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I'm A Celebrity's Ant McPartlin shows off new 'tribute' tattoo as filming start in Australia

Ant McPartlin has showcased a new tattoo on his arm as filming for I'm A Celebrity gets underway in Australia and it's a tribute to a music legend.

After he and best mate and co-host Dec Donnelly fronted he show from Wales for two years in a row, after Covid restrictions forced ITV bosses to relocate from Down Under to a castle in Abergele, the Geordie duo are now back on familiar turf as the new series gets ready to debut on screen on Sunday night.

While viewers won't their first look at this year's I'm A Celebrity line-up for a few days yet, production has already started, with the stars spotted taking part in a very scary first challenge, before they've even set foot in the jungle. And as well as them being captured on camera, something else that has been attracting attention is the new inking present Ant has on his arm.

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As he and Dec welcomed stars like Charlene White and Jill Scott to lift on the popular show, he showed off an Imagine tattoo on his forearm, which is a replica of the John Lennon black and white floor mural in New York.

Ahead of filming kicking off on this year's I'm A Celebrity, Ant and Dec had a rather sinister warning for the new batch of contestants, saying they couldn't wait to 'torture' them. Before the 2022 line-up had been made official by ITV, a video was shared on Twitter showing the lads reacting to the famous faces heading into the jungle.

Ant showcased his new Imagine tattoo on the I'm A Celebrity set (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

On seeing one of the first stars heading into the jungle, Dec remarked: "She's fun and feisty," while, giving his verdict on another of them, Ant reacted: "Hahaha, yes please," with Dec replying: "She would hate every minute of it."

It was the next reveal that prompted the biggest reaction from the lads as a shocked Ant shouts: "What? Shut up!" Equally taken aback, Dec screws his face up and mutters: "Wow."

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