I’m a Celebrity confirms first star to secure spot in semi-final after format shake-up

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former Strictly Come Dancing star received the coveted Ticket to Cyclone during Thursday night’s episode of the ITV reality show, ensuring that she will be immune from the next two public votes and will be one of four campmates to take part in the famous Celebrity Cyclone challenge later this week. The task sees the remaining contestants dress up as superheroes and attempt to traverse a huge water slide while battling various tricky obstacles, and has been a mainstay of the series since 2006. open image in gallery Ant and Dec presided over the Arcade of Agony challenge It has proved so popular with viewers that recent reports have suggested that a spin-off series based around the challenge might be in the works, although this has not been confirmed by ITV. Former contestant Tulisa Contostavlos, who was the third star to be eliminated from the competition, has reportedly already left Australia after skipping an appearance on the I’m a Celebrity… Unpacked aftershow. open image in gallery Tulisa Contostavlos has reportedly already left Australia ahead of the finale “Since leaving, I am spending my days hanging out with the other families and friends at the pool of our luxury hotel, along with the growing band of fellow evictees – Dean, Tulisa, before she left, and Melvin,” Loose Women star Jane Moore wrote in a column for The Sun.