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Seven’s 2027 TV schedule announced: Jim Jefferies and Ricki-Lee named as I’m A Celebrity hosts

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Clare Rigden
Seven’s 2027 TV schedule announced: Jim Jefferies and Ricki-Lee named as I’m A Celebrity hosts
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The Seven Network has announced that Ricki-Lee and Jim Jefferies will host the 2027 season of 'I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!'. The show is moving from Network Ten to Seven as part of a broader strategy to refresh the network's unscripted content slate.

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Ricki-Lee and Jim Jefferies are the new hosts of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, which is jumping networks to Seven next year. The announcement was made at Seven’s annual Upfronts presentation, where its slate of shows for 2027 were revealed to advertisers and media. Both stars are already at the helm of other successful Seven shows, with Ricki-Lee hosting Australian Idol and Jeffries, a world-renowned Australian comedian, presenting Seven’s top rating game show, The 1% Club. The long-running reality format, which sees celebrities competing in challenges while living in the African jungle, ran for 12 seasons on Ten, most recently with Julia Morris and Robert Irwin in the hosting hot seat. There is still no word on which celebs are in the casting mix, though a network insider said the names being thrown are “exciting” and will get audiences talking.

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