I'm a Celebrity announces big Kiosk Kev change for new 2026 series

When I'm a Celebrity returns to our screens next week, there'll be some big changes for Kiosk Kev. The jungle shopkeeper has been serving the celebs in the jungle from his ice cream van for nearly a decade, but now he's shut up shop.

The upcoming series will see Deals on Wheels replaced by the Jungle Hotline, with Kev now working from home and relaxing on his verandah, while still being the person the celebs call when they take part in challenges.

Related: Best streaming services UK 2026 – including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV

The Jungle Hotline challenge will still take place out of camp and is centred around the golden phone box.

The phone box will be locked shut in a different way each time, and the celebs will have to work out how to open it. If they're successful, they'll be able to call Kiosk Kev on his Jungle Hotline to get a treat.

Kev will then call the red phone box, and for the first time ever, the treat will be revealed in camp, inside the new British red postbox. But to actually receive treat, the celebs will have to complete a task or answer a question given to them by Kev.

If they're successful, the postbox will open and the campmates will win the treat, but if they're not, the treat will be destroyed in front of them.

The new series of I'm A Celeb premieres on Monday 16 November at 9pm and will see 11 celebs enter the Australian camp.

Related: ITV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here drops first-look teaser for brand-new season

Leading the cast is footballing legend Wayne Rooney, who will compete alongside Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page, Love Island's Chloe Burrows, and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson.

Big Brother host AJ Odudu is also heading to camp, as well as Paralympian Ade Adepitan, content creator Sharky, and comedian Jack Skipper.

This year's lineup is rounded off by model and TV host Leomie Anderson, ex-Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney, and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup.

I'm a Celebrity 2026 begins on Monday, November 16 at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

Visit our Streaming Guide now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.

The new edition of Legends, a 100-page celebration of the world of K-pop, is here. Buy K-Pop in newsagents or online.

Reporter, Digital Spy  

Stephanie is a freelance news writer, who previously covered WWE and AEW for Digital Spy.

After graduating with a degree in history from Queen Mary University, London, she studied journalism at Birkbeck University.

Outside of her work at Digital Spy, she writes about pop culture, with a special focus towards Irish media and how it intersects with politics.