ITV axes series with I’m a Celeb’s GK Barry and Rev Coles

GK Barry and Reverend Richard Coles appeared on the 24th series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here in 2024.

GK and Rev Coles “struck up the best of friendships” while on the ITV reality show, one they have continued outside the jungle.

ITV axes GK Barry and Rev Richard Coles series

The pair had begun work on a new ITV series themed around life and death.

Speaking to Attitude Magazine, GK said: “We are exploring walks of life from two different generations — one from a gay godly man and a gay ungodly woman.

“There are some depressing bits in there, but one thing about me is that I will make a joke about it.”

A pilot episode for the series was filmed last year.

However, the new series has now been axed by ITV, according to The Sun.

An insider said: “There were high hopes for the project because producers were excited by the dynamic between GK and Richard, not least because it seemed to amuse viewers.

“They enjoyed the idea of the wise older man interacting with the streetwise millennial as they explored some pretty deep subjects.

“But after provisional filming took place, it was decided not to proceed with it as a series — much to the disappointment of everyone involved.”

GK had previously said it had been a “dream” working with Rev Coles on the series.

On Instagram, she said: “Working with you has opened my eyes to worlds I’d never heard of or dreamt of before.

“Some of them have been nightmares, but some of them have been dreams — and today has been a dream.”

ITV has been contacted for comment.

Freeview channel axed 2 years after relaunch

Meanwhile, News UK’s live streaming opinion channel, Talk, has been axed as part of the latest Freeview update.

Talk originally broadcast as TalkTV on channel 237 from April 2022, with 24-hour news and opinion programming.

Its most high-profile programme was Piers Morgan Uncensored, which later moved to YouTube, though Channel 5 continues to broadcast highlight segments.

TalkTV was eventually relaunched as Talk, a visual radio stream, on Freeview channel 280 in April 2024.

The change came after the channel struggled to attract viewers and ran up losses for News UK, according to RXTV.

News UK still operates similar visual streams for TalkSport and Times Radio.

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