The storm Barra waged war against Gwrych Castle in Wales while the celebs buckled down for the second-day of torrential rainfall.
Photos taken Wednesday night show I’m A Celebrity barely visible in the dense cloud of rain that was sweeping across the nation.
There are growing concerns about the impact of the seven day weather forecast, which predicts more stormy weather in the days ahead. It comes only days after Storm Arwen forced the show from air.
As Storm Barra waged war on Gwrych Castle, Wales, the stars buckled down to the torrential rain for the second day. Winds of up 50mph were recorded throughout the area.
On Tuesday the Met Office sent out a yellow wind warning for Cowny County. It was accompanied by expectations that there may be disruptions in power and transportation during this time.
Storm Barra was certainly at work in Abergele. Signs surrounding the location were destroyed by strong winds.
According to The Sun a wind caused a tree to be felled and rocks to fall behind the castle, where celebrities have been camping.
Crash! Storm Barra certainly had a rough time in Abergele, as the signs around the set were blown over by strong winds of wind.
Rain will cease to fall: The seven day weather forecast is for even more storms, raising concerns that the series could be affected. It comes days after Storm Arwen took the show off-air.
The I’m A Celebrity set was barely visible behind the heavy cloud of rain covering the country on Wednesday.
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Sources said that production and ITV bosses hope this will be as disastrous as Barra. They were clearly not spared by Storm Arwen, which caused them a lot of pain. But this time around it’s been predicted that the wind won’t be as bad.
‘That said, it’s still been wet and blowy enough to bring down a huge tree branch, and cause a rock formation to slide behind the castle, ending up on a production path.
‘They’re crossing their fingers that this is the worst of it and they can get to the end of the series with no further delays.’
MailOnline reached out to ITV in order for them to comment.
There are worries: According to a source, production and ITV bosses hoped that Barra would be just as difficult. They had no shortage of headaches after Storm Arwen. But this time around it’s been predicted that the wind won’t be as bad
Storm: ‘That said, it’s still been wet and blowy enough to bring down a huge tree branch, and cause a rock formation to slide behind the castle, ending up on a production path,’ the insider added
Ouch! The wind apparently uprooted a tree, causing rocks to slide back behind the castle where celebrities camp.
Winds, rain and freezing temperatures: The source said: ‘They’re crossing their fingers that this is the worst of it and they can get to the end of the series with no further delays.’ Adam Woodyatt pictured
Storm Barra has had a devastating impact on the UK, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It caused heavy rain, gusty winds and power outages that lasted for several days.
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The Sun was told by a source that producers were panicking about this episode. This is what celebrities claim to be the main point of the show.
“Production staff are busy reviewing the weather before filming this episode later in the week. The crew has ten weather apps that provide them with minute-by-minute updates.
“The Cyclone” is difficult work. It is possible that it will be the last time the Cyclone has been included in the series.
Worrying: Storm Barra hit on Tuesday, bringing up to four inches of snow, 70mph winds and driving rain
It comes after the ITV show was forced off-air in late November after the extreme weather in Wales caused technical damage on set and meant the celebrities had to be removed from their camp and returned to quarantine.
I’m A Celeb stars have been forced to endure 8°C cold temperatures and no protection from the elements after bosses shelled out £1 million to secure use of the site when production was forced to be relocated from Australia due to COVID-19.
Declan Donnelly made a joke about the return of Storm Arwen to the show on November 30. The castle is now back up and running after a hectic few days The storm clouds are almost gone on I’m A Celebrity
We’re back! After being evacuated by Storm Arwen, the I’m A Celebrity groupmates returned to Gwrych Castle, Wales on November 30, 2017. (Photo: Ant and Dec discussing the return of the show’s hosts)
Ant McPartlin, co-host of the show added that it felt so good to be back. We hadn’t seen you since Friday due to how much damage was done by Hurricane Irene. It turned out that these castles are made to last. It was a difficult task to bring the show back online, but the team performed an outstanding job.
Following the Storm Arwen break, I’m A Celebrity saw 5.2 million viewers Monday night. This is an increase of Sunday’s episode which had 4.9 million.
Analysing the overnight numbers showed that the ITV series reached a peak of 5.8 million. This is still far from its glory days, when 12.14 million viewers tuned in to the series every night.
When the numbers for viewers who watched the ITV Hub episode after the show ended are added, I’m A Celebrity usually sees a significant increase in ratings.
The rise: I’m A Celebrity was able to draw in 5.2 Million viewers Monday night after a slow decline due to the Storm Arwen hiatus. This is an increase of Sunday’s episode which had 4.9 million.