Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are reportedly set to front a new I’m A Celebrity spin-off show set in the Canadian wilderness.
The new format comes just weeks after an explosive end to the All Stars series, which saw a very public feud break out live on air.
The Wild Frontier version, set to air next year, will ‘feature a surprise twist by pairing up celebrities as they navigate trials’.
A source said: ‘This has all been very hush-hush, but everyone involved is really excited to get cracking with filming.
‘The scenery will be stunning and the action explosive.
‘Imagine the tension of two stars paired together, forced to eat, sleep, breathe and work together in constant near proximity.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are reportedly set to front a new I’m A Celebrity spin-off show set in the Canadian wilderness
‘There will likely be fireworks and already some pretty big names are in the mix to appear’, a source added to The Sun.
The Daily Mail has contacted ITV for a comment.
David Haye was accused of ‘bullying’ winner Adam Thomas on the programme, which was filmed in South Africa last year, as well as facing criticism from viewers for his ‘misogynist’ comments about women.
Last week, David branded Adam ‘weak willed’ and told him to ‘build his mental resilience’ as he issued a blistering response to the I’m A Celeb co-star’s ‘crying and moaning’ podcast.
Adam’s time at the Kruger National Park camp was overshadowed by his feud with the ex-boxer and Jimmy Bullard and their reunion during last month’s live final was explosive.
As the main show aired Adam took to Instagram to say that David ‘broke me and pushed me to my limits’ while filming the series, including berating him for not doing a trial as he felt unwell.
Waterloo Road actor Adam, 37, spoke on his Thomas Brothers podcast about his time on the show on Wednesday, saying of David: ‘What happened to me in camp was bullying, that is the matter of fact about it – it was bullying.’
David issued a savage reply to the podcast comments, saying in a new video last month: ‘I’ve just taken the time to listen to the podcast. Very interesting.
‘It was enlightening. Dishing out banter to me and then losing the banter game when I give it back to him – he just starts crying and moaning and he’s somehow still spun it so that he’s the victim.
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The Wild Frontier version, set to air next year, will ‘feature a surprise twist by pairing up celebrities as they navigate trials’
‘He’s done this hour chat with his brothers… I put it in double speed as I couldn’t listen to the waffle, all three of them were b***hing and whining and moaning. He won!’.
‘I don’t think he’s been around proper guys who have a bit of back and forth and that does build your mental resilience to jibes. I’ve had plenty of that – whenever something goes wrong I do get shit for it, that’s what real guys do.
‘The little light sprinkling of primary school banter that I gave which was so gentle – he nearly had an emotional breakdown over it. The amount of banter he received was significantly less than what he dished out. And this message now is another form of banter.’
He continued: ‘Everyone now is so damn soft it makes me sick. You are rewarded for the softer and weaker you are. I’m interested in the smaller amount of people who are saying ‘David makes sense’.
‘You’re nearly 40 years old and you’re moaning TV competition! You get £100,000 to give to the charity of your choice, you’ve made more money in a day than most people make in a year.
‘Maybe your weak fanbase want you weak energy. There is lots of stuff that’s going to come to light that kind of contradicts his story that I’m looking forward to seeing the light of day…’
