I'm A Celebrity's Ant McPartlin left red-faced as he's corrected by Dec over blunder - but he's not the only one
30.11.2023 - 09:15
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I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here host Ant McPartlin was left red-faced when he made a blunder during the latest trial. The presenter was back fronting the ITV reality show on Wednesday night (November 29) alongside Dec Donnelly as viewers tuned in to watch the latest jungle action.
The episode saw Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard and former Ukip leader Nigel Farage as the latest campmates tasked with facing a bushtucker trial. When they arrived at the clearing, it was revealed that the duo would be facing a challenge called In Too Deep.
The pair were required to free stars trapped at the bottom of two giant water tanks by releasing the spanners on the side of the tank. The two campmates had 11 minutes to retrieve 11 stars which translated into food for the camp.
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Nigel decided to pass on a number of the tasks, which involved him holding his breath underwater, before he finally announced: "No, I’m done, sorry. Can’t do it. Get me out of here."
Dec explained: "Because Nigel has gone, we half the time. You’ve got 1.5 minutes to get your last two stars, Nick." It was then left for Nick to continue on without him and the actor managed to bag six out of 11 stars for their campmates, which later reduced to 10 after Jamie Lynn Spears quit the jungle on 'medical grounds'.
At the end of the trial, when the tricky snakes were mentioned, Nigel said: "I wasn’t worried about the snakes." Ant asked: "It was the water for you wasn’t it?"
Nigel said: "Just can’t do it. I let the side down." Nick said: “Don’t be stupid, we’ve got six." Ant then