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Ellie Kemp & Jamie Greer

When I'm A Celebrity South Africa was filmed, is it live and how it works

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here is back - but don't worry, that doesn't mean it's November yet.

A new edition of the popular reality show is now airing, which sees famous faces swap the Australian outback for South Africa. The celebrities taking part aren't strangers to the format - they've all done their time in the jungle previously and will be battling it out to be crowned the ultimate I'm A Celeb legend.

The show is set in Kruger National Park, one of South Africa's largest game reserves. A line-up of celebrities, including actress Helen Flanagan, boxer Amir Khan and The Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder, will take on some of the toughest bush tucker trials ever, reports the MEN.

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Unlike the usual versions of I'm A Celebrity, the new spin-off is actually pre-recorded. It was filmed in September last year, with Ant and Dec teasing a video of themselves in South Africa on Twitter.

In the short clip, Dec revealed: "It's probably the worst kept secret in television, but we can confirm we're doing a very special series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in South Africa! We're here, it's going to be your favourite celebrities from the last 20 years who are going back in to do it one more time."

That means there will be no public voting, so viewers won't be able to choose who endures the brutal challenges. In a shake-up, contestants will instead go head-to-head in trials and whoever loses will be sent home.

The last celebrity standing will have earned the 'I'm A Celeb Legend' title - along with full bragging rights. Appearing on Lorraine last year, Ant said: "It's slightly different to the show we do in Australia because they go head to head in trials and whoever loses leaves."

He added: “It’s quite brutal, so that’s how we decided the winner." Dec said: "We’ve done it, we’ve shot it and it’s really, really good."

I'm A Celebrity...South Africa is shown every weeknight on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm. The series is only on a two week run, which is slightly shorter than usual.

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