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I'm A Celebrity CANCELLED this weekend due to Storm Arwen chaos

Hit TV show I'm A Celebrity has been cancelled for two nights this weekend because of the disruption caused by Storm Arwen.

Instead, hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly will voice highlight shows that will be aired in their place featuring some of the best moments from the previous series, the Mirror Online reports.

The extreme weather conditions in North Wales have caused technical difficulties which mean that no new episodes will be broadcasted on ITV tonight or tomorrow night.

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A statement reads: "Owing to technical difficulties caused by extreme weather conditions in the area, there will be no new episodes of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! this weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

"I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! will be replaced tonight and tomorrow night in the ITV schedules by compilation shows (voiced by Ant & Dec) featuring best moments from previous series."

The storm has already caused problems for production, with the production set damaged - although the celebrities are safe.

Dec discussed the difficult weather conditions in a post on Instagram, after yesterday's live show was cancelled and the show's hosts pre-recorded their segments on the programme.

So you've probably heard we are having to record the show a bit earlier tonight because of the winds and Storm Arwen. It's bad, it's really windy isn't it, you can hear the wind rattling, so we have got to get it done now and get out of here," he began.

"It's due to get worse later, so everybody is afraid that the satellite is going to go down and all of that so it's a bit risky to do a live show. So we will have to do it recorded tonight, that's the first time we've ever done that."

He then joked: "It's very very windy, and even worse for that it was lentils for lunch! So Ant is a bit windy as well!"

Friday night's show was broadcast as a pre-recorded show instead.

An ITV spokesperson said: "Tonight's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! will be broadcast as a pre-recorded show rather than live due to the developing Storm Arwen and precautionary measures we're putting into place on production.

"Ant & Dec will record their links early evening and these will be played out during tonight's show. Our celebrities will remain inside the castle which is secure. We have contingencies in place to cover all weather scenarios to ensure the safety of our cast and crew."

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