m A Celebrity cast reunited for a boozy after party before leaving Australia
The former campmates – as well as their friends and family – congratulated winner and King of the Jungle AngryGinge
Real name Morgan Burtwistle, the 24-year-old helped boost the ITV show’s viewing figures, with the final pulling in a staggering 13 million votes – the highest in a decade
He added: ‘I feel like I’m under-dressed’, after seeing everyone else’s evening attire.
Comedy icon Ruby Wax shared: ‘It was the most memorable experience I will ever have in my life. This was my happy place.’
Emmerdale legend Lisa Riley said: ‘We are the jungle family. I love the bones of them.’
Spandau Ballet and EastEnders alum Martin Kemp chimed in: ‘We learnt to laugh together, to cry together, what an experience that was.’
Media personality Jack Osbourne revealed: ‘I couldn’t remember the last time I was laughing, laughing, laughing that much.’
Kelly Brook jokingly offered a plate of milk bottles around, in reference to a major moment from the series and added: ‘We were all in it together.’
Third-place star Shona said: ‘We’ve made such a beautiful bond and it cannot be broken.
‘This whole experience has definitely changed me as a person.’
She then cried: ‘Thank you for changing my life!’
In reference to Shona, Vogue said: ‘You’re the Queen!’
Shona joked: ‘I’ll take it!’
Runner-up Tom said: ‘I am, beyond a shadow of a doubt, a different person.’
Ginge then tried to sum up his experience, saying: ‘Tickled pink, a word Tom taught me and it means you are over the moon.’
He went on to add: ‘To have grown up watching it… I don’t think it’ll ever sink in that I’m King of the Jungle!’
It comes as I’m A Celeb viewers only just realised a key staple of the show had been omitted from the latest series.
Namely, ‘secret missions’, which saw two celebs undertake random challenges in a bid to win care packages for camp – with varying degrees of success.
Noting the absence of the segment, one Reddit user wrote: ‘There were no secret missions this year!
‘I love it when a couple of the campmates go undercover and start doing random missions without the rest of the group knowing. It is so funny.’
Fans were quick to comment on the Reddit post to admit that they too had noticed the absence of this part of the show – with some describing producers’ decision to axe it as a mistake, especially with this year’s lineup.
They wrote: ‘It’s surprising that they didn’t do this with Aitch and Ginge in the jungle. They would have been perfect for secret missions.’;
After three weeks surviving on rice and beans and each other’s stories for entertainment, the 2025 I’m A Celebrity cast were ready to let their hair down
‘I would also love it if they just make up a task and pretended the producers had told them to do it. Like a fake secret task.’;
‘Martin would’ve been a great choice. He would’ve got the giggles so much.’
Reflecting on a past secret mission, one fan admitted: ‘One of my favourite moments of last year was Danny’s face when he had to hide that mannequin.’
Another Reddit user, meanwhile, noted that the secret missions could well have taken place in this year’s season but simply did not make the cut for the final show itself.
They wrote: ‘I work under the assumption that sometimes they probably do tasks and stuff that either were boring or didn’t work, so they just don’t bother showing them.
‘Nature of the show is they’re condensing 24 hours worth of content cross a dozen people into a 60 minute show with ad breaks. They probably film a lot of stuff that never makes the edit cause it just wasn’t worth dedicating time too on the show.’
