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'Nought to Gremlin in 5 seconds.' Everything Dicko has said since leaving I'm A Celebrity.

An all-new season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here is well and truly underway, with all the disgusting food trials and terrifying tasks we know and love. 

It's basically one of the best TV series available to watch right now and we've got all the BTS information you need to know.

To get you up to speed, here's absolutely everything that's gone down drama-wise so far during this season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

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Dicko shared more juicy details about what really went down between Domenica Calarco and Kerri-Anne Kennerley.

Speaking to Kyle and Jackie O, Dicko said that watching the argument between Dom and KAK play out in front of him was unlike anything he's seen.

Dicko said that he and radio host Woody Whitelaw were "off to one side laughing our tits off".

"I probably should've been a bit more grown up, but watching Australian TV royalty duke it out with a gnarly upstart was just precious — and I had a front-row seat," he said.

He said that KAK is a friend of his, and was "all class" in response to Dom, who he alleged said the c-word to KAK during the disagreement. 

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Then speaking to news.com.au about it, Dicko said that while he couldn't condone "how easily Dom went from nought to Gremlin in five seconds," he shared her frustrations with Kennerley.

"I did keep slapping my forehead every time she'd intimate that she wasn't going to get involved in any of the challenges in any meaningful way. She wasn't going to do this or that — well, why are you here? It's not actually a camping trip. The only way we get fed is with these stars, and if you're not prepared to have a crack, we're going to go hungry," he said.

"I honestly think she hadn't truly grasped that, which is so confusing. She's a smart woman, you'd presume she's got management... I don't understand how they didn't know what she was stepping into."

Dicko then said it was great fun to see Julia Morris' and Dr Chris Brown's reactions to the whole drama, saying both
"probably a thousand voices in their head from the control room" during that moment.

Dicko's face during the Dom and KAK disagreement. Image: Ten.

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The celeb campmates devised 'naked shower' protocols.

A couple of weeks back we saw campmates Domenica Calarco, Aesha Scott and Nathan Henry all having their showers naked. Of course, since it's national TV, their privacy was mostly concealed, but it left viewers with plenty of questions about the unusual showering arrangements.

Recently booted contestant Dicko, aka Ian Dickson, said to news.com.au, that the shower was positioned in a main walkway near the gym and washing-up sink area. So with this in mind, the campmates devised a plan to ensure they could have a private shower if they so wished. 

"If you leave your akubra [hat] upturned with your microphone in it, at the point where you turn down to go towards the showers, it means that person's in the shower and you're not to go in there. That was the code," he said.

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But he said that pretty soon into their jungle stay, "most people didn't give a monkey's".

"Aesha and Dom showered nude all the time and didn't care who saw them. Which is not an invitation to look, because none of us did."

As for Dicko himself, he said that after a while of trying to shower with his underwear on (knowing there were camera nearby), he gave up.

"I thought: This is pointless. I ended up taking them off and showering nude. I was certain no one wants to look at my 60-year-old reptilian body anyway."

Dicko dished on the one person he fought with the most in camp. 

Also in one of his exit interviews, Dicko said there was one person in particular who he butted heads with the most. 

And it was Domenica. 

Dicko and Domenica. Image: Ten.

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"It started pretty early on and it never stopped. People were really uncomfortable about us arguing, but every time we had a battle we talked it out and hugged it out," he explained to Kyle and Jackie O

"There were people in the camp who really couldn't handle conflict. They'd just freeze. We'd say, 'It's okay, daddy and daughter are just having a little fight'."

Other than the big Dom vs KAK blow-up, Dicko said there was mostly a "beautiful harmony" among the group.

Kerri-Anne said she's "disappointed" following I'm A Celeb exit.

Who could forget the moment when Kerri-Anne Kennerley left sensationally after refusing to eat a, er, animal testicle. 

The TV presenter fired up former MAFS contestant Domenica Calarco who became frustrated she wouldn't partake in the challenge. 

"Oh, miss big contract lady, 'Can’t tell me what to do'," Domenica said mocking Kerri-Anne.

"I can leave you my makeup," Kerri-Anne told the reality TV star, referencing the fact that she was allowed to bring makeup into the jungle.

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"Nah, I don't want it," Dominica replied. "I don’t want your Revlon 1989 lipstick, doll. Why are you here, bro? Legit, actually, why are you here?"

"Literally no respect or no decency for anyone else but yourself. I've never met anyone so self-centred in my life," Dominica added.

Image: Ten.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Kerri-Anne said she was disappointed by the "abuse".

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"I am very disappointed that I couldn't stay," she said.  "I am a tough old bird but that doesn't mean what people say isn't hurtful. I also just wanted the camp to know I am not a horrible person. But you can't have regrets as it's not how life works."

When appearing on The Project after exiting, Kerri-Anne told Georgie Tunny that she would've stayed if Dominica had finished her testicle.

"If Dom had finished [the trial], or started and finished that, I would’ve done it. I could have done it, I would’ve done it. The boys, they got right into it. If Dom had done it, I would’ve," she said.

"I would never have let those three down, without question."

Kerri-Anne's contract leaked. 

Although Kerri-Anne Kennerley has left the jungle, it's rumoured she negotiated a very enticing salary to be there and had some lofty demands.

The best-known demand is the veteran journalist's insistence on bringing a small bag of skincare and makeup with her, which she's spoken about openly in the jungle. 

"Look, I'm not going in without makeup and my skincare. I wear 50+ sunscreen and I want a little blush or a little lippie. Nothing too over the top. I'm not going to go unnatural," she told Woman’s Day.

From what we know, the leaked contract details also demanded that Kerri-Anne would not be forced to partake in strenuous activities.

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Her surgeon allegedly requested she not do anything that could potentially "muck up my operations". 

This follows two knee replacements and a metal plate being put in her collarbone after she fell from a trapeze during a performance of Pippin in 2020.

Parts of the campsite are not real. 

In 2021 and 2022, the Australian version of I'm A Celeb was filmed at the camp base in Murwillumbah, NSW. 

It's also where the English version of the show is filmed often and according to former contestants, much of the campsite is actually... fake. 

According to Women's Own magazine, it was revealed that some of the rocks the British contestants are made out of paper mâché.

The waterfall is also apparently not natural and can be turned off to conserve water. 

The 2022 I'm A Celeb filming location is in Murwillumbah in NSW. Image: Ten.

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2023 contestant Woody, who hosts Will and Woody, admitted he thought their campsite was a fenced-off area.

''But the head of security, Steve, told me that outside of the campsite is actually surrounded by guys in camo," he said. "They are effectively standing there and they're going to let people know if there is a lion or a water buffalo or anything going into the campsite and then they can effectively get the animal to go away.''

Woody then said he was told to always ''verbalise'' if he saw a snake at the campground, especially spitting cobras as they will spit venom at your eyes if they feel threatened.

''You are in a wild environment and animals will walk through there,'' Woody said.

Nathan Henry on I'm A Celeb. Image: Ten.

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Kerri-Anne Kennerley had special makeup privileges and Domenica Calarco wasn't happy about it.

So, back to KAK. According to So Dramatic, Kerri-Anne Kennerley ticked off Domenica Calarco when she found out the veteran journalist is able to wear makeup in the jungle. 

“I was just wondering, how does one get allowed face wash and makeup in the jungle?” Domenica asked her competitor.

Domenica Calarco and Kerri-Anne Kennerley on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. Image: Ten.

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In response, Kerri-Anne said, "One gets allowed it when one makes it a condition of coming in. And that was an actual deal breaker. That’s the reality. That’s the truth. Because I asked."

Domenica revealed how much she made off of OnlyFans after Married At First Sight.

Before she was a reality TV star, Domenica was admittedly making a decent living with OnlyFans. 

But her resurgence on the adults-only platform after Married At First Sight has allowed her to make an insane amount of money. 

While chatting with her I'm A Celeb cast mates, she didn't admit how much money she made but gave us all some very valuable insight. 

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"I made enough for a house deposit after the show," she said. Admittedly, her content is not explicit in nature but it is clearly still interesting to her fans and followers. 

Domenica Calarco on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. Image: Ten.

"But OnlyFans, it’s not anything you wouldn’t see at Bondi Beach," she said. "A boxer could be on there to give his tips, you could be on there to talk about AFL, you could be on there Liz [Ellis] to talk about netball."

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“I could talk about netball in my cozzie,” Liz joked.

"That’d bring the crowds, wouldn’t it? I might investigate that."

The pay packets for the contestants were revealed. 

We know for sure that celebrities are given $100,000 to donate to their chosen charity if they win I'm A Celeb, but it turns out that the contestants are paid a pretty penny to be on the show too.

According to Daily Mail Australia, Kerri-Anne Kennerley is the highest-paid celebrity this season and pocketed $180,000 to compete in the jungle. 

Next up is The Project's Peter Helliar who is apparently making $90,000 on the show.

Former Australian Idol judge Ian 'Dicko' Dickson gets $80,000 for his appearance. 

The report went on to say that MAFS' Domenica Calarco, AFL star Adam Cooney, and radio personality Woody Whitelaw each get to take home $50,000.

Lastly, is Geordie Shore's Nathan Henry who will receive $35,000 for his stint in the jungle.

I'm A Celebrity airs 7.30 pm Sundays to Thursdays on Ten.

This article was originally published on April 5, 2023 and has since been updated with new information.

Feature Image: Channel 10.

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