ITV axes Noel Edmonds' big TV comeback after just one series despite huge launch

ITV has reportedly axed Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure after just one series. The show was the presenter's first proper return to TV since he took part in I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2018.

The three-part series, which aired on ITV1 earlier this year, followed Noel, 76, and his wife Elizabeth Davies as they showed off their new life in New Zealand. Viewers watched the couple as they spoke about their interest in crystal healing and living a sustainable lifestyle.

Despite the big comeback, ITV has reportedly decided to shelve Noel's show after just one series. It comes after Noel Edmonds breaks down as he makes emotional confession about his marriage.

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A spokesperson for ITV confirmed to the Daily Mail on Thursday: "There are no current plans for more new episodes but audiences can enjoy the show on ITVX." Meanwhile, a TV insider told The Sun that the cancellation is "a blow" to Noel, who thought that he was "on to a winning idea".

They added: "There was a great buzz around the series and it was well received by both viewers and critics alike." The Mirror has reached out to ITV for comment.

On the series, Noel opened up about the "dark times" he's faced in the past, explaining that his home features a sculpture called Guardian which is a permanent reminder of his production company unexpectedly going bankrupt. "There's a description of my story here, for guests to understand why I had Guardian created. My Unique group of companies was deliberately collapsed by some corrupt bankers," he said.

"And I'm safe in saying that because my bank manager went to prison, along with four others, for 50. What they were doing was pushing businesses over the edge and then taking assets—that’s basically what it was about. When the companies went into administration in 2006, I thought I was a crap businessman. I thought it was my fault. 70 people lost their jobs."

Noel then revealed: "And I said to Liz, who was a fantastic support, 'When,' not if, When I win my battle to get my losses back, I'm gonna get the great Weta Studios, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, the real creative powerhouses here in New Zealand, I'm gonna ask them to build me a statue."

The series also saw Noel propose to wife Liz for the fifth time, asking her: "Deal or no deal?" He said: "We’ve been married a lot. We got married in a civil ceremony in the Cotswolds, then we went to our home in France and an Anglican minister who I knew very well came over and he was going to bless us and he did the whole thing again.

"So this became a bit of a joke with our friends. Oh yeah, we were filming on a cruise ship and the captain married us again. We’ve done four. But we want a Kiwi one. And there’s a compelling reason why we should get married again, in New Zealand. We own a chapel. So why wouldn’t we?”

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