ITV has spent months adapting the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! camp to accommodate Paralympian Ade Adepitan, with changes including a camouflaged stairlift and levelled steps to make the jungle accessible.
Walking from the creek to the top of the jungle is described as lung-busting, with the hill posing a particular challenge for campmates tasked with washing up at the bottom. Ade Adepitan will face that same hill on crutches when he enters the jungle this weekend.
Camouflaged adaptations blend into surroundings
Bosses have spent months working out how to accommodate the Paralympian's needs without compromising the look and feel of the jungle. Many of the changes are so cleverly blended into the surroundings that they barely register, with even the stairlift camouflaged with greenery to make it look like part of the jungle.
Resting points have been introduced along the punishing hill, while the steps have been subtly levelled to give Adepitan a firmer grip.
Paralympian's strength impresses insiders
Adepitan once crawled up a volcano in Nicaragua after a gruelling 220-mile trek across Central America to the Pacific coast for a TV show. Insiders say his upper-body strength is astonishing, and bosses are confident he will be able to tackle the vast majority of this year's challenges.
The effort sends a message to disabled boys and girls watching at home, according to the report.
Adepitan on the significance
Adepitan said: "Words like 'honour' and 'privilege' are ones I feel, but I don't think they sum it up enough. For me, this is a moment in time. Even if I go out in the first week, I will always be remembered as the person in a wheelchair."
