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The appeal of watching minor celebrities scoff bugs showed no sign of waning last night as 9.5 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 for the start of the latest I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!.

I'm a Celebrity's fifth series got off to a strong start, attracting half a million more viewers than the launch episode of the reality format's last outing in November 2004.

The 90-minute show took a 38% share of the available audience from 9pm, according to unofficial overnights. mediaguardian

Jungle fever
The producers of ITV's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! have warned contestants to "expect things to be a lot tougher" than in previous series. But does the same go for the press? Monkey only asks after Fleet Street's finest were taken into the jungle last week, only for the Daily Star's Peter Dyke to turn a funny colour after being bitten by a mystery critter. Funnel web spider? Taipan snake? Inspection by medics revealed it to be a ... mosquito. Let's hope Pete's been taking the tablets. With no booze, the journos amused themselves with a game of "shag or die". The show's tenor, it seems, has been set. mediaguardian

I enjoyed last night's show, I think they've got a good mix this year and Carol Thatcher having a wee by her bed was just class What would mumsy say, it made my night that did, especially the faces on Ant and Dec at the end

Here's the link for the offical site:

http://www.itv-celebrity.com/Celebs.aspx