I’m A Celebrity 2024 viewers tuned into spin-off series Unpacked only to realise Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly would not appear like usual, with no warning of their absence

Viewers of I’m A Celebrity were left demanding answers on Tuesday night, as hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were a no-show on spin-off series Unpacked.

Just as campmate Tulisa failed to appear on the ITV2 show hosted by Joel Dommett, moments later fans realised Ant and Dec had also skipped proceedings. Normally Ant and Dec appear on the show directly after hosting the main series on ITV1.

They appear moments in to discuss the latest goings on, and who has left the jungle. But on Tuesday there was no real announcement by Joel, and Ant and Dec did not appear.

It came moments after Dec had announced the vote had been closed and would not reopen, meaning fans could not send someone home on Wednesday’s episode. It wasn’t clear whether an elimination would still happen, and fans were convinced something was going on.

But after Dec teased “a massive surprise” to be revealed on Wednesday night, he and Ant then didn’t appear on Unpacked. Taking to X, fans demanded answers as they wondered where they were.

One fan said: “I need answers,” as another asked: “No Ant and Dec tonight, and no Tulisa… what’s going on?” A third fan commented: “It’s a bit strange that Ant & Dec haven’t had their little chat with Joel like they normally do too.”

Viewers of I’m A Celebrity were left demanding answers ( 
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A fourth viewer wrote: “No Ant and Dec, hmmm very odd.” A further comment said: “Why didn’t Ant and Dec appear?” as a sixth viewer posted: “Hang on… are Ant and Dec not on Unpacked tonight??” The comments kept on coming with another saying: “I only watch Unpacked for ant and Dec,” as another asked: “Also where is Ant and Dec?!”

It comes as fans predicted why the public vote had been cancelled. Dec had said to viewers: “We are not reopening the vote for tomorrow because we’ve got a massive surprise for them. More will be revealed in tomorrow’s show.”

Taking to X, one fan theorised: “No vote tomorrow because Houdini is returning,” referring to axed contestant Dean McCullough. Another fan predicted: “The twist is definitely either no one’s out (which I doubt) or camp vote but camp vote kinda seems obvious.”

A third fan agreed: “What’s this surprise twist? The campers can vote against each other over the normal public vote.” A fourth fan said: “The big surprise will probably be a free for all head to head and the bottom either go or go up for a quick vote. That’s my prediction anyway.”