Nudity encouraged in I'm A Celeb jungle – but masturbation is a no-no

LET'S face it, most of us tune into I'm A Celebrity hoping for a blossoming romance, a scandal or at least a bit of a barney.

SEX IT UP: Racy scenes are encouraged by producers

But it turns out some behaviour is on the banned list.
Former campmate Michael Buerk has revealed that the jungle show allows "non-sexual" nudity and consensual sexual behaviour – but masturbation is a big no-no.
The veteran broadcaster entered last year's series of I'm A Celebrity and is now dishing the secrets of the show.
According to Michael's Radio Times column, self-pleasure, "class-A swearing", bullying, non-consensual touching and harming the local wildlife were on the banned list.

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“The format works on techniques perfected by the Gestapo and the KGB”

Michael Buerk

However, he claims that producers made it clear that they had "no problem" with reciprocated sexual behaviour and nudity, as long as it was in a non-sexual context.
Essentially, there'll be no getting jiggy in the jungle.
Buerk then went on to compare the jungle set-up to methods used by the Gestapo.
He said: "The format works on techniques perfected by the Gestapo and the KGB.

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"The ‘jungle’ is part prison camp, part torture centre, part laboratory experiment in social anthropology; cruelty with its tongue in its cheek, staged at vast expense (and huge profit) for the amusement of millions."
And that's why we love it.
The new series of I'm A Celebrity kicks off this weekend, with stars including Vicky Pattison, Ferne McCann and George Shelley subjecting themselves to the dreaded jungle.