Ant and Dec forced to issue 'update' just hours before ITV I'm A Celebrity launch

Ant and Dec have shared an important ITV I'm a Celebrity announcement to fans just hours before the show. The series returns to ITV tonight (Sunday November 18) with a launch show as the likes of Coleen Rooney head into the Australian jungle.

Ahead of the show, which airs from 9pm, Ant and Dec have taken to Instagram, writing: "Hi everybody, Ant and Dec here. But you knew that." They added: "We've got a little update for you, because we know lots of you've been asking about Jungle Club this year.

"We've got some good news and we got some bad news. I'll start with the bad news, shall I?" Ant said:: "Jungle Club will not be going on straight after the main show. Sorry. The good news is it will be going on straight after the new ITV2 show. Yay!"

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"So we are back, but we're a little bit later. Yes, we are. It's Jungle Club: Late and Live. One for all you night owls out there," Dec said. Rooney, the wife of former Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse are among the 10 celebrities who make up this year’s cast.

It comes days after Vardy was ordered to pay Rooney a further £100,000 after she lost her High Court claim against Rooney in 2022. It followed Rooney accusing Vardy of leaking her private information to the press on social media – with this week marking five years since the viral post at the heart of the dispute.

Vardy was later ordered to pay 90% of Rooney’s fees, with an initial payment of £800,000. However, senior costs judge Andrew Gordon-Saker ordered Vardy to pay a further £100,000 to Rooney within 21 days. According to The Sun, ITV bosses are hoping Rooney will reveal further details about the fall-out with Vardy, as well as her life with Wayne and their four sons.