To nude up, or not to nude up …
It’s a dilemma that each contestant on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! has to face each season.
Over the years there’s been a pretty even split between those willing to get their gear off in the jungle shower and those who’ve opted to keep their togs on.
Now you might be thinking to yourself, why on earth would some of them choose to shower in swimmers?
Many are put off by the fact there’s a camera pointed directly at the shower, and even though Channel 10 doesn’t show any nudity on the family friendly show, there’s still a large production team behind the scenes who monitor the raw feeds 24/7.
“I’d been told that there was this unwritten rule that when someone does nude up in the shower, the cameras all go down and they don’t watch,” ex-contestant Woody Whitelaw said on KIIS FM a few years ago.
But the radio star, who did shower naked when he appeared on the show in 2023, said he had an inkling that quite a few of the production staff had seen him in the buff when he visited the control room after he was voted off the show.
“ There’s 20 people sitting there and I made the joke, ‘hey everyone, just so you know, the water in the shower was cold.’ Anyway, they laughed way too loud,” he said.
“And then one guy gets up and he goes, ‘no, in all seriousness, you did me a huge favour because when we had to pixelate your rude parts, I only needed one pixel,’” he laughed.
So which of this year’s contestants are going to do as Woody did and let it all hang out?
News.com.au caught up with most of the stars before they entered the jungle and asked them that very question.
Rebekah Elmaloglou: “I’ll probably go nude. I’m a bit of a nudist. I’m not shy, that’s for sure. I mean, I won’t be going nude swimming or anything like that, but I’ll probably shower nude.”
Nath Valvo: “ I’m so sorry to break the hearts of everyone watching, but I don’t think I’m gonna nude it up. Having said that, I don’t know, a week or two in, who knows if you can be bothered anymore? It feels like a lot of effort to wash with stuff on.”
Mia Fevola: “I’m keeping the swimmers on, absolutely. I’m not risking that.”
Matt Zukowski: “I haven’t thought about it. Yeah, sure, I guess so. Is that something that people don’t do? Look, I’ll have to feel it out.”
Luke Bateman: “Yes, I definitely will. I’ve never showered with clothes on and I’m not worried. My body is my body, it is what it is. If someone else sees it, that’s just what it is.”
Gary Sweet: “ I don’t know. Is it warm or cold in the jungle? That’d be the first question, wouldn’t it? No, probably not.”
Dyson Heppell: “Yeah, I think that’s play on. I’ve had 14 years in the footy communal showers, so it’s all good.”
Cyrell Paule: “Oh god no. All the goodies are for Eden (her partner). Only special privileged people get to see that. I couldn’t. I’m not an OnlyFans girl.”
Concetta Caristo: “I love to get naked. I love to go to nude beaches. I get naked in my bedroom and my mum’s always like, ‘people can see you, the windows are open!’ and I don’t care. I think I’m going to be fine getting naked in the jungle if they blur the right bits.”
I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! continues tonight on Channel 10 at 7.30pm
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