# I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series) season 8

The eighth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here was commissioned by Network 10 in February 2021. It launched on 3 January 2022 and is hosted by Julia Morris and Chris Brown. It is the second series to be pre-recorded in Australia, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was filmed in Dungay, Australia, where the original British series previously filmed, instead of its usual production location in South Africa. Filming occurred over three weeks in September 2021, with a live grand-finale airing on 30 January 2022.

## Teaser

The first teaser trailer, featuring hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris in a burlesque-style parody of Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", was released on 20 November 2021.

## Celebrities

On 2 January, the first two contestants were revealed by Network 10, prior to the premiere of the first episode, to be celebrity chef and television presenter Poh Ling Yeow and former AFL coach Nathan Buckley. On 3 January, former NRL player and television presenter Beau Ryan was the third celebrity also announced as a contestant prior to the show's premiere. In episode 2, international reality television star Joey Essex entered the camp as an intruder. Essex was previously a contestant on the thirteenth series of the British version of the show in 2013.
In an I'm a Celebrity world first, this season included a "fake celebrity" among the cast - David Subritzky assumed the identity of an influencer and shoe designer with 3.9 million Instagram followers. As part of a secret mission, Poh had to convince her campmates that he was in fact a celebrity.
| Celebrity/Contestant | Known for | Status |
| Dylan Lewis | Television & radio host | Winner on 30 January 2022 |
| Brooke McClymont | Singer-songwriter | Runner up on 30 January 2022 |
| Nathan Buckley | Former AFL coach | Third place on 30 January 2022 |
| Emily Seebohm | Olympic swimmer | Eliminated 9th on 30 January 2022 |
| David Subritzky | Fake celebrity | Eliminated 8th on 30 January 2022 |
| Joey Essex | Former The Only Way Is Essex star (I'm a Celeb UK 13 4th place) | Eliminated 7th on 30 January 2022 |
| Poh Ling Yeow | Chef & television presenter | Eliminated 6th on 27 January 2022 |
| Cal Wilson | Comedian | Eliminated 5th on 26 January 2022 |
| Tottie Goldsmith | Actress, singer & television host | Eliminated 4th on 25 January 2022 |
| Derek Kickett | Former AFL player | Eliminated 3rd on 24 January 2022 |
| Maria Thattil | Miss Universe Australia 2020 | Eliminated 2nd on 23 January 2022 |
| Beau Ryan | Former NRL player & television presenter | Withdrew on 20 January 2022 |
| Davina Rankin | Former Married at First Sight contestant | Eliminated 1st on 16 January 2022 |

## Results and elimination

    Indicates that the celebrity received the most votes from the public
    Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the elimination challenge
    Indicates that the celebrity was named as being in the bottom 2 or 3.
    Indicates that the celebrity came last in a challenge or received the fewest votes and was evicted immediately (no bottom three)
    Indicates that the celebrity withdrew from the competition
Elimination results per celebrity :
| Celebrity | Week 1 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Grand Finale | Grand Finale | Number of Trials |
| Celebrity | Week 1 | Day 10 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Grand Finale | Grand Finale | Number of Trials |
| Dylan | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Day 20) | Winner (Day 20) | 9 |
| Brooke | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (Day 20) | Runner-up (Day 20) | 9 |
| Nathan | — | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Third Place (Day 20) | Third Place (Day 20) | 8 |
| Emily | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | 4th | Eliminated (Day 20) | 8 |
| David | — | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | 5th | Eliminated (Day 20) | 7 |
| Joey | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (Day 20) | 7 |
| Poh | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (Day 19) | Eliminated (Day 19) | 7 |
| Cal | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (Day 18) | Eliminated (Day 18) | Eliminated (Day 18) | 6 |
| Tottie | Not in Camp | Immune | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (Day 17) | Eliminated (Day 17) | Eliminated (Day 17) | Eliminated (Day 17) | 5 |
| Derek | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (Day 16) | Eliminated (Day 16) | Eliminated (Day 16) | Eliminated (Day 16) | Eliminated (Day 16) | 6 |
| Maria | — | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (Day 15) | Eliminated (Day 15) | Eliminated (Day 15) | Eliminated (Day 15) | Eliminated (Day 15) | Eliminated (Day 15) | 4 |
| Beau | — | Safe | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | Withdrew (Day 14) | 5 |
| Davina | — | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | Eliminated (Day 10) | 2 |
| Withdrew | N/A | None | Beau | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
| Bottom two/three | N/A | David Maria Davina | None | Nathan Tottie Maria | Derek Emily Tottie | Cal Poh Tottie | David Emily Cal | Poh Emily Nathan | None | None | |
| Eliminated | N/A | Davina Lost elimination challenge | None | Maria Lost elimination challenge | Derek Lost elimination challenge | Tottie Lost elimination challenge | Cal Lost elimination challenge | Poh Lost elimination challenge | Joey Fewest votes to win | Nathan Fewer votes to win | |
| Eliminated | N/A | Davina Lost elimination challenge | None | Maria Lost elimination challenge | Derek Lost elimination challenge | Tottie Lost elimination challenge | Cal Lost elimination challenge | Poh Lost elimination challenge | David Fewer votes to win | Brooke Fewer votes to win | |
| Eliminated | N/A | Davina Lost elimination challenge | None | Maria Lost elimination challenge | Derek Lost elimination challenge | Tottie Lost elimination challenge | Cal Lost elimination challenge | Poh Lost elimination challenge | Emily Fewer votes to win | Dylan Most votes to win | |

### Note

* ↑ The elimination on Day 14 was cancelled because Beau withdrew himself from the competition.

## Tucker trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. These trials aim to test both physical and mental abilities. Success is usually determined by the number of stars collected during the trial, with each star representing a meal earned by the winning contestant for their camp mates.
    The contestants decided who did which trial
    The trial was compulsory and the celebrities did not decide who took part
    The contestants were chosen by the evicted celebrities
    The voting for the trial was of dual origin
| Trial number | Airdate | Name of trial | Celebrity participation | Number of stars/Winner(s) | Notes |
| 1 | 3 January | Famous Blast Words | Beau, Brooke, Emily, Derek & Cal | | None |
| 2 | 4 January | The Hell Hotel | Brooke & Dylan | | None |
| 3 | 5 January | A Real Ice-Hole of a Trial | Joey | | None |
| 4 | 6 January | La Cocharacha Cantina | Beau, Derek & Nathan | | None |
| 5 | 9 January | The School of Shock | Emily, Poh, Cal, Dylan, Nathan & David | | 1 |
| 6 | 10 January | The Mile High Club | Davina & Tottie | | 2 |
| 7 | 11 January | It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To | David, Brooke & Emily | | None |
| 8 | 12 January | The Boiler Room | Joey & Maria | | None |
| 9 | 13 January | Getting Laid | Dylan, Derek & Tottie | | None |
| 10 | 16 January | Sphere Factor | Everyone | Blue Team | 3, 4 |
| 11 | 17 January | Puff the Pungent Dragon | Tottie, Nathan, Beau & Brooke | Red Team | 4 |
| 12 | 18 January | Sweat Factory | Emily, David, Joey, Poh, Derek, Maria, Cal & Dylan | Blue Team | 4 |
| 13 | 19 January | Battlestars | Maria, Derek, Nathan, Brooke, Emily & David | Red Team | 4 |
| 14 | 20 January | The Family Duels | Beau, Poh, Joey, Cal, Dylan & Tottie | Blue and Red Teams | 4 |
| 15 | 23 January | The Viper Room | Dylan | | None |
| 16 | 24 January | Flying Sausages | Poh, Brooke, Nathan & Emily | | None |
| 17 | 25 January | The Sacrifice | David, Poh & Cal | | None |
| 18 | 26 January | Camp Chaos | Brooke, Dylan, Nathan & Joey | | 5 |
| 19 | 27 January | Summer Lovin' It! | Everyone | | 6 |

### Notes

* ^1 In this trial, while only six celebrities participated, all campmates were able to watch. However, as the campmates stole food from the trial, the 8 and a 1/2 stars they had won were forfeited and no food was received by the celebrities for dinner.
* ^2 Tottie, as an intruder, had to participate with Davina in The Mile High Club trial as part of her entry into the camp.
* ^3 Brooke did not participate in this trial because she was medically exempt.
* ^4 The celebrities competed against each other in two teams, a red team and a blue team, during Battles Week.
* ^5 Julia correctly answered the last question for the celebrities, earning them an extra ½ star, however the celebrities were still dunked with slime and offal as though they had answered incorrectly.
* ^6 As Brooke was medically exempt from participating in the trial, co-host Dr Chris Brown offered to step-in for her in the trial and won the camp two stars. As a result, Brooke replaced Dr Chris Brown's hosting position and co-hosted alongside Julia Morris.

### Star count

| Celebrity | Percentage |
| Beau | 80% |
| Brooke | 97.143% |
| Cal | 75% |
| David | 84.615% |
| Davina | 100% |
| Derek | 72.2% |
| Dylan | 85.897% |
| Emily | 81.81% |
| Joey | 85.45% |
| Maria | 78.57% |
| Nathan | 75.75% |
| Poh | 95.83% |
| Tottie | 71.428% |

## Secret missions
### Poh's secret mission: mystery celebrity twist

On the first day, it was revealed to Poh that a fake contestant, who was not actually a celebrity, would enter the camp. Poh had to convince her campmates that the fake contestant, David Subritzky, was in fact a real celebrity. The fake contestant assumed the identity of an influencer and shoe designer with 3.9 million Instagram followers. For each day that her campmates remained unsuspicious, Poh would win the camp a larger reward. The twist was similar to that of the fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother UK which saw non-celebrity Chantelle Houghton undertake the same task.
During the five days that Poh had to keep the fake contestant a secret, she received help from the camp's intruders, Joey Essex and Davina Rankin, who pretended to have known David. Poh succeeded in her challenge and on the last day on which the fake celebrity had to remain undercover, the campmates voted on whether David should be allowed to stay in camp to become a "real celebrity".

### Nathan and Poh's secret mission: Sneaky weazel secret mission

In episode 8, Nathan and Poh received a secret mission in which they had to sneak out of camp to the Tok Tokkie after all their campmates had gone to sleep. In the Tok Tokkie, they were given ingredients to make a bowl of popcorn in the camp's treehouse, which they had to do without raising the suspicions of their campmates. If their campmates weren't alerted to Nathan and Poh making their popcorn they would be allowed to eat it, however if someone raised their suspicions, they couldn't eat any popcorn.

### Beau's Super Spicy Secret Mission

In episode 9, Beau was given the opportunity to win his campmates McSpicy Meals, through participating in a two part challenge. In the first round, he had to drop the word "spicy" in three different scenarios. In between the rounds, he was given a chocolate shake to drink. In the second round, he had to make three of his campmates say the word "spicy". Beau succeeded in his challenge and won the camp McSpicy Meals for lunch.

### Nathan's secret mission

In episode 14, Nathan was given the opportunity to win his campmates breakfast smoothies by pretending he had heartburn and making up an alternative breathing technique which he had to repeat on three instances in front of his campmates. Nathan made up the "headstand" method, in which he took slow, deep breaths whilst in the headstand position, and as his campmates were unsuspicious he succeeded in his mission and won the camp smoothies for breakfast.

### Brooke's secret mission: Farts

In episode 15, Brooke was given a three round fart-based mission. In the first round, she was given a small sound device which played pre-recorded farts when she pressed a remote. She was told that she had to fart on three instances in front of three of her campmates. In the second round, Brooke gained an accomplice in the mission, David, who was given control of her remote, while Brooke had a similar mission to her first round although didn't have control of when she farted. In the third round, Brooke was given fart spray which she had to spray in the camp want raising the suspicions of her campmates. As Brooke succeeded in her mission, she won the camp english muffins with baked beans for breakfast.

### The Camp's secret mission: "nose"

In episode 17, all the celebrities in the camp, other than David, were given fake noses and had to wear them while dropping the word "nose" in a conversation. As David was unsuspicious, the campmates each won a nose-shaped chocolate.

## Ratings

I'm a Celebrity...Get Met Out of Here! (season 8) overnight ratings, with metropolitan viewership and nightly position :
| Week | Episode | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot (approx.) | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank |
| 1 | 1 | "Opening Night" | 3 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.794 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | 3 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.750 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 4 January 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.634 | 5 |
| 1 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 5 January 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.570 | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 6 January 2022 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 0.596 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 9 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.632 | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 10 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.633 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 11 January 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.559 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 12 January 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.603 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 13 January 2022 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 0.584 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 16 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.596 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | "Episode 10: Eviction" | 16 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.537 | 10 |
| 3 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 17 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.602 | 7 |
| 3 | 12 | "Episode 12" | 18 January 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.622 | 7 |
| 3 | 13 | "Episode 13" | 19 January 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.568 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | "Episode 14" | 20 January 2022 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 0.535 | 8 |
| 4 | 15 | "Episode 15" | 23 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.517 | 7 |
| 4 | 15 | "Episode 15: Eviction" | 23 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.510 | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | "Episode 16" | 24 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.625 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | "Episode 16: Eviction" | 24 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.570 | 9 |
| 4 | 17 | "Episode 17" | 25 January 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.521 | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | "Episode 17: Eviction" | 25 January 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.494 | 10 |
| 4 | 18 | "Episode 18" | 26 January 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.502 | 9 |
| 4 | 18 | "Episode 18: Eviction" | 26 January 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.466 | 10 |
| 4 | 19 | "Episode 19" | 27 January 2022 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 0.498 | 12 |
| 4 | 19 | "Episode 19: Eviction" | 27 January 2022 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 0.524 | 11 |
| 5 | 20 | "Finale" | 30 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.576 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | "Winner Announced" | 30 January 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.617 | 6 |
* $^a$ Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth).