The I'm A Celebrity camp in Australia could become a mudbath after it was battered by storms - with a month's worth of rain falling over the weekend.
The country has been hit by widespread flooding several times this year and the bad weather has continued as ITV bosses try to put the final touches to the jungle camp, which they will use for the first time in 3 years from early next month.
The heavy rainfall, which included 53mm on Sunday, will lead to fears the show could be forced to evacuate celebrities if a similar downpour was to hit during filming.
In total, 96mm of rain fell from Saturday to Monday in the area. From 1972-2000 the month of October averaged 100mm for the whole month.
The closest small town to the jungle camp site, Murwillumbah, was also virtually underwater in March with dozens of homes evacuated and any more heavy rain in the next few weeks would pose problems for the town and the show being filmed.
One TV source said: "The ground will be getting more and more saturated by the heavy rain and so we could do with some sunshine - that the show is famous for Down Under - to kickstart the series and avoid any setbacks.
"The outlook for the next few days is looking better, but the weather can change quickly here, as we have seen in the past."
The Aussie camp was evacuated in 2015 as thunder, lightning and torrential rain poured into the jungle.
The bad weather also meant cameras and lighting used on the show have lost power for a few hours. Celebs took shelter in the Bush Telegraph before returning to camp later.
When the show was filmed in Gwrych Castle in North Wales last year, the celebs were forced to completely leave the area and stay in nearby guest houses when the weather played havoc with the set.
The roof was taken off a building used for editing the programme and the show had to make do with highlights and pre-recorded bits from Ant and Dec before it went off air, with the celebs returning back into camp after the weekend when things were repaired to complete the series.
The show is set to return on ITV on Sunday November 6, a week earlier than normal to avoid clashing too much with the football World Cup which starts on November 21.
After two years in Wales bosses are excited to return to Australia and believe it could be a ratings winner. They have pulled out all the stops for an all star lineup which is thought to include Boy George, Mike Tindall and Chris Moyles.
*I'm A Celebrity returns next month on ITV
