I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (Series 8 UK)
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I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! returned to ITV
for an eighth series from 16 November to 5 December 2008. Ant & Dec
returned to present the main show on ITV
, whilst Matt Willis
, Emma Willis and Mark Durden-Smith
returned to host spin-off show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here... Now! on ITV2
. It is the longest series to date, and is the first series to use a redesigned logo, which imitates the Hollywood Sign
.
The winner of this series was Joe Swash
.
and Timmy Mallett
– who were 'kidnapped' on their way into camp, making a total of 12 contestants.
Following her win on ITV's Hell's Kitchen season 4 in 2009, it was revealed in an interview that Linda Evans chose Hell's Kitchen over participating in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! season 8.
Which group lived in which camp was decided by the first Bushtucker Trial. As Joe won, his group moved in to Home Camp, whilst Simon's group moved into Away Camp. The two camps competed in Bushtucker Trials, with the winning camp receiving better food.
Home was the better of the two camps, featuring a London Bus for the celebrities to sleep in. Contestants in Home camp received British food if they won head-to-head Bushtucker Trials. Meanwhile, the celebrities in Away Camp were forced to sleep on the jungle floor, and received Australian food if they won trials. There was also a jail in away camp for 'naughty' celebs.
On 18 November 2008, the two camps merged. The celebrities in the Away Camp moved into the Home Camp. The merger was due to take place on the morning of 19 November 2008, however it was brought forward after a storm left the Away Camp flooded.
Total number of Bushtucker Trials done by each participant to date:
This feature replaced the 'Celebrity Chests' for five episodes.
.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
for an eighth series from 16 November to 5 December 2008. Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...
returned to present the main show on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, whilst Matt Willis
Matt Willis
Matthew James Willis is an English singer-songwriter. He found fame as a founding member of the band Busted.- Early years :...
, Emma Willis and Mark Durden-Smith
Mark Durden-Smith
Mark Durden-Smith is a British television presenter. He began his presenting career as host of Sky Sports live rugby union coverage, which included weekly English Premiership fixtures, domestic and European cup competitions and Internationals Tests, including the English home Six Nations matches...
returned to host spin-off show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here... Now! on ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
. It is the longest series to date, and is the first series to use a redesigned logo, which imitates the Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood Sign is a landmark and American cultural icon in the Hollywood Hills area of Mount Lee, Santa Monica Mountains, in Los Angeles, California. The sign spells out the name of the area in and white letters. It was created as an advertisement in 1923, but garnered increasing recognition...
.
The winner of this series was Joe Swash
Joe Swash
Joseph Adam Swash is an English actor and presenter. He once played Mickey Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders. He is the older brother of Shana Swash, who played his on-screen younger sister Demi Miller until July 2006. He also won the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me...
.
Contestants
The show began with 10 celebrity contestants. On 19 November, they were joined by two new contestants – David Van DayDavid Van Day
David Van Day is an English singer and media personality, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls , and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz....
and Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett is a TV presenter and broadcaster in the UK. He achieved cult status on BBC Radio Oxford and Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and later on TV-am...
– who were 'kidnapped' on their way into camp, making a total of 12 contestants.
| Celebrity | Famous for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Kilroy-Silk Robert Kilroy-Silk Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk is an English former politician, former independent Member of the European Parliament, and former television presenter, best known for his daytime talk show Kilroy. He has been a university lecturer and Labour Party Member of Parliament... |
English politician | Eliminated 1st |
| Dani Behr Dani Behr Dani Behr is an English singer, actress and television presenter.-Early life:Behr was born in Mill Hill London, of South African Jewish descent. Her father is a partner in London estate agents Behr & Butchoff... |
Television presenter and singer | Eliminated 2nd |
| Carly Zucker Carly Zucker Carly Calder Cole , born on 11 May 1984, is a British reality television contestant, fitness trainer and model, and wife of English footballer Joe Cole.-Media career:... |
Model and WAG WAGs WAGs is an acronym, used particularly by the British tabloid press, to describe the wives and girlfriends of high-profile footballers, originally the England national football team. The term came into common use during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although it had been used occasionally before that... |
Eliminated 3rd |
| Timmy Mallet | Television presenter | Eliminated 4th |
| Esther Rantzen Esther Rantzen Esther Louise Rantzen CBE is an English journalist and television presenter who is best known for presenting the BBC television series That's Life!, and for her work in various charitable causes. She is founder of the child protection charity ChildLine, and also advocates the work of the Burma... |
Journalist and Television presenter | Eliminated 5th |
| Brian Paddick Brian Paddick Brian Leonard Paddick is a British politician, and was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral election, 2008, coming third behind Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone... |
Politician | Eliminated 6th |
| Nicola McLean Nicola McLean Nicola McLean in London is an English glamour model and media personality. She finished in 6th place on the eighth season of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!-Modelling:Before becoming a model, McLean was an Army Cadet... |
Model and WAG | Eliminated 7th |
| Simon Webbe Simon Webbe Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:... |
Singer, former member of Blue | Eliminated 8th |
| David Van Day David Van Day David Van Day is an English singer and media personality, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls , and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz.... |
Singer | Eliminated 9th |
| George Takei George Takei George Hosato Takei Altman is an American actor, author, social activist and former civil politician. He is best known for his role in the television series Star Trek and its film spinoffs, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the... |
American actor Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... |
Eliminated 10th |
| Martina Navratilova | Tennis player | Runner Up |
| Joe Swash Joe Swash Joseph Adam Swash is an English actor and presenter. He once played Mickey Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders. He is the older brother of Shana Swash, who played his on-screen younger sister Demi Miller until July 2006. He also won the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me... |
Actor | Winner |
Following her win on ITV's Hell's Kitchen season 4 in 2009, it was revealed in an interview that Linda Evans chose Hell's Kitchen over participating in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! season 8.
Results and elimination
- Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the vote
- Indicates the winner celebrity
- Indicates the runner-up celebrity
- Indicates that the celebrity received the most amount of votes
- Indicates that the celebrity was safe from elimination
- Indicates that the celebrity received the least votes
- Indicates that the celebrity was eliminated
- Indicates that the celebrity was in the bottom 2 or 3 in the public vote
| Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 | Day 21 The Final |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Swash | Immune | 1st 27.0% |
2nd 18.6% |
1st 21.0% |
2nd 19.0% |
1st 35.3% |
1st 39.4% |
1st 37.3% |
1st 50.4% |
Winner 68.7% |
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| Martina Navratilova | 2nd 21.6% |
2nd 14.9% |
1st 21.6% |
4th 16.8% |
3rd 15.3% |
2nd 15.4% |
3rd 13.1% |
2nd 27.5% |
2nd 26.9% |
Runner-up 23.8% |
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| George Takei | 3rd 21.4% |
4th 11.9% |
5th 9.6% |
5th 9.0% |
5th 7.2% |
6th 8.3% |
4th 12.4% |
4th 11.4% |
3rd 13.9% |
Third Place 7.4% |
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| David Van Day | 1st 26.5% |
3rd 12.5% |
3rd 18.3% |
3rd 19.2% |
1st 35.7% |
4th 12.4% |
2nd 17.0% |
3rd 13.0% |
4th 8.6% |
Eliminated (Day 20) |
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| Simon Webbe | Immune | 8th 4.0% |
7th 4.2% |
Immune | 6th 4.1% |
3rd 13.3% |
5th 10.0% |
5th 10.6% |
Eliminated (Day 19) |
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| Nicola McLean | 4th 16.9% |
5th 8.7% |
4th 12.6% |
2nd 20.1% |
4th 14.3% |
5th 11.8% |
6th 7.8% |
Eliminated (Day 18) |
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| Brian Paddick | 5th 6.9% |
7th 6.8% |
9th 3.6% |
7th 4.4% |
Immune | 7th 3.3% |
Eliminated (Day 17) |
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| Esther Rantzen | Immune | 6th 6.9% |
6th 4.9% |
6th 4.8% |
7th 4.0% |
Eliminated (Day 16) |
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| Timmy Mallett | Immune | 9th 3.7% |
8th 3.7% |
8th 4.3% |
Eliminated (Day 15) |
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| Carly Zucker | Immune | 10th 2.1% |
10th 2.3% |
Eliminated (Day 14) |
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| Dani Behr | Immune | 11th 1.1% |
Eliminated (Day 13) |
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| Robert Kilroy-Silk | 6th 6.4% |
Eliminated (Day 12) |
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| Bottom two/three | Brian, Robert |
Carly, Dani |
Brian, Carly |
Brian, Timmy |
Esther, Simon |
Brian, George |
George, Nicola, Simon |
George, Simon |
George, David |
No bottom two/three | ||
| Eliminated | Robert Kilroy-Silk 6.4% to save |
Dani Behr 1.1% to save |
Carly Zucker 2.3% to save |
Timmy Mallett 4.3% to save |
Esther Rantzen 4.0% to save |
Brian Paddick 3.3% to save |
Nicola McLean 7.8% to save |
Simon Webbe 10.6% to save |
David Van Day 8.6% to save |
George Takei 7.4% to win |
Martina Navratilova 23.8% to win |
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| Joe Swash 68.7% to win |
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The Camps
For the first four days of the show, the group of celebrities were split between two camps: "Home", and "Away". The celebrities in each group were:- Home Camp: Brian, Dani, George, Joe, Martina
- Away Camp: Carly, Esther, Nicola, Robert, Simon
Which group lived in which camp was decided by the first Bushtucker Trial. As Joe won, his group moved in to Home Camp, whilst Simon's group moved into Away Camp. The two camps competed in Bushtucker Trials, with the winning camp receiving better food.
Home was the better of the two camps, featuring a London Bus for the celebrities to sleep in. Contestants in Home camp received British food if they won head-to-head Bushtucker Trials. Meanwhile, the celebrities in Away Camp were forced to sleep on the jungle floor, and received Australian food if they won trials. There was also a jail in away camp for 'naughty' celebs.
On 18 November 2008, the two camps merged. The celebrities in the Away Camp moved into the Home Camp. The merger was due to take place on the morning of 19 November 2008, however it was brought forward after a storm left the Away Camp flooded.
Bushtucker Trials
The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food- The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial
- The contestants decided who did which trial
- The trial was compulsory and no-one decided who took part
| Trial Number | Date | Name of Trial | Celebrity/ies Taking Part | Vote % | Winner/Number of Stars | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2008 | Trauma Tank | Joe (Home) Simon (Away) |
Joe | ||
| 2 | 16 November 2008 | Long Drop | Dani (Home) Carly (Away) |
Dani | None | |
| 3 | 17 November 2008 | I Scream Van | Joe (Home) Nicola (Away) |
32.20% 41.79% |
Nicola | None |
| 4 | 18 November 2008 | Chambers of Horror | Joe (Home) Robert (Away) |
28.32% 66.65% |
Joe | None |
| 5 | 19 November 2008 | John Trevolting | Robert | 48.64% | None | |
| 6 (Live) | 20 November 2008 | Jungle Gym | Robert | 16.53% | ||
| 7 | 22 November 2008 | Holey Moley | David | 41.65% | ||
| 8 | 23 November 2008 | Critter Chaos | Timmy | 33.26% | ||
| 9 | 24 November 2008 | Cavern of Calamity | Nicola | 60.59% | None | |
| 10 | 25 November 2008 | Hell-o-Phone | David | 38.18% | None |
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| 11 | 27 November 2008 | Pluck 'n' Roll | George Brian |
None |
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| 12 | 28 November 2008 | Car-nage | Martina | None | ||
| 13 | 29 November 2008 | Dread Over Heels | Nicola Joe Simon |
None | ||
| 14 | 30 November 2008 | Last Chance Saloon | Brian Timmy |
4.46% 4.30% |
Brian | |
| 15 | 1 December 2008 | Last Gasp | Simon | None | ||
| 16 | 2 December 2008 | The Tower of Terror | Joe | None | ||
| 17 | 3 December 2008 | Wash N' Cry | Martina | None | ||
| 18 | 4 December 2008 | Celebrity Cyclone | David George Joe Martina |
None | ||
| 19 | 5 December 2008 | Danger Down Under | Joe | None | ||
| 20 | 5 December 2008 | Bushtucker Bonanza | George | None | ||
| 21 | 5 December 2008 | Fill Your Face | Martina | None |
Total number of Bushtucker Trials done by each participant to date:
| Joe | |David | |Nicola | Simon | |Timmy | |Dani | Esther | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bush Battles
Just like Series 7, some celebrities will be granted immunity from the first vote-off. The 5 winners of this prize will be decided by five 'bush battles' (one winner in each.) Each of the 12 celebrities will compete in one of four battles, each containing 3 campmates. The winners will automatically gain immunity while the second-placed contestants will compete for a final place in the fifth and final bout. In the end, there were six winners due to a problem in the second battle.This feature replaced the 'Celebrity Chests' for five episodes.
| Battle No. | Broadcast Date | Name of Battle | Theme | Celebrities Taking Part | Winner | Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 November | The Big Drip | Tactics | Martina, Joe & David | Joe | Martina | None |
| 2 | 22 November | Hog Roast | Stamina | Simon, Brian & Carly | Carly & Simon | Brian | See below |
| 3 | 23 November | Down To The Wire | Concentration | Esther, George & Dani | Dani | Esther | None |
| 4 | 24 November | Up To Your Neck In It | Patience | Robert, Nicola & Timmy | Timmy | Nicola | None |
| 5 | 25 November | Night of the Living Bed | Endurance | Nicola, Martina, Brian, Esther | Esther | Brian | None |
- Simon injured himself during the Hog Roast Bush Battle. Because of this, the battle was forced to end early, and both Carly and Simon won immunity.
Ratings
All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARBBarb
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| Show | Date | Official rating (millions) |
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| Day 1/2 | 16 November 2008 | 9.38 | No. 6 |
| Day 2/3 | 17 November 2008 | 8.76 | No. 7 |
| Day 3/4 | 18 November 2008 | 8.30 | No. 11 |
| Day 4/5 | 19 November 2008 | TBA | #TBA |
| Day 5/6 | 20 November 2008 | 8.61 | No. 9 |
| Day 6/7 | 21 November 2008 | 8.36 | No. 10 |
| Day 7/8 | 22 November 2008 | 9.40 | No. 5 |
| Day 8/9 | 23 November 2008 | 8.13 | No. 12 |
| Day 9/10 | 24 November 2008 | 9.10 | No. 10 |
| Day 10/11 | 25 November 2008 | TBA | #TBA |
| Day 11/12 | 26 November 2008 | 9.11 | No. 9 |
| Day 12/13 | 27 November 2008 | 7.99 | No. 13 |
| Day 13/14 | 28 November 2008 | 8.42 | No. 12 |
| Day 14/15 | 29 November 2008 | 10.19 | No. 3 |
| Day 15/16 | 30 November 2008 | 8.46 | No. 11 |
| Day 16/17 | 1 December 2008 | 8.58 | No. 8 |
| Day 17/18 | 2 December 2008 | 7.91 | No. 11 |
| Day 18/19 | 3 December 2008 | 9.12 | No. 7 |
| Day 19/20 | 4 December 2008 | 8.41 | No. 9 |
| Day 20/21 | 5 December 2008 | 9.80 | No. 5 |
- Series Average: 8.77 million