I'm A Celebrity viewers fuming after Dean McCullough moved to secret luxury camp
New jungle arrivals Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles picked the Radio 1 DJ to come and live with them in the Junkyard, with beds and a bubble bath.
What did you miss?
I’m A Celebrity viewers are furious after Dean McCullough was moved to the secret luxury camp.
The Radio 1 presenter has become unpopular for screaming his way through Bushtucker Trials and calling "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!" to get out of them. But after his latest trial with McFly's Danny Jones, new arrivals Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles chose him to come and live with them in the junkyard.
What, how, and why?
When Jones and McCullough arrived for the High Street of Horrors Bushtucker trial, Higgins and Coles were waiting for them, and pretended they had already done the trial and failed.
After Jones earned seven stars for camp, and McCullough managed one, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed Higgins and Coles had to choose one of them to come back to the Junkyard. They chose the Radio 1 DJ and at first they pretended that their separate camp was a horrible place to be. But then they revealed to him the secret fold-out bed with mattress, duvet and pillows, their bubble bath, a fridge filled with food and drinks, and a stove to cook it on.
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McCullough exclaimed: "Honestly this is crazy. What the bleeeep! My mummy would kill me."
If they can keep their luxury from the other celebrities, then they will win a luxury buffet for the camp.
What did viewers say?
Viewers were outraged that McCullough had been chosen to share in the luxury.
One wrote on social media platform X: "Sorry now, I’m fuming they didn’t pick Danny to go to the junk yard. Dean didn’t deserve it!" Another said: "So now he's going to get friggin' luxury on top of being given a hot bath and hair wash the other day, FOR DOING ABSOLUTELY PATHETICALLY AND ALL FOR CAM TIME. And they say crime doesn't pay!*!" One tweeted: "Nahh cus how is Dean having such an easy ride".
Someone else posted: "Low key fuming that Dean gets the luxury camp. Danny deserves it more". Another exclaimed:"Noooo! Why didn't they take Danny for a bit of luxury in 'The Junkyard'?" And another declared: "Dean does NOT deserve this!"
What else happened on I'm A Celebrity?
Viewers are loving the camaraderie between duo Higgins and Coles.
The Love Island star and vicar TV presenter were late to enter the jungle and have been living in the luxury Junkyard together. Higgins joked about sharing a comfortable bed with Coles: "I’d recommend sleeping with a priest!"
Later she confessed she does not feel at all guilty about living in luxury while the other campmates suffered. She joked to Coles: "Father, I am going to hell!"
Their lying has won them a legion of fans who thing they make a very entertaining double act.
One tweeted: "Maura and The Rev are ace together". Another wrote on X: "Maura and Richard are brilliant together so convincing". Someone posted: "Maura and Richard. The duo I didn't know I needed." And somebody else shared: "Get Maura & The Vicar their National TV Award asap".
But while some thought Higgins and Coles were doing a great job of acting miserable, others felt their performance was not at all convincing.
One posted on X: "The acting skills displayed in this series is Oscar worthy". Another another shared: "maura deserves a BAFTA for this performance !!" But another commented: "Maura’s acting is absolutely horrific".
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! airs every night at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX.