I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 25th series teased with Xmas promo

ITV has begun promoting the 25th series of Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here with a seasonal teaser released in late October, offering a Halloween-tinged hint that the long-running reality show will return to screens in November and run into early December. The clip, posted to the broadcaster's social channels on October 25, features festive imagery and the caption Tis Nearly The Season, suggesting this year's run will overlap with the build-up to Christmas.

The teaser opens with a rhyming line that references October and shows a spider crawling near a wrapped Christmas gift, followed by the programme's familiar theme music and shots of stockings and greeting cards. ITV has also shared further promotional material that shows hosts Ant and Dec wearing matching Christmas jumpers decorated with spiders and the show's gold star motif. Ant said, "Its the most wonderful time of the year," and Dec added, "Yes, its time to Ant and Deck the halls and clear your diaries, because were coming back to your screens on 16th November."

There is some variation in reporting about the official launch date. Promotional copy accompanying recent material sets the start date on Sunday, November 16 and...