I’m A Celebrity stars broke down in tears during castle evacuation – and reveal ‘rock bottom’ moment in camp
THE I’m A Celebrity stars have opened up about how they all broke down in tears during their evacuation from Gwrych Castle this series.
Speaking on Legends of the Castle, which sees the celebrities look back on their I’m A Celebrity experience, the celebs opened up about Storm Arwen.
The stars were forced to be evacuated from their beds in camp and were kept in the main hall of the Welsh castle for their safety during the harsh storm.
TV insiders revealed at the time how the camp was left in total disarray after being battered by the 90mph winds, leaving parts of the castle in total ruin.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here was forced off air for two nights as repairs were made to the camp, meaning the stars were ushered back into isolation.
After their exit from the ITV competition, the group reflected on the terrifying experience, admitting tears were shed as they sheltered from the storm.
For the follow-up show, which airs tonight (Wednesday) at 9pm on ITV, DJ and presenter Snoochie Shy explained how she “sobbed” as they left camp.
She said: “We didn’t know the extent of how bad the storm actually was when we were inside. When we were told we had to leave and go back into isolation, I actually started crying.”
Co-star Frankie Bridge chimed in that they only realised how “serious” the situation was after being moved to the Grand Hall.
Other stars concurred that the “massive pause” on their journey made it a lot harder for the group to get used to life inside the camp.
“It was something that I was gutted about as we’d just started to get used to camp life in this crazy but amazing show,” winner Danny Miller revealed.
To which Paralympian Kadeena Cox will agree: “People may think we had an easy ride, but I think [the storm] made it so much harder.”
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It comes as Simon Gregson revealed a secret rule break that was NEVER caught on camera during his time in the castle.
The Coronation Street actor – who came in second place this series behind fellow soap star Danny Miller – admitted to smuggling contraband into Gwrych Castle.
“I would try to smuggle in some salt, pepper and a lot of stock cubes,” Simon tells the cameras after walking out of the Gwrych Castle camp.
“They got me on the salt and pepper, but they never got me on the stock cubes. Every time I cooked, I put a bit of stock cube in.”
Simon wasn’t the only one who smuggled goods into the camp, as co-star and Paralympic athlete Kadeena Cox previously revealed she had tried to take sweets.
On her exit from the castle, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly lined up the contraband items – including apples, Werthers Originals and Fruitella sweets.
Athlete Kadeena, 30, was identified as the unlikely worst offender – sneaking as many as 25 items into her socks, coat, rucksack and pockets.
She is due to explain on Legends of the Caslte that while MOST of the offending items were taken, she managed to sneak in one or two.
“I’ll be honest I did get a handful in,” the athlete is revealed as a mild comparison to Simon’s three OXO cubes that made it through the checks.
Legends of the Castle airs at 9pm tonight on ITV and ITV Hub.