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Jessica Sansome

I'm A Celebrity cancelled for third night as fears mount over show

I'm A Celebrity has been cancelled for a third night, it has been announced.

The ITV reality show was replaced by compilation shows over the weekend after Storm Arwen caused havoc for production.

The news of Monday night's show being cancelled was confirmed on This Morning by hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

The stars of I’m A Celeb 2021 were removed from the castle over the weekend while work is carried out to get the production base back up and running after suffering technical issues due to extreme weather.

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A statement from ITV over the weekend said: "Whilst we get the production base back up and running after suffering technical issues due to the storm, we have removed the celebrities from the castle."

The M.E.N. understands that the I'm a Celebrity campmates will return to quarantine after being removed from the castle.

This is the first time the show, which was based in Australia before Covid-19 restrictions, has been cancelled in 19 years.

The show's hosts Ant and Dec issued a message to fans on Sunday night as the show entered its second night of being scrapped.

Viewers haven't had an update from camp since Friday (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Addressing fans from inside Ant's cottage, the pair said together: "Hello and welcome to we’re celebrities and get us in there."

After admitting they're desperate to get back on air, Dec gave an update.

"The site was quite badly damaged during the storm and they are in there, working round the clock to try and get it back up and running and up to speed so we can get back on air as quickly as humanly possible."

Pictures have shown the extent of the damage at Gwrych Castle in north Wales, where the show is spending its second year.

The production marquees at Gwrych Castle in Abergele sustained 'significant damage' and the production base experienced severe technical issue

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