The very best Bushtucker trials from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Millions of viewers tune in to I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! every year, and every year, the calibre of tasks befallen the Z-listers gets lower and lower... and by lower and lower, we mean more and more depraved.

And by more and more depraved, we mean hilarious, entertaining and all-round excellent television viewing, naturally.

Over the years we've seen some funny ones, dreadful ones and the ones that we never actually do see, because one of the celebs quits halfway through . . . (Remember, Gillian McKeith, Helen Flanagan, Gemma Collins?).

To celebrate the return of our fave reality show we thought we’d look back and celebrate some of the best Bushtucker Trials ever …

11. Kangaroo’s anus, anyone?

As Bushtucker's go, the eating trials have to be one of the most entertaining (and disgusting but mainly entertaining!).

Over the years, Ant and Dec have made celebrities eat all sorts of animal body parts, from bull penis to witchetty grub, but Adam Thomas putting an ACTUAL live spider in his mouth still gives us nightmares…

10. Hope the bed bugs don’t bite…

Sleeping in the jungle can prove tricky, what with all the snakes and spiders that roam the jungle floor. But I’m a Celebrity makes sure the stars face up to their fears in the Bed Bugs Challenge, sticking them in with the worst creepy crawlies imaginable for the night. While they suffer, we at home crack open the popcorn and watch them squirm. It takes a lot to beat Ashley Robert’s commentary of the rats that invaded her bed who started, ahem, romancing each other.

9. Tissue, Fatima?

The Fill Your Face Trial is definitely one of the best, and probably most memorable for the 'work' of one particular contestant. Or one particular contestant’s nose, should we say.

We don’t think anyone can forget when Fatima got a cockroach stuck up her nostril, requiring Dr Bob’s assistance to get it out.

The footage of her continuous blowing and yakking, with bugs falling out her nostrils, was the most disgusting part of the trial - but of course, the most entertaining.

8. Area 52

Grown men squealing over tiny bugs is pretty funny, and one of the reasons I’m a Celebrity continues to entertain. But coming face to face with a fully grown ostrich? A feat of production genius.

Watching Keiron Dyer try and calmly deal with a live ostrich has to be one of the most entertaining pieces of television - possibly ever - especially because after he left the ostrich room in Area 52 it came after him to give him a little nip, cornering him in a room full of spiders. Comedy gold!

7. It’s a bird, it’s a plane – it’s a celebrity!

One of the best challenges is the first thing the celebrities encounter – the skydive. Countless celebrities have jumped out of the helicopter and it always proves to be amazing TV.

And how could we forget the arrival (almost) of TOWIE's Gemma Collins? Exactly like "the Turtle and the Slug", except that Gemma actually withdrew from the competition on day three. Also, we think she meant the Tortoise and the Hare.

6. The Cyclone

Ok, so it might not be the scariest of trials, but it definitely looks fun. The celebrities wear little superhero outfits and battle huge jets of water, air and miscellaneous flying objects - but this heartwarming trial from 2015 shows the true power of team work.

5. Better hold your breath…

Drown and Out is possibly one of the most terrifying trials that the evil I'm A Celebrity bosses have ever thought of...

You stick a celebrity in a tank, lock them in, and then fill it up with water – horrifying. Even worse – they shove a load of creepy crawlies in there with them. While the horror of this trail is entertaining, watching Melanie Sykes completely boss it and overcome one of her biggest fears was empowering.

4. Catacombs of Doom

Everything seems worse in the dark and I’m a Celebrity knows exactly how to exploit this. The Catacombs of Doom plunges a celeb into dark, confined spaces – with bucket loads of insects and rodents. This trial proved too scary for Kendra Wilkinson in series 14 so she bailed. Tinchy Stryder gave it a go and, although he did much better, even he was quivering in his tinchy little boots.

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3. Absolute Boulder Dash

While the terror-factor on this one is fairly mild, the sheer physical exertion makes it a solid choice for a trial. Boulder Dash requires a celebrity to shuffle along a beam to get stars, avoiding the swinging boulders overhead. Carl Fogarty getting smacked in the head with it was a real highlight (no, you're immature).

We'd love to see this one return for 2018.

2. Jungle Spa

An oldie but a goodie, and definitely a viewer favourite. The 'slebs are more used to treatments than torture, so the bosses at ITV decided to cut them some slack at the Jungle Spa. Kind of. One of the best clients was EastEnders' Dean Gaffney for comedy factor alone – who knew he had such an impressive range?

1. THE LIVE TRIAL

Two words: Gillian McKieth.

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So, there we have it.

Eleven of the most heartwarming, disgusting, hilarious Bushtucker trails from some of out favourite ever I'm a Celeb contestants. This year's series promises plenty of surprises, with Ant McPartlin returning to the show after Holly Willoughby stepped in for him last year.

This year viewers will see Ian Wright, Caitlyn Jenner, Jacqueline Jossa, Kate Garraway and Roman Kemp head down under.

While they're living in the jungle for three weeks we'll be snuggling on the sofa in our slippers, enjoying the suffering of celebs with a lovely hot mulled wine.