The 19th season of “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” kicks off on January 23 with a major twist. As RTL announced, the twelve jungle stars won’t move into the camp together as they usually do—instead, they’ll be split into two separate camps. Alongside the familiar main camp, this year there is also a camp called “Snake Rock”.
The split already adds extra tension and clear divides in the Australian bush right from the start. Because in the very first jungle trial, the Snake Rock team will face the celebrities from the other camp. The team that earns the most stars will be rewarded with food. The losing team, meanwhile, must make do with rice and beans.
These stars move into which camp
According to RTL, the Snake Rock team consists of the gay contestant Hubert Fella (58), Samira Yavuz (32), Simone Ballack (49), Stephen Dürr (51) and Nicole Belstler-Boettcher (62). In the main camp live Ariel (28), Umut Tekin (28), Patrick Romer (30), Eva Benetatou (33), Gil Ofarim (43), Mirja du Mont (50) and Hardy Krüger Jr. (57).
However, such a split isn’t entirely new: Jungle Camp fans with good memories will recall that ten years ago the celebrities were first divided into two camps. In 2016 there was an immediate duel between the groups in the premiere, and in 2017 the season also started with two separate camps.
“Snake Rock” offers significantly less comfort
As the “Bild” newspaper reports (paid article), the two camps differ considerably from one another. Snake Rock is smaller, tighter, and offers less comfort than the main camp. In the adjacent stream there is only a small amount of water — translating to fewer washing opportunities for Fella and the others, more odor, and increased stress among the residents. The main camp, by contrast, is somewhat larger and better supplied.
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Additionally, there would be new outfits for the campers. Instead of the uniform khaki look, the teams would appear in different clothing so viewers can better distinguish the groups. The backdrop to the change: in recent years the tone in the camp has grown softer, and conflicts more predictable. With the split, the network hopes to inject more dynamism into the format, at least Bild suspects. The separation, however, is not intended to be permanent—sooner or later the teams will be reunited in a single camp and continue playing in the classic mode.
Stefan Raab talks this year about the Jungle
The Stefan Raab who moved to RTL in 2024 will have a say on many topics, including this year’s Jungle Camp: RTL announces that alongside the new season there will be several special editions of the “Stefan Raab Show.” The network lists six air dates.
When Raab makes his first appearance, the celebrities of the latest IBES season have already spent a few days in the TV jungle. “The Stefan Raab Show – The Half Hour After the Hour After” is slated to air for the first time on January 27 on RTL and via the streaming service RTL+. Additional episodes are planned for January 28, January 29, February 3, February 4 and February 5.
As the title of Raab’s Jungle specials already hints, on these days a new Jungle Camp episode will air at prime time 8:15 p.m., followed by the established “Hour After” at 10:30 p.m. Stefan Raab then follows with his “Half Hour After the Hour After” from 11:30 p.m.
The Jungle Camp airs daily from this Friday at 8:15 p.m. on RTL. The episodes are available live via the RTL+ livestream and can be streamed there afterward as well.
