Wayne Rooney and Ade Adepitan have been seen completing a sky-dive for the first episode of I'm A Celebrity. The duo were filmed on a Gold Coast beach, marking the first glimpse of both men in the show.
The sky-dive brought Paralympian Ade Adepitan straight into the action on the beach near Surfer's Paradise. He was also seen in one of his special wheelchairs suitable for the beach. Producers previously said they will adapt trials for him, with one saying: "Prepare to be surprised by how much Ade will be able to do."
Camp adaptations for Adepitan
The Mirror reported this week that I'm A Celebrity bosses invited Ade Adepitan into the Australian jungle several months ago to help make a series of extraordinary changes to the camp. Producers spent a full day with the wheelchair basketball star and TV presenter earlier this year, testing how he would cope with the notoriously difficult terrain and working out what adaptations would be needed.
The result is a specially modified camp, with widened paths, strengthened handrails, wheelchair parking spaces, crutch holders and even a stairlift for the jungle shower.
Bushtucker Trials access
Executives have confirmed that Ade will also be able to tackle the majority of this year's approximately 23 Bushtucker Trials, including the famous Celebrity Cyclone. One of the executive producers said: "All I will say is that if he makes it that far…he will be doing the Celebrity Cyclone. Without giving anything away, from the moment you see him on screen, you will be impressed."
