The fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! began on 20 November 2005 and ended on 5 December 2005. The programme ran for 16 days (18 days if counting the day the celebrities arrived and the morning the finalists exited). The series was won by Carol Thatcher.

Ant & Dec presented the main show on ITV, whilst Matt Brown and former contestant Tara Palmer-Tomkinson hosted the spin-off show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here... Now! on ITV2. Live streaming returned for the final time and was again broadcast overnight on ITV2, but was no longer repeated during the daytime.

Contestants

12 contestants participated, one more than in the previous series.

CelebrityFamous forStatus
Carol ThatcherJournalist & daughter of Margaret ThatcherWinner on 5 December 2005
Sheree MurphyFormer Emmerdale actressRunner-up on 5 December 2005
Sid OwenEastEnders actorThird place on 5 December 2005
Jimmy OsmondSinger, actor, & businessmanEliminated 7th on 4 December 2005
Bobby BallCannon and Ball comedianEliminated 6th on 3 December 2005
Antony CostaBlue singerEliminated 5th on 2 December 2005
Jenny FrostFormer Atomic Kitten singerEliminated 4th on 1 December 2005
David DickinsonFormer Bargain Hunt presenterEliminated 3rd on 29 November 2005
Kimberley DaviesFormer Neighbours actressWithdrew on 28 November 2005
Jilly GooldenWine critic & journalistEliminated 2nd on 28 November 2005
Tommy CannonCannon and Ball comedianEliminated 1st on 27 November 2005
Elaine LordanFormer EastEnders actressWithdrew on 20 November 2005

Results and elimination

Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no bottom two)

Indicates that the celebrity was in the bottom two in the public vote

Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16Day 17Day 18Number of trials
Round 1Round 2
CarolSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner (Day 18)5
ShereeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeSafeSafeBottom twoBottom twoSafeRunner-up (Day 18)4
SidSafeBottom twoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rdEliminated (Day 18)4
JimmySafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4thEliminated (Day 17)3
BobbySafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom two5thEliminated (Day 16)2
AntonySafeSafeSafeSafeBottom two6thEliminated (Day 15)2
JennySafeSafeSafeSafe7thEliminated (Day 14)2
DavidBottom twoSafe8thEliminated (Day 12)1
KimberleySafeSafeWithdrew (Day 11)2
JillySafe10thEliminated (Day 11)1
Tommy11thEliminated (Day 10)1
ElaineWithdrew (Day 1)0
Bottom twoDavid TommyJilly SidDavid ShereeNoneAntony JennyAntony BobbyBobby ShereeJimmy ShereeNo bottom two
EliminatedTommyJillyDavidJennyAntonyBobbyJimmySidSheree
Carol

Bushtucker Trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. The participants are chosen by the public, up until the first eviction, when the campers decide who will take part in the trial

The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial

The contestants decided who did which trial

The trial was compulsory and neither the public or celebrities decided who took part

Trial numberAir dateName of trialCelebrity participationWinner/Number of stars
120 November 2005Scales of JusticeDavid Sid
221 November 2005Highway to HellCarol
322 November 2005Kangaroo CourtJimmy
423 November 2005Ant and Dec FarmKimberley
524 November 2005Blind Man's BluffCarol Jilly
6 (Live)25 November 2005Rocky HorrorSheree
726 November 2005Flight of the BumblebeeBobby Tommy
827 November 2005ScaryokeAntony
928 November 2005Dreadful DropKimberley Sheree
1029 November 2005Panic StationJenny
1130 November 2005Jungle BowlingAntony Bobby Sid
121 December 2005Lily Pad LotteryJimmy
132 December 2005Ant and Dec Farm 2Sid
143 December 2005Noah's ArkCarol
154 December 2005Satan's SlopeCarol Jimmy Sheree Sid
165 December 2005Snake StrikeCarol
175 December 2005Danger Down UnderSid
185 December 2005Bushtucker BonanzaSheree

Star count

CelebrityNumber of Stars EarnedPercentage
Antony Costa61%
Bobby Ball100%
Carol Thatcher63%
David Dickinson50%
Elaine Lordan—N/a—N/a
Jenny Frost75%
Jilly Goolden89%
Jimmy Osmond80%
Kimberley Davies42%
Sheree Murphy63%
Sid Owen78%
Tommy Cannon100%

Ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.

EpisodeAir dateOfficial rating (millions)ITV weekly rank
120 November9.6412
221 November10.2210
322 November7.6932
423 November8.3826
524 November9.0919
68.6422
725 November8.7921
826 November8.2729
927 November9.4812
1028 November10.549
1129 November9.5216
1230 November9.5415
131 December9.1719
148.3225
152 December9.2717
163 December9.9113
174 December10.718
185 December12.351
Series average20059.42—N/a
Coming Out7 December7.5117