I'm A Celeb boss reveals measures put in place to ensure contestants can't escape camp

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The contestants on this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! have already had to endure days of heavy rain and tiny portions of tasteless rice and beans.

Following on from the discovery of Dean McCullough’s contraband tea bags on Thursday 22 November, they have also had to turn over any other treats they snuck into the camp, which amounted to a few illicit sachets of seasoning that Melvin Odoom had given to Tulisa.These indignities are surely enough to make the hardiest celeb want to head for the comforts of home, but the producers have measures in place to make sure that it’s not easy for anyone to leave camp (unless they shout, ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of here!” of course).The campmates, which this year also include boxer Barry McGuigan, podcaster GK Barry, journalist Jane Moore and Coleen Rooney, are truly trapped as the drawbridge that presenters Ant and Dec use to visit the camp is closed off the rest of the time.

It is only lowered when they or the production crew need to enter the camp, and the celebrities can’t pull it down themselves.

Speaking to MailOnline, executive producer Olly Nash explained the extreme measure was brought in following the infamous celebrity rebellion of 2003. “It was brought in after Anthony Worrall-Thompson and the rest of the camp stormed across the bridge into production in what was a great camp rebellion over the shortage of sausages.The drawbridge has been here since then to stop that from happening again.” Chef Anthony Worrall-Thompson led a group of celebrities from camp in protest after they believed the nine sausages they had received following a trial amounted to inadequate food, but they were intercepted by producers.