There’s simply no denying the boundless enthusiasm of 21 yr outdated Robert Irwin.

Who else may categorical such zeal on the considered beginning their work day at 4:30am?

That’s precisely how Irwin and his co-host, the irrepressible Julia Morris, start their day on the workplace within the South African jungle for I’m a Superstar Get Me Out of Right here.

“Getting in early is so cool,” he tells TV Tonight. “You go straight into that morning assembly with the writers and producers, and all of us work collectively to create how the present goes to look.

“You’ve obtained to recollect, it is without doubt one of the only a few 24 hour reveals. It’s filming on a regular basis. We’re all the time recording. Then once we go stay, the whole lot’s obtained to be -to a degree- form of in place and deliberate out.

“There’s that dawn beaming onto the mountain, and also you simply go, ‘Wow, look what I get to do each morning!’”

“You get out of that assembly and also you’re proper in the midst of the bush, you lookup on the mountain, and there’s that dawn beaming onto the mountain, and also you simply go, ‘Wow, look what I get to do each morning!’”

By then it’s barely gone 5:30am, however Irwin is pumped for one more day of actuality hijinks, because the well-known (and some well-known maybe of their given fields) eat animal delicacies, lie with snakes and soar off cliffaces in a harness, all within the hope of successful cash for his or her chosen charity.

Because the seasoned, giddy Morris explains, there may be methodology of their TV insanity, going over a script within the morning adopted by thorough, beneficiant rehearsal time, given they’ve Dwell crosses to Australia regardless of the timezone variations.

“We have a look at the entire footage that’s going for use within the present, as a result of clearly that footage just isn’t stay. It’s normally someday earlier than, and reduce in a single day,” she explains.

“So from the ten issues which can be ready, it’s narrowed down, let’s say, to 7 tales which can be going into the present. Then we have a look at the jokes which can be hooked up to it, as a result of they’ve been written in a single day. Robert and I (may counsel) ‘Really, can we reduce that out? That sounds imply. Let’s reshape that.’ Or it’s fully perfection, as a result of day by day is completely different.

“I’ve by no means labored on a present prefer it earlier than”

“Then from there, I’m 5 hours in make up and Robert is one second,” she laughs “… after which we head as much as studio, and we have now the unimaginable luxurious -and I’ve by no means labored on a present prefer it earlier than – the place we have now a full rehearsal time from the start of the present until the top of the present. We get to run by means of it fully. Whereas oftentimes there’s a rehearsal beforehand, however you by no means get these final three segments achieved.”

The stay broadcast to Australia (which incorporates pre-recorded materials from camp, plus trials) wraps at noon in South Africa. After lunch the hosts movie the following day’s trial, wrapping an extended day at round 5pm domestically.

“It was such a seamless transition to Robert.”

The pairing of Irwin and Morris was an on the spot hit with viewers final season, no imply feat given 9 seasons of Morris alongside veterinarian Dr. Chris Brown. However Irwin’s expertise with animals felt like a pure passing of the baton.

“I like that the animal expertise is carried over,” says Morris. “That was one thing that the physician had created, the place he was completely a part of bringing the animal aspect of issues into it, which is smart being in Africa. So it was such a seamless transition to Robert.”

“That’s what makes the present so cool,” Irwin agrees, “the truth that the celebrities are in fairly loopy situations, they usually’re actually going by means of it. There’s so many trials and challenges, but when there’s one group that works on that shoot that’s handled extremely effectively, and the purple carpet is rolled out for them each time, it’s the animals. The animals which can be engaged on that present, the snakes that are available in, the birds -whatever it is- they’re all so effectively taken care of.

“It was fascinating speaking to among the animal crew. They do a whole lot of wildlife rescue within the native space. Our charity helps conservation work simply down the highway from the place we shoot the present. So yeah, that animal facet was already there, vastly. So I obtained to step in, and hopefully we are able to amplify that message even additional.”

By the point the duo hit screens final yr, Irwin’s internet hosting expertise had already been well-honed throughout years of tv expertise. From his first display screen efficiency on the age of 6 on Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove to co-hosting on Discovery Children Channel, Animal Planet and late night time US TV appearances, I’m a Superstar was a pure development.

“It’s all the time been a part of my life. This was such a such a enjoyable, new problem, and at this level in my life, it’s actually the spice of life to strive new stuff,” he insists.

“There’s 600 folks on this crew.”

“It was so, so thrilling that first episode, however we instantly knew that it was going to be one thing actually particular. And I believe all of that was simply to do with our dynamic. We’re simply good mates. So it simply labored out from the get go. And I used to be actually, actually humbled to be taken in. It’s such a household atmosphere over there. There’s 600 folks on this crew. It’s a huge endeavor, however everyone seems to be there to simply assist one another and make a present that we are able to all get behind and all have amusing.”

Previous to his 2024 debut, there was even chatter that Morris doubtlessly flirting with Irwin on digicam is likely to be a bridge too far, given their age hole. Few observers had given each some credit score for locating a brand new rhythm to go together with their pairing.

“We had been all about creating one thing new.”

“To be a really superb comic, you may adapt to each single state of affairs and that’s precisely what Julia does,” Irwin continues. “I imply, her comedic model can adapt on a dime, so extremely rapidly. So one dynamic you could have with somebody goes to be fully completely different to the dynamic you could have with another person. And so this was from the start honouring an incredible legacy that (Julia) and Dr Chris created. However we had been all about creating one thing new.”

Morris provides, “We had an present friendship, so to then work out how that was going to work between us, flirting had by no means been part of that. However nor had that flirting been part of different reveals I’ve labored, I don’t assume…. oh, perhaps that’s not true. I don’t know.

“Opening night time we simply wished to get there and do it, as a result of, because the world turns Robert and I’d have moderately related experiences on digicam: writing, producing our work ourselves. So it was only a barely completely different side-step for Robert…. the truth that it was Robert, to me, was identical to, ‘I believe we’ve obtained one other 5 years on this format.’”

I’m a Superstar Get me Out of Right here returns 7pm Sunday on 10.