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Ant and Dec arrive at 'haunted' Gwrych Castle ahead of new I'm a Celeb series

I'm a Celebrity hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have arrived in Wales in search of the upcoming series' setting, Gwrych Castle.

The supposedly haunted castle will be home for a new batch of celebrities in the brand new series of the show, which had to abandon its usual Australia setting due to coronavirus travel restrictions.

Wearing brown explorer costumes complete with a compass and bottle of water with their names on, Ant and Dec beamed as they snapped a selfie.

They are right in the middle of the Welsh countryside and between them is a sign saying "Castle", so they were evidently not far.

Posting the photo on their joint Twitter account, the Geordie duo wrote: "Quick trip to Wales in search of the #imaceleb castle. If only there was a sign... @ITV."

One delighted fan replied: "I can't bloody wait, it's going to be a good one this year, cold, wet, wind and misery. Yes good tv".

"Soooo excited for this! Having you on my screen for 3 weeks straight always makes the long, cold early winter days more bearable!" gushed another.

"Fingers crossed that the area will be out of lockdown in time!!!!!!" added a third.

There had been fears that I'm A Celeb would be cancelled this year due to its filming location in Conwy in Wales being one of the areas where bubbles have been banned, and there is also a crackdown on meeting indoors to halt the spread of coronavirus.

But the Mirror exclusively revealed that the new set at Gwrych Castle will be treated as a place of work, which means the show should be able to carry on.

Gwyrch Castle is the show's new home (Getty Images)

A source told us: "Corrie was filmed under local lockdowns in Manchester and the Wales one isn't as strict – so they are ploughing on.

"The current advice in Conwy is applicable to households and not places of work.

"At the moment ITV are operating what is essentially a glorified building site... most people are stationed in Wales and there is very little travel for example from London.

"All the shops, restaurants and bars are all open in the area - as they are places of work – and the castle is no different.

"ITV is creating work and paying people."

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