I’m A Celebrity’s Coming Out show lands surprise early streaming date

Viewers will be able to watch the eagerly-anticipated Coming Out special episode way ahead of its ITV broadcast.

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The special episode shows what the celebrities did after leaving the jungle (Image: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

The annual Coming Out show for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here is always keenly anticipated by devoted viewers, offering an exclusive glimpse into what unfolds when a celebrity departs the jungle camp.

This series, enthusiasts of the ITV programme will be intrigued to witness the aftermath of the notorious sweet gate controversy. The furore erupted when rapper Aitch, content creator Angry Ginge and television personality Kelly Brook chose to pilfer confectionery from their fellow campmates.

The threesome secured 20 milk bottles during a challenge on the programme, but opted to devour half before returning to the group whilst hiding their deception. When Kelly faced elimination, she revealed the bombshell that additional sweets existed, leaving her accomplices to handle the consequences.

Aitch and Ginge chose to persist with their falsehood, claiming there were merely 13, rather than 20. Yet hosts Ant and Dec ensured they swiftly corrected this figure to every subsequent celebrity departing the jungle.

One appalled campmate was Vogue Williams, who labelled Kelly a “snake” after learning the truth from the Geordie pair. Meanwhile, Ruby Wax was equally shocked, vowing to “punish” Aitch and Angry Ginge specifically for their dishonesty following the programme,

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Viewers will finally get to see how the sweet theft went down (Image: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

This year’s special episode will illuminate how the controversy unfolded at the luxurious Australian hotel where departed celebrities reside. The broadcast will air on Saturday evening (December 13) on ITV1 at 9.05pm, though viewers unable to wait have an alternative choice.

The special episode will also be available for streaming on ITVX from 7pm this evening (December 10), giving fans just a few hours before they can watch.

An average of 6.4 million viewers watched the final episode where Angry Ginge was declared the series champion with a commanding 65 per cent of the public vote in the live finale.

Angry Ginge is crowned King of the Jungle

The episode will be available on ITVX tonight (Image: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

It proved to be a landslide win, with runner-up Tom Read Wilson securing 35 per cent.

Following his coronation as the new King of the Jungle by previous champion Danny Jones, 24-year-old Ginge declared: “I feel amazing. Honestly, [it is a] dream come true.”

I’m A Celebrity…. Coming Out is streaming on ITVX from 7pm on December 10. It will broadcast on ITV1 at 9.05pm on Saturday, December 13.