I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 12)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! returned for its twelfth series on 11 November 2012 and finished on 1 December 2012. Ant & Dec returned as main hosts, with Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash returning as hosts of spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!. On 16 June 2012, it was announced that Russell Kane would be leaving Get Me Out of Here! NOW!. He has been replaced by comedian Rob Beckett.
On [|1] December 2012, the series was won by EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks, with Ashley Roberts and David Haye placed runner-up and third place respectively.
Celebrities
Prior to the official announcement of any of the celebrity participants, Nadine Dorries, the UK Conservative Party MP for Mid Bedfordshire, was suspended from her party for failing to tell the Chief Whip she could be absent from the House of Commons and her constituents for a month as she was to appear on the reality TV show and heavily criticised for opting to take part. She is also to be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Officer over claims she may have breached the MPs' Code of Conduct, with Theresa May, the Home Secretary, added her concerns by saying it is "frankly" the job of MPs to be in their constituency and the House of Commons.It has been revealed that boxer David Haye received an appearance fee of £165,000, which is about £100,000 more than the other contestants received. In addition to the higher appearance fee, Haye's contract stated that he must have access to a gym – which he was given.
The official line-up was announced on 7 November 2012.
| Celebrity | Known for | Status |
| Charlie Brooks | EastEnders actress | Winner on 1 December 2012 |
| Ashley Roberts | Former The Pussycat Dolls singer | Runner-up on 1 December 2012 |
| David Haye | Professional boxer | Third place on 30 November 2012 |
| Eric Bristow | Professional darts player | Eliminated 8th on 29 November 2012 |
| Hugo Taylor | Made in Chelsea star | Eliminated 7th on 28 November 2012 |
| Rosemary Shrager | Celebrity haute cuisine chef | Eliminated 6th on 27 November 2012 |
| Helen Flanagan | Former Coronation Street actress | Eliminated 5th on 26 November 2012 |
| Colin Baker | Former Doctor Who actor | Eliminated 4th on 25 November 2012 |
| Linda Robson | Birds of a Feather actress & Loose Women panellist | Eliminated 3rd on 23 November 2012 |
| Limahl | Kajagoogoo lead vocalist | Eliminated 2nd on 22 November 2012 |
| Nadine Dorries | Conservative Party politician | Eliminated 1st on 21 November 2012 |
| Brian Conley | Actor, singer, & comedian | Withdrew on 19 November 2012 |
Results and elimination
Bushtucker trials
The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food| Trial number | Air Date | Name of trial | Celebrity participation | Public vote % | Winner/Number of stars | Notes |
| 1 | 11 November | Special Delivery | David Hugo | David | 1 | |
| [|2] | 12 November | Bug Burial | Helen Nadine | 53.32% 58.68% | - | 2 |
| [|3] | 13 November | Rotten Rhymes | Helen Nadine | 63.12% 59.29% | Nadine | 3 |
| [|4] | 15 November | Cruelty Towers | Helen | 26.95% | None | |
| [|5] | 16 November | Come Dive With Me | Helen Charlie | 26.34% 21.70% | 4 | |
| [|6] | 17 November | Rodent Run | Helen | 29.20% | 5 | |
| [|7] | 18 November | Deadly Delivery | Helen | 46.07% | None | |
| 8 | 18 November | Bad Day at the Office | Helen | 28.56% | None | |
| 9 | 21 November | Savage Sewer | Hugo | 31.30% | 6 | |
| 10 | 22 November | Terror Train | Ashley | None | ||
| 11 | 23 November | Scare Plane | David | None | ||
| 12 | 24 November | Drown and Out | Hugo | None | ||
| 13 | 25 November | The Panic Rooms | Colin | 5.88% | 7 | |
| 13 | 25 November | The Panic Rooms | Charlie | 7 | ||
| 13 | 25 November | The Panic Rooms | Eric | 9.54% | 7 | |
| 13 | 25 November | The Panic Rooms | Rosemary | 7 | ||
| 14 | 26 November | Cruelty Towers | David | 8 | ||
| 15 | 27 November | The Great Escape | Eric | None | ||
| 16 | 28 November | Jungle Walk of Shame | Ashley Charlie | None | ||
| 17 | 29 November | Celebrity Cyclone | Ashley Charlie David Eric | None | ||
| 18 | 30 November | Well of Hell | David | None | ||
| 19 | 1 December | Final Feast | Ashley Charlie | None |
Star count
| Celebrity | Number of Stars Earned | Percentage |
| Ashley Roberts | 87% | |
| Brian Conley | ||
| Charlie Brooks | 83% | |
| Colin Baker | 100% | |
| David Haye | 96% | |
| Eric Bristow | 71% | |
| Helen Flanagan | 33% | |
| Hugo Taylor | 89% | |
| Limahl | ||
| Linda Robson | ||
| Nadine Dorries | ||
| Rosemary Shrager | 25% |
Dingo Dollar challenges
This series, the 'Celebrity Chest' games have been replaced with the 'Dingo Dollar Challenges'. In a similar style to the celebrity chest, one member from each camp will go head-to-head to win the 'Dingo Dollars'. The winning celebrity can then take the dollars to the 'Outback Shack', where they can exchange them for camp luxuries with kiosk Keith. Two options are given and the celebrity can choose which they'd would like to win. However, to win their luxury, a question is asked to the celebrities still in camp via the telephone box. If the question is answered correctly, the celebrity who won the challenge can take the items back to camp. If wrong, they receive nothing.Bold indicates that the celebrity won the challenge
| Episode | Air Date | Celebrities | Prizes available | Prize chosen |
| 2 | 12 November | Brian Eric | Hammocks Chocolate brownies | Hammocks |
| 3 | 13 November | David Hugo | Crisps Toilet seat covers and air fresheners | Crisps |
| 4 | 15 November | Ashley Charlie | Digestive biscuits Camping chair | Digestive biscuits |
| 5 | 16 November | Colin Linda | Pool inflatables Ice cream | Ice cream |
| 10 | 22 November | Eric Hugo | Anti-snoring pads Ice lollies | Ice lollies |
| 11 | 23 November | Charlie Helen | Popcorn Face masks | Popcorn |
| 13 | 25 November | Helen Rosemary | Lemonade Chocolate-coated strawberries | Chocolate-coated strawberries |
| 14 | 26 November | Ashley Helen | Salt and pepper Chinese meal | Salt and pepper |
| 15 | 27 November | Hugo Rosemary | Manicure kit Marshmallows | Marshmallows |
| 16 | 28 November | David Hugo | Three songs of choice Toast with jam and butter | Three songs of choice |
| 17 | 29 November | Eric Ashley | Baked beans Corned beef | Corned beef |
Bush Buddy challenges
On the seventh day of the show, the celebrities were split into six pairs for the Bush Buddy Challenges, these were; Ashley and Hugo, Brian and David, Charlie and Linda, Colin and Rosemary, Eric and Nadine, Helen and Limahl. The celebrities were chained to their buddies and not allowed to be more than 4 ft away from each other.Bold indicates which celebrity of the winning pair took part.
| Episode | Air Date | Winners | Prize | Description |
| 7 | 18 November | Helen & Limahl | A nights sleep in the "Jungle Den". | Colin, Limahl, Eric, Charlie, Ashley and David had to stand in a box filled with cockroaches while trying to rearrange cubes to make a life size picture of their 'buddy'. Each time someone completed the task, the other challengers were given an electric shock. |
| 8 | 19 November | David | A nights sleep in the "Jungle Den". | Rosemary, Helen, Nadine, Hugo and David had to sit inside a box using a magnet against the window panel to manoeuvre ten coloured magnets through a grid into hatch. Once again each time someone completed the task, the other challengers were given an electric shock. |
| 9 | 20 November | Ashley, Hugo, Linda, Rosemary, Limahl | Immunity. | All celebrities faced the 'Bed Bugs' trial to win immunity. Celebrities got different amounts of time added to their score based on how them had done in the previous two tasks. |
- David had to compete in both challenges as his partner Brian withdrew from the jungle for medical reasons in the morning of day 9.
The camps
The two camps merged in the early hours of Day 5, with the residents of Snake Rock relocating to the larger Croc Creek camp.
Rosemary and Limahl joined the camp on Day 5.
Episodes
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB. There were no shows on 14 and 20 November due to live football, however, the ITV2 show still aired as normal.Series averages do not include the Coming Out show.
Controversy and criticism
Nadine Dorries' participation
, a British politician and Conservative MP, was suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party on 6 November 2012 owing to her decision to take part in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! without informing the Chief Whip. This sparked controversy during her time on the show.Dorries became the first sitting MP to participate in a reality TV show since George Galloway by spending up to a month on the show which ran from 11 November to 6 December 2012. Other Conservatives and her constituents were reportedly outraged by the announcement while the Conservative Chief Whip Sir George Young had not been informed of her imminent absence from Parliament. In fact, Dorries did not even inform the chairman of the Mid-Bedfordshire Conservative Association. Tim Montgomerie of the ConservativeHome website speculated that she might manage to "present an image of a Tory MP that defies some of the popular pre-conceptions and caricatures" while Lembit Öpik tweeted: "Good on Nadine Dorries for the jungle if she's really going in. Go gal!" The Conservative Party suspended Dorries from the party whip after her confirmation that she was planning to be absent from Parliament. John Lyon, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, has received a complaint about her behaviour.
Helen Flanagan and bushtucker trials
On 14 November, Helen Flanagan was voted to complete the bushtucker trial. She had been voted to take part in every trial so far and had failed to win any stars. That day, Helen took on one of the show's most elaborate tasks yet, with a five-room hotel full of bugs for her to navigate around in the search for stars. However, she quit within minutes and failed to make it past the first room, returning to camp with no stars and therefore no food apart from basic rations.Get Me Out of Here! NOW! host Whitmore claimed that the show's team weren't happy with Helen's "diva antics". She said: "Ant and Dec have lost patience with her and I think most of the crew hate her since she bailed out of the Bug Burial Trial," she told The Sun. She explained: "Months of preparation, health and safety checks goes into those trials. So to do all that and have Helen walk away after just ten seconds is annoying.". However Cruelty Towers was again featured on the 26 November episode where David Haye took part in.