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Stephanie Colderick

The grounds at I'm A Celebrity's Gwrych Castle may take years to recover after severe storm damage

Storm Arwen caused havoc across Wales from traffic delays to flooding and Gwrych Castle - the home of this year's series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - was also affected.

The celebrities had to be evacuated out of the castle as Storm Arwen destroyed the I'm A Celebrity set meaning the show did not air for three nights.

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The grounds of Gwrych Castle suffered damage during Storm Arwen (Gwrych Castle/Instagram)

This was the first time in the show's history that they did not air live programmes however Gwrych Castle updated fans during the storm saying the castle itself and the gardens 'managed to miss the worst of the storm'.

Now the castle has taken to their Instagram account to show the damage of the storm to their grounds and warned it could take "years" for the grounds to be fully restored.

Posting pictures of uprooted and fallen trees, Gwrych Castle issued a statement saying they had lost a lot of trees during the storm.

The castle grounds lost many trees (Gwrych Castle/Instagram)

They said: "Even though the castle itself was saved from the storms, the woodlands and park have lost a substantial amount of trees and left hundreds more at risk. The recovery operation may take years to complete."

The castle then went on to appeal for volunteers to help "bring the castle and estate back to its former glory" and provided contact details for those wanting to get involved.

Gwrych Castle is undergoing huge restoration work as they raise funds to keep the castle going historically and financially.

Currently, Gwrych Castle is closed to the public until Spring 2022 due to I'm A Celebrity filming there and the castle has welcomed the show with open arms.

The castle bosses recently thanked the show for returning to the castle and for creating a buzz around the local town, Abergele.

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