Julia Morris reveals how contestants are chosen for trials now I'm a Celebrity 2026 is pre-recorded

I’m a Celebrity Australia 2026 has switched things up this year by pre-recording the entire season before it airs on TV, meaning that viewers won’t be able to vote until the finale. In the past, I’m a Celebrity Australia aired live, so fans had input into who was selected for the brutal tucker trials and who was booted out of camp.

So, with the season now pre-recorded, how are those decisions made? Julia Morris has told Chattr exactly how it all works.

“This season has been coined the toughest series yet. So the celebrities have to make a number of really tough decisions, and they have to choose each other for the trials,” she explained.

The fact that the contestants have to nominate their campmates — who they’re stuck with 24/7 in small quarters — for the gruelling trials, will likely add some tension to the show, which we all know is great for reality TV.

However, Julia said that while the series is pre-recorded, she believes viewers will resonate with multiple celebrities, and they’ll get to have their say at the end about who wins.

“I think that the viewers will be able to not necessarily choose a favourite, because oftentimes the favourite will stand out for us, individually, a different person each time, but I think they’re going to struggle to find a favourite. Oh, my God, right up to and including the moment and the penultimate episode, where the audience gets to decide who wins, so we don’t know who wins,” she said.

Julia reveals whether I’m a Celebrity 2026 will be drama-packed

Julia told Chattr that, rather than casting celebrities for drama in the 2026 season, the production team was mindful to pick contestants who were willing to talk about important subjects while in camp.

“I think each of our celebrities is so generous with opening up that we get a chance to get to know them, if we don’t already, a lot more quickly, but we certainly get to see behind the curtain,” she explained.

Julia teased that viewers can expect to see some raw topics discussed on the upcoming I’m a Celebrity 2026 season.

“I think a lot of [the celebrities] have done some really good work, maybe with therapists over the years. And I think we’re getting to see — if we’re sitting down to watch with our children, with our adult children, or even with friends — is they’re going to bounce subjects.

“There’s not a lot of mansplaining,” she added. “We have some extraordinary women, and we have some pretty cool guys who are happy to listen instead of necessarily always taking the lead like they know.”