The latest I’m a Celebrity Australia 2025 evictee, Tina Provis, has revealed what filming the show is actually like and opened up about how real the experience feels.
As she exited the jungle on February 10, Tina mentioned that some cameras were unmanned and “the size of your fist”. After appearing on three seasons of the Love Island franchise, she explained to Chattr that she was shocked by how unobtrusive the cameras were.
“So you pretty much live your life day in, day out, without any production or crew around you,” she explained.
“It really does just feel like you are in the middle of the jungle, and your food is delivered to you in a magic bag if you’re lucky enough to win stars.”
Tina told Chattr that the lack of production crew and filming reminders helped the rest of the I’m a Celebrity Australia cast forget that they were being broadcast nationwide.
“I couldn’t believe the level of alone we were in this jungle. Obviously, that’s not the case. It’s very safe. But I was really surprised with how much we were running our own little mini civilisation in the jungle. It just felt like you were out in the wilderness.”
Tina Provis reveals what helped her open up on a deeper level
During her time in the South African jungle, Tina vulnerably spoke about experiencing racism and bullying when she was younger and struggling with accepting her Asian heritage as a result.
Tina told Chattr that the I’m a Celebrity scene was the first time in her life that she’d spoken about feeling like that, and said that the lack of crew paired with long bouts of downtime helped her speak her truth.
“It is so stripped back and so raw that you find yourself being open in a way that you haven’t before,” she said.
“I had an opportunity to express myself and talk about things that I haven’t really ever spoken about before. I spoke about my experience with my body image and my relationship with food, and that’s not something I’ve really ever touched on with friends or family, but I felt so comfortable in the jungle.”
Tina said her experience on two seasons of Love Island Australia and Love Island Games likely made her more at ease with the cameras than she otherwise would have been.
“I always forget the cameras are there. I think about it as if I were at the mall and there were security cameras,” she laughed. “But I could just be a psycho because I have done a couple of Love Islands.”
“I didn’t really speak about my experience [on Love Island] as a POC [person of colour] because I didn’t really know myself the way I do now.
“I think a lot of my time and my experience in the media has led me to where I am today, where I can talk about it more freely, and having a platform where I can connect with people who have a shared experience has been not only cathartic for me, but I think helped some people feel a little less alone.”
We need Tina back on our TVs, stat!
I’m a Celebrity Australia… Get Me Out Of Here Australia 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Thursdays at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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