Filming I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in the middle of the Australian jungle is always going to throw up a few problems.
Creepy crawlies, mosquitos, snakes, spiders and, of course, extreme weather.
Massive downpours. Scorching sunshine. Generally unpredictable forecasts. You know the drill.
Which is just what’s happened ahead of the new series of I’m A Celebrity starting later this month, according to The Mirror.
The newspaper claims meteorologists have predicted high-speed winds and dangerous UV levels for the region where I’m A Celeb is filmed. Eek!
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According to Weatherzone, the risk of high UV levels is “extreme” while the chance of rain in the week leading up to the show airing reaches 90 per cent on some days.
Pack your brollies, people!
Of course, extreme weather warnings and I’m A Celebrity is nothing new.
Just last week there were dramatic reports that the show was at risk of a “wash-out” after tropical storms were forecast for the area.
The Daily Star claimed forecasters have predicted a series of storms will batter the region around the time the show kicks off.
AccuWeather’s Jason Nicholls told the newspaper: “An early start to the season is expected with a named cyclone forming before the end of December.”
And just to add to the nastiness of it all, it’s been suggested that the weather conditions could lead to an influx of spiders in the region.
According to Daily Star, the spiders are a bit confused about the varying weather right now and have been out in greater force than usual for this time of the year.
Poisonous Redback spiders could be rocking around, as well as dangerous Funnel-Web spiders and non-venomous Huntsmen spiders.
Arachnologist Dr Robert Raven told the paper: “
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