Security keeping the celebs in and the animals out of the I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! camp

IT IS a 24 hour a day seven day a week operation making sure all is well in the I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! camp.

IT IS a 24 hour a day seven day, a week operation making sure all is well in the I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! camp.

That includes making sure nothing harmful gets in to the camp and the celebrities don’t escape, as well as looking after the 450 odd cast and crew working on the reality show being filmed in the South African bush.

“Our job is really to keep the celebrities in and the animals out,” security director Steve Arend told News Corp on set.

The Bush Boys hold the fort. Back Row L-R: Divan Oosthuizen, Dudusa Rikombe, Brian Mafuyeka. Front Row L-R: Tebatso Mogane, Bongani Phiri, Norman Nkwane. Picture: Ben Stavert / Ten

“It is quite a daunting job if you think about it. We’ve got the risks of snakes, spiders, scorpions and the like. We can’t let our guard down for one minute.”

Other animals running wild in the area range from leopards to hippopotamus, baboons, various deadly snakes and creepy crawlies.

A small group of ‘bush boys’ patrol the area 24 hours a day, stationed in the jungle with basic supplies to keep themselves hydrated and fed.

An additional small group of armed security officers are also on site, as well as unarmed security.

Flight risk ... Shane Warne was probably hoping security were on a break when he had to take part in the last tucker trial. Picture: Nigel Wright / Ten

“The bush boys manage the celebrities as well as the crew and the wildlife,” he said. “They’re there on 12 hour shifts looking for any dangers from animals to fire. They handle the risk to the celebs. A lot of the guys are ex-military and protective services and anti-poaching units. They go through rigorous training.”

The medical team on site are better equipped to handle emergencies than local facilities.

The I’m A Celeb contestants on set in the jungle. Picture: Nigel Wright / Ten

“The hope is to keep the show incident free. One of the major things is health and safety on set so the facilities are really good,” he said. “The clinic is rigged out for a bad emergency with on-site ambulances. If there was a serious incident, I think you’d be in better hands here than in the local town. The real trauma care that you’d get her is fantastic.”

He added: “We don’t have an X-Ray machine but neither does the nearest town but the handling of that trauma is critical with immobilisation and getting you to a proper facility under the right care.”

* The journalist is in South Africa as a guest of Channel Ten covering I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!

Originally published as Security keeping the celebs in and the animals out of the I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! camp