I’m A Celebrity stars say South African series is ‘much nicer’ than Australia

I am a celebrity… South Africa stars Fatima Whitbread and Janice Dickinson opened up about their time on the all-star series.

Talk to The star of the daythey compared the South African series with their experiences on the Australian version – with the pair revealing it was “much nicer” this time around.

“I thought the experience compared to Australia was a lot nicer,” Janice said, adding that she got along better with her fellow campers on the South African show.

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Janice and Olympian Fatima competed on the regular version of the series in 2007 and 2011 respectively, before being invited back to appear on the new show.

Fatima added that she finds this experience “much more competitive” without the inclusion of public voting.

“You may well be leaving the program within days of joining, when in 2011 it was all about stars and food for camp,” she said.

“Camp life was completely different from my experience the first time around because you live on a knife edge because you never know when it’s your turn to take on a challenge.”

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When asked which side was better overall, both men agreed that South Africa came out on top, with Janice revealing that the new side was “bigger” and “more clean” than that of Down Under.

“If you ask me which side I prefer, it would be South Africa because the trials are far superior and much more planned, much more entertaining,” summed up Fatima.

“Everything was much nicer than in Australia.”

I’m a Celebrity… South Africa airs Monday-Friday at 9pm on ITV1 and airs on ITVX.