It is that time of the year when we hide from the cold and the rain. We curl up on the sofa. We pull a blanket over our legs. We switch on our favourite reality shows and let the hours pass in comfort.
Most of us have already rushed through The Great British Bake Off. We have had our hearts tugged by The Celebrity Traitors. The finale of Strictly Come Dancing is almost here. Now we are craving something new to keep us busy until Christmas arrives.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! could not have come at a better moment. The new season landed on our screens over the weekend on sixteen November. And it is already getting huge attention. More than two million people voted in last night’s challenge to decide who would take on The Jungle Doomsday Vault trial. That is a massive start for the show.
This year’s cast makes it even more exciting. The line-up includes rapper Aitch. Former England footballer and sports host Alex Scott. Comedian and BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Eddie Kadi. TV personality Jack Osbourne. Model and radio host Kelly Brook. Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley. Spandau Ballet bassist and actor Martin Kemp. Comedian and author Ruby Wax. And former EastEnders actress Shona McGarty.
And then there is the name everyone is talking about. AngryGinge. The streamer with the bright red hair. He has taken his place in the Australian jungle and people cannot stop talking about him. His real name is Morgan Burtwistle. He is twenty four years old and from Salford. He started streaming on Twitch in 2020 with the username AngryGinge13. That name never left him. Now it is known all over the internet.
In just five years he has achieved a lot. He has gathered hundreds of thousands of followers. He has played and created content with many well known internet personalities including the Sidemen. He joined the Sidemen charity football match in London in 2023. The next year he played in the Match For Hope with Chunkz. He also created an EA Sports FC 24 professional club which gained even more attention when Luke Littler and Wayne Rooney joined in.
He has taken part in charity games. He has built big YouTube series. He has earned nominations at streaming award shows. He has collaborated with major creators. All of this has made him one of the most recognised streamers in the world today. He now has more than one point four million Twitch followers and over eight hundred thousand YouTube subscribers.
It is no surprise that viewers are excited to watch how he handles the jungle this season.