Beverley Callard Joins Im A Celeb South Africa as Weeknight Series Nears

Beverley Callard will compete in Im A Celeb South Africa, with the All Stars series set to stream on weeknights from April 6. The timing matters because the confirmed line‑up and the pre‑recorded shoot in South Africa mean cast announcements arrive as the broadcast window opens.

Beverley Callard’s long Coronation Street career and Norfolk ties

Callard is best known for playing Liz McDonald for more than 30 years on Coronation Street.

She has lived in Norfolk since 2022, having moved to Loddon in 2022 from Salford.

Im A Celeb South Africa was pre‑recorded in September and will be hosted by Ant and Dec

The latest All Stars series was pre‑recorded in South Africa and the production’s shoot took place in September.

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly are the hosting duo for the pre‑recorded series.

Callard’s recent Ireland stint, health disclosure and return for treatment

Callard briefly moved to Ireland to join the cast of Fair City before returning to the east in February to receive cancer treatment from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

She first shared that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer while on the Late Late Show in Ireland on February 6.

Callard first competed in I’m a Celebrity in 2020; that series took place in a Welsh castle because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The series will stream on weeknights from April 6, with a live final to be aired from London on April 24 to determine the show’s winner. If the series streams on weeknights from April 6, the live final is expected to air from London on April 24.