I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 8)


I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returned to ITV1 for an eighth series from 16 November to 5 December 2008. Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, whilst Matt Willis, Emma Willis and Mark Durden-Smith returned to host spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2. It was the first series to use a redesigned logo, which imitates the Hollywood Sign. The winner of this series was Joe Swash.

Contestants

The show began with 10 celebrity contestants. On 19 November, they were joined by two new contestants – David Van Day and Timmy Mallett – who were 'kidnapped' on their way into camp, making a total of 12 contestants.
CelebrityKnown forStatus
Joe SwashEastEnders actorWinner
on 5 December 2008
Martina NavratilovaRetired professional tennis playerRunner-up
on 5 December 2008
George TakeiFormer actorThird place
on 5 December 2008
David Van DayFormer Dollar singerEliminated 9th
on 4 December 2008
Simon WebbeBlue singerEliminated 8th
on 3 December 2008
Nicola McLeanGlamour modelEliminated 7th
on 2 December 2008
Brian PaddickFormer senior police officer & politicianEliminated 6th
on 1 December 2008
Esther RantzenJournalist & television presenterEliminated 5th
on 30 November 2008
Timmy MalletChildren's television presenterEliminated 4th
on 29 November 2008
Carly ZuckerModel & personal trainerEliminated 3rd
on 28 November 2008
Dani BehrTelevision presenter, model, & singerEliminated 2nd
on 27 November 2008
Robert Kilroy-SilkFormer politician & television presenterEliminated 1st
on 26 November 2008

Results and elimination

The Camps

For the first four days of the show, the group of celebrities were split between two camps: "Home", and "Away". The celebrities in each group were:
Which group lived in which camp was decided by the first Bushtucker Trial. As Joe won, his group moved in to Home Camp, whilst Simon's group moved into Away Camp. The two camps competed in Bushtucker Trials, with the winning camp receiving better food.
Home was the better of the two camps, featuring a London Bus for the celebrities to sleep in. Contestants in Home camp received British food if they won head-to-head Bushtucker Trials. Meanwhile, the celebrities in Away Camp were forced to sleep on the jungle floor, and received Australian food if they won trials. There was also a jail in away camp for 'naughty' celebs.
On 18 November 2008, the two camps merged. The celebrities in the Away Camp moved into the Home Camp. The merger was due to take place on the morning of 19 November 2008, however it was brought forward after a storm left the Away Camp flooded.

Bushtucker Trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food.
Trial
number		Air dateName of trialCelebrity
participation		Public
vote		Winner/Number of starsNotes
116 November 2008Trauma TankJoe
Simon		Joe
216 November 2008Long DropDani
Carly		Dani-
317 November 2008I Scream VanJoe
Nicola		32.20%
41.79%		Nicola-
418 November 2008Chambers of HorrorJoe
Robert		28.32%
66.65%		Joe-
519 November 2008John TrevoltingRobert48.64%-
6 20 November 2008Jungle GymRobert16.53%
722 November 2008Holey MoleyDavid41.65%
823 November 2008Critter ChaosTimmy33.26%
924 November 2008Cavern of CalamityNicola60.59%-
1025 November 2008Hell-o-PhoneDavid38.18%None
1127 November 2008Pluck 'n' RollBrian
George		None
1228 November 2008Car-nageMartina-
1329 November 2008Dread Over HeelsJoe
Nicola
Simon		-
1430 November 2008Last Chance SaloonBrian
Timmy		4.46%
4.30%		Brian
151 December 2008Last GaspSimon-
162 December 2008The Tower of TerrorJoe-
173 December 2008Wash N' CryMartina-
184 December 2008Celebrity CycloneDavid
George
Joe
Martina		-
195 December 2008Danger Down UnderJoe-
205 December 2008Bushtucker BonanzaGeorge-
215 December 2008Fill Your FaceMartina-

Star count


CelebrityNumber of Stars EarnedPercentage
Brian Paddick73%
Carly Zucker
Dani Behr
David Van Day64%
Esther Rantzen
George Takei80%
Joe Swash96%
Martina Navratilova88%
Nicola McLean52%
Robert Kilroy-Silk100%
Simon Webbe88%
Timmy Mallet100%

Bush Battles

Just like Series 7, some celebrities will be granted immunity from the first vote-off. The five winners of this prize will be decided by five 'bush battles' Each of the 12 celebrities will compete in one of four battles, each containing three campmates. The winners will automatically gain immunity while the second-placed contestants will compete for a final place in the fifth and final bout. In the end, there were six winners due to a problem in the second battle.
This feature replaced the 'Celebrity Chests' for five episodes.
Battle No.Broadcast DateName of BattleThemeCelebrities Taking PartWinnerRunner-upNotes
121 NovemberThe Big DripTacticsMartina, Joe & DavidJoeMartina-
222 NovemberHog RoastStaminaSimon, Brian & CarlyCarly & SimonBrianSee below
323 NovemberDown To The WireConcentrationEsther, George & DaniDaniEsther-
424 NovemberUp To Your Neck In ItPatienceRobert, Nicola & TimmyTimmyNicola-
525 NovemberNight of the Living BedEnduranceNicola, Martina, Brian, EstherEstherBrian-

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.
ShowDateOfficial rating
Weekly Rank
on ITV
Day 1/216 November 20089.38No. 6
Day 2/317 November 20088.76No. 7
Day 3/418 November 20088.30No. 11
Day 4/519 November 2008TBA#TBA
Day 5/620 November 20088.61No. 9
Day 6/721 November 20088.36No. 10
Day 7/822 November 20089.40No. 5
Day 8/923 November 20088.13No. 12
Day 9/1024 November 20089.10No. 10
Day 10/1125 November 2008TBA#TBA
Day 11/1226 November 20089.11No. 9
Day 12/1327 November 20087.99No. 13
Day 13/1428 November 20088.42No. 12
Day 14/1529 November 200810.19No. 3
Day 15/1630 November 20088.46No. 11
Day 16/171 December 20088.58No. 8
Day 17/182 December 20087.91No. 11
Day 18/193 December 20089.12No. 7
Day 19/204 December 20088.41No. 9
Day 20/215 December 20089.80No. 5