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Boy George has spilled some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
The star, who appeared on the 2022 version of the show, claimed bosses manipulate contestants to ensure they follow certain narratives reports the Mirror.
In his new memoir, Karma: My Autobiography, George said celebs were prompted to quiz fellow campmates about personal subjects with “planted questions”.
The Culture Club star said scenes that mocked the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock were cut, potentially as ITV bosses were keen on him winning the show.
The 62-year-old also claimed that the drinking water in camp was 'hideous' whilst some contestants were secretly slipped extra food whilst struggling.
Boy George - whose rea name is George O'Dowd - describes in detail about show in a chapter titled 'The Jungle Is Massive'.
The singer claimed he was left feeling emotional after he was quizzed by fellow contestant Scarlette Douglas.
However, the star believes ITV pushed her to press the topics of conversation after speaking in the Bush Telegraph.
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He explained: “Scarlette upset me when she asked about my court case and prison. The question was casually and thoughtlessly posed out of the blue interrupting a terse conversation between me and Matt (Hancock).
“At the time it felt like she had been told to ask the question. She had no idea of the facts and it upset me. ITV will insist they do not instruct conversations but they plant questions in people’s minds. I was even asked to talk to Jill (Scott) about being gay.”
Going on to discuss the shamed former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, George also touched on how he felt ITV was keen on him
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