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I’m A Celeb viewers accuse producers of “fix” after Noel Edmonds exit

The TV presenter managed to earn £60k a day for his jungle stint

After a hugely hyped-up entrance to the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! jungle, the highest paid star was first to leave on Friday night.

And fans are not just upset by Noel Edmonds’ shocking early exit – many of them are accusing producers of fixing it for him to go!

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Noel seemed delighted to be leaving (credit: ITV)

Noel, 69, who was paid a reported £600,000 for what-turned-out-to-be only ten days on the show, was announced to be leaving, to the surprise of his campmates.

The Deal Or No Deal star smirked as presenters Holly Willoughby and Declan Donnelly told him the news, saying: “Am I supposed to look disappointed?”

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The camp seemed shocked by the result (credit: ITV)

But those watching at home didn’t take the news so well.

Twitter was flooded with outraged comments, with one writing: “What a fix -I’m a Celeb! Imagine a conversation with producers & Noel Edmonds. ‘PLEASE come on our show, we’ll pay you £600K for10 days work. You go in late, we’ll make sure you’re first to be ‘voted’ off. we’ll pay for you & your wife to stay in a luxury hotel too.’ @imacelebrity.”

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He muttered: “Where is she?” about his wife as he crossed the bridge (credit: ITV)

Another blasted: “TOTAL FIX…HOW COULD NOEL BE 1ST OUT WITH THE OTHER BORE OFFS…”

Another pointed out how Noel had earned: “60k a day, it’s a fix, the show wasn’t paying that much for Noel to stay in until the end.

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Noel and wife Liz kissed as the show ended (credit: ITV)

A fourth added: “This is a god damn fix if I have ever seen one, this has been all [bleeping] agreed in the first place, only in for a week for the most money, Noel is laughing all the way to the banker #ImACeleb this was his Deal or No Deal for going in the Jungle.”

Many assumed The Vamps star James McVey would be going, with one tweeting: “Upset and outraged over this.. he should have been in top 3 ..hundreds voted for him so how come he got less than James??? Total FIX!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬😢😢😢🥂 #Noel #putNoelbackin #fix #NoelEdmunds #Noelshouldhavewon.”

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Many viewers thought James would be leaving (credit: ITV)

Another said: “How can he go first??? James has been boring, done nothing! Noel has been by far more entertaining. I smell a fix!!!!”

Some fans even claimed there was something wrong with the voting, writing: “#ImACeleb noel edmonds wasn’t available to vote for on the app… #fix.”

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A show source vehemently denied the possibility of a fix, telling ED!: “Noel was voted out by the public, to suggest otherwise is complete nonsense.”

Read more: Noel Edmonds “briefed” by producers to play I’m A Celeb ‘villain’

After leaving the camp, Noel told Holly, 37, and Dec, 43, that it had been “one of my top ten life experiences.”

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Noel was emotional during his exit interview (credit: ITV)

He was emotional as he told them he was “humbled and proud to have been a part of it.”

It followed his wife, Liz’s revelation that Noel had been “briefed” by producers to stir things up when he entered the camp.

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The presenters waved Noel off (credit: ITV)

Speaking on ITV’s This Morning from Australia, she said her husband had been “apprehensive” about being dropped into the jungle after the other celebs.

She said: “There’s a naughty side to him in a fun way and I know he would have been briefed that they wanted him to go in and be the emperor, play a part.

Liz said her husband had been “briefed” (credit: ITV)

“And he would have done that to the best that he could, although I think he feels much happier now in the jungle being a team player.”

Read more: Anne Hegerty has not got I’m A Celebrity game plan

We’re sad to see Noel go. Whether you loved or hated him, there’s no denying he was pure entertainment.

What do you make of Noel’s early exit? Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know what you think.


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor