Is I’m A Celebrity All Stars live? Was South Africa 2023 series on ITV pre-recorded, can you vote for winner?

ITV's flagship reality show, I'm A Celebrity.... Get Me Out of Here!, has always been presented live from Australia (or Wales in 2020 and 2021) by Ant and Dec. The cheeky duo get up early to host the show from Down Under so that it airs in the evening in the UK, due to the 11 hour time difference.

Alongside Ant and Dec's live segments and some live trials, footage that was filmed over the previous day is also shown throughout each episode. However, the format of the new All Star series is completely different - and the winner will not be chosen by a public vote.

The All Star, which is airing nightly on ITV now, will sees previous contestants and some former Kings and Queens of the Jungle head to South Africa for the new spin-off show. Amir Khan, Jordan Banjo, Helen Flanagan, Carol Vorderman, Fatima Whitbread, Paul Burrell, Phil Tufnell, Janice Dickinson, and Shaun Ryder joined the launch episode on Monday.

Gillian McKeith was the first new arrival into camp, followed by season 17's Queen of the Jungle, Georgia Toffolo. More contestants - Dean Gaffney, Joe Swash, Andy Whyment- are also expected to take part in the show. As always, presenting duo Ant and Dec will return to front the show, which will run for a two weeks, one week shorter than the original series.

Is I’m A Celebrity All Stars live?

No, unlike the original show, All Stars was pre-recorded last year, with filming taking place in South Africa in July 2022. Ant and Dec shared snaps from last year's shoot at Kruger National Park, a game reserve in Africa located in Limpopo and Mpumalangato, South Africa, to their Instagram. The park is home to wild animals including the Big Five - lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalo.

The series was actually filmed as a backup in case I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here couldn’t return to film in Australia in November due to Covid-19 restrictions. The 2020 and 2021 series were filmed at Gwrych Castle in Wales because the pandemic prevented travel to Australia.

The All Stars series was set to air in November 2022 in the event that an Australian return was not an option. However, as Covid restrictions across the world were eased last year, I’m A Celebrity did film in Australia with Lioness Jill Scott becoming the latest Queen of the Jungle.

All Stars was then pushed back with plans to air in 2023 - the series will now premiere on Monday 24 April with a 90-minute special launch episode. The first episode of I’m a Celebrity… South Africa will air on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm on Monday, April 24, opening with a 90-minute launch show. The series will run for two weeks, a slightly shorter run than usual.

Can you vote on I’m A Celebrity All Stars?

In last year’s season finale, more than 12 million votes were cast by viewers, however, as the All Stars show is fully pre-recorded, there will be no public vote throughout the series, and for the first time in I’m A Celeb history, it won’t end with a king or queen of the jungle being crowned. Instead the contestants will compete against each other to become the first ever I’m A Celebrity legend.