I’m A Celebrity bosses forced to axe friends and family segment due to Covid fears
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thesun.co.ukI’M A Celebrity bosses have axed their emotional family reunion scenes for a second consecutive year amid Covid fears. Producers wanted a relative or pal of each remaining campmate to enter the castle in the final 48 hours.
But they felt getting them to quarantine just in case their loved ones made it to the end was a step too far. It comes after Richard Madeley was deemed to have broken the Covid bubble when he went to hospital last week.
The family slot became a fan favourite after 2018’s tear-jerking scenes when football manager Harry Redknapp’s wife Sandra entered the Australian jungle as a surprise.
A source said: “Filming a TV show of this size in a pandemic is a nightmare, so ITV have had to trim the fat where possible.
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