Season 9 was defined by starvation. The celebrities were hungrier than almost any other season. This led to:

To replace the early departures, Jake Quickenden and Edwina Currie (former MP) entered the jungle on Day 5.

This season worked because the casting was dynamically opposed. You had feuds, romances, and generational clashes.

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