I’m A Celebrity viewers were stunned tonight seeing presenter Vernon Kay take on his last trial of the series.
The former Family Fortunes host was chained to a table as hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly watched on, horrified, as the crew piled beasties all over his body.
What happened with Vernon Kay in tonight’s I’m A Celebrity final?
Vernon visibly struggled, wincing in pain as cockroaches bit him all over.
Towards the end of the trial – in which he had to endure the critters for 10 minutes to win starters, drinks and a treat for the campmates’ final dinner – he screamed while whip scorpions crawled all over his face.
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But he stuck it out and managed to win all the stars for himself and his fellow finalists Giovanna Fletcher and Jordan North.
At the end, Ant and Dec had to call on a member of the crew to quickly remove a huge cockroach that was biting Vernon’s neck.
And on Twitter, a number of those watching said they thought the trial went too far.
What did I’m A Celeb viewers say about Vernon’s final trial?
On Twitter, one said: “That was too much! Poor Vernon.”
Another tweeted: “That was too much, frankly. Felt like watching torture. #ImACelebrity.”
A third put: “That was TOO MUCH. Literally watching @vernonkay get tortured. Nah, not cool. He better win now!”
https://twitter.com/BIZYMCC/status/1334970161053495297
That was too much frankly. Felt like watching torture. #ImACelebrity
— Sophie Walden (@misswalden) December 4, 2020
#imaceleb That was TOO MUCH. Literally watching @vernonkay get tortured. Nah, not cool. He better win now! @ITV @TessDaly #teamvernon #ImACelebrity
— Matt J. Cardy (@mattjcardy) December 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/timothytheatre/status/1334970002575912968
Similarly, others called it “hard to watch”.
“Physically couldn’t watch all of @vernonkay last trail,” said one. “That was absolute torture!! Glad he stuck it out as I know I’d have 100% screamed I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.”
Someone else tweeted: “That trial was awful! It was hard to watch! Well done Vernon #ImACelebrity.”
“Horrific watching Vern on the torture table,” one viewer wrote on Twitter. “[It felt like torture] just watching him squirm. #ImACelebrity.”
ED! contacted ITV for comment.
https://twitter.com/liv_bentley23/status/1334969742059311106
Physically couldn’t watch all of @vernonkay last trail, that was absolute torture!! Glad he stuck it out as I know id off 100% screamed I’m a celebrity get me out of here 👀 #ImACelebrity #ImACeleb
— Kat✨ (@KatC_xx) December 4, 2020
Horrific watching Vern on the torture table. I felt like I was being tortured just watching him squirm. Well done Vernon 👌#ImACelebrity
— Summer Palma-Zammit (@summer_pz) December 4, 2020
Oh my god poor Vernon! Felt so bad for him. He didn’t deserve that #ImACelebrity
— Kyle Emmerson (@hellagood88) December 4, 2020
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I’m A Celebrity concludes tonight with presenter Vernon, author Giovanna and DJ Jordan in the final.
Former EastEnders star Shane Richie just missed out on a place in the final after he filed to get enough votes to secure a place in the final three.
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