And finally... TV newsman Michael Buerk heads off into jungle

The programme - which has its launch episode for the latest series on Sunday - is also expected to feature radio presenter and Coronation Street star Craig Charles and The Only Way Is Essex’s Gemma Collins.

Many of the stars have been pictured as they arrive at Brisbane airport to prepare for the popular ITV show which will see them tackling the usual challenges and Bushtucker Trials involving an array of nasties.

Buerk - who famously focused world attention on the famine in Ethiopia exactly 30 years ago with a series of reports for the BBC - will follow other news veterans such as Jan Leeming and Jennie Bond as a contestant in the jungle.

Rap act Tinchy Stryder, who recently performed a track with the Chuckle Brothers, is also in line to take part despite recently admitting he has never even slept in a tent before now.

Former ‘Allo, ‘Allo actress Vicki Michelle, motorcyclist Carl Fogarty and model Kendra Wilkinson - a US TV star and former girlfriend of Playboy boss Hugh Hefner - are also reported to have landed ahead of their appearances in the show, along with Irish model Nadia Forde.

ITV has refused to confirm the full line-up until all the contestants arrive.