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I’m A Celeb viewers blast latest jungle twist

Is it too soon in the series for this?

This year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! stars have been in the Aussie jungle for around a week now.

Bar newcomers Iain Lee and Kezia Dugdale who arrived late, of course.

But already they’ve been told “care packages” from their loved ones back home are on the way.

While it’s a lovely treat for the contestants, viewers have taken to social media to say they aren’t that impressed with the camp getting contact from back home so early on in the experience.

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One raged: “A care package from home already? They’ve been in there for less than a week!”

Another said: “Haha these celebs… wow a care package from home and your loved ones… you’ve been away 5 days, not on a tour of Afghan.”

And a third agreed: “They’ve only been away from home for 5 days. I’ve been in school trips longer than that without a care package.”

Others felt pretty much the same.

The care package twist was revealed on Thursday night’s show, after the camp was divided into two.

Newcomers Iain and Kezia had to face off in a Bushtucker Trial to determine who would be crowned Jungle Prime Minister and gain power.

Talk Radio DJ Iain was triumphant and chose to take Jennie, Stanley, Amir, Dennis and Shappi with him to Croc Creek, while Kezia had to bring Toff, Jamie, Vanessa and Becky to Snake Rock and basic rations.

BUT what the Snake Rock camp don’t know is Croc Creek’s been given a secret mission.

Everyone from Croc Creek has already won a care package, but they’re able to win care packages for Snake Rock as well – as long as they beat Snake Rock in the next few trials.

Iain summed it up by saying: “So for the Snake Rock guys, for them to win, they have to lose, if you catch me lizard…so we have to beat them.”

Confusing, yes, but also brilliant!

The first trial takes place on Friday night’s episode when Croc Creek’s Amir will take on Snake Rock’s Vanessa in The Fright House.

It’s been billed as the biggest Bushtucker Trial ever that was TWO YEARS in the making.

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They’ll have to navigate a series of rooms like The Offal Office and The Pest Wing, avoiding the various critters and creepy crawlies within, in order to escape.

Whoever escapes first, wins.

I’m A Celeb continues 9pm on ITV.


Nancy Brown
Acting Editor