I'm A Celebrity CANCELS live shows due to technical difficulties
I’m A Celebrity is CANCELLED: Bosses announce this weekend’s live shows have been axed due to technical difficulties caused by damage from Storm Arwen
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! have announced that two of its live shows will be cancelled due to technical difficulties caused by Storm Arwen.
In the latest blow to a troubled series, ITV bosses confirmed that this weekend’s shows would be replaced by compilation shows looking back at previous series, however, normal service should resume from next week.
It comes after Friday’s programme was pre-recorded by hosts Ant and Dec, due to safety concerns sparked by the threat of Storm Arwen.
Axed: I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! have announced that two of its live shows will be cancelled due to technical difficulties caused by Storm Arwen
The statement said: ‘Owing to technical difficulties caused by extreme weather conditions in the area, there will be no new episodes of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! this weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! will be replaced tonight and tomorrow night in the ITV schedules by compilation shows (voiced by Ant & Dec) featuring best moments from previous series.’
It was thought that the gale at 70 mph knocked out satellite systems and caused huge technical disruption for the production crew.
Change: In the latest blow to a troubled series, ITV bosses confirmed that this weekend’s shows would be replaced by compilation shows looking back at previous series, however, normal service should resume from next week
Ant & Dec did not present Friday’s episode live for the first time in the show’s 19-year history and filmed their segments earlier in the afternoon ahead of the storm worsening.
And while it was hoped that things would continue as normal this weekend, the impact of Storm Arwen has meant that urgent changes have had to be made.
It comes as I’m a Celebrity’s production was left ‘like a bomb had hit’ as the unleashed its full force onto the castle where the eleven stars are holed up.
Security staff and production workers had ‘to run for their lives’ and were ‘blown off their feet’ as 70mph winds battered the 19th century Gwrych Castle in North Wales.
As exclusive pictures show, marquees where presenters Ant and Dec are driven into were ripped to shreds, while roofs were ripped off and canopies torn apart as the gales struck.
Storm drama: The statement said: ‘Owing to technical difficulties caused by extreme weather conditions in the area, there will be no new episodes of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! this weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
ITV took extra precautions to ensure the celebrities were safe, but the devastation was felt around the set with a three week programme going out nightly.
Urgent checks had initially been made to satellite equipment to ensure that Ant & Dec can resume live broadcasts on Saturday, after Friday night’s live show was cancelled and pre-recorded material used due to storm warnings.
A source said: ‘It was terrifying. Down at the front of the castle people were running everywhere to try and secure property and the fencing.
‘People were blown off their feet. Thankfully nobody was seriously injured.
Destruction: As exclusive pictures show, marquees where presenters Ant and Dec are driven into were ripped to shreds
Storm Arwen impact: The roofs were ripped off and canopies torn apart as the gales struck
Safety first: ITV took extra precautions to ensure the celebrities were safe, but the devastation was felt around the set with a three week programme going out nightly
‘But it looks like a bomb has hit the site today. The roofs of the marquees have been ripped or torn off and equipment is lying on on its side along with the fencing.
‘It is devastating. But producers have been brilliant in bringing in extra staff and taking extra measures.’
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