I'm a Celebrity camp row erupts over Dean refusing to do chores

Oti Mabuse says 'shots fired' as an argument tears through the camp over Dean McCullough not wanting to do his fair share of water duty.

Watch: Dean McCullough complains about jungle chores

Tensions were rising in the I'm a Celebrity camp on Wednesday night, when a row broke out over Dean McCullough refusing to do his chores and Oti Mabuse declared: "Shots fired!"

Melvin Odoom first aired his complaints to some of his other campmates about his partner not helping him with water duties.

At first, he was diplomatic when he said Dean is a "great person" but he admitted he was not a good person to have help him with the chores. As the campmates begun to turn on the radio star, McCullough complained: "I hate doing it. It's an awful job. I don't want to do it anymore. Guys I can't. It's not for me."

Dean McCullough sparked a camp row on I'm a Celebrity. (ITV)
Dean McCullough sparked a camp row on I'm a Celebrity. (ITV)

Camp leader Danny Jones ordered him to: "Get on with it mate." Yet McCullough made more protestations and a fuss over doing his fair share of the work. Jane Moore called him out — in her words — on his "b***s***" when the radio DJ tries to justify it.

Odoom tried to diffuse the situation and got McCullough onboard with him in a positive way. McCullough hit back: "Look, no beef, no drama, I just hate my job."

So Odoom tried a different tact. With a cheeky sense of humour, he said: "Listen, your new name is Houdini because you like to disappear!"

The camp erupted into laughter, cooling some of that jungle tension. McCullough said his partner in chores is rather "cheeky".

Tulisa screams during the Bushtucker trial. (ITV screengrab)
Tulisa screams during the Bushtucker trial. (ITV screengrab)

Elsewhere, Tulisa started screaming as soon as the Bushtucker trial got under way. Strapped into a box containing many insects, the N-Dubz singer took part in Shock Around the Clock.

The songstress had to answer general knowledge questions while under a time pressure. Tulisa was tipped upside down as the box moved around with the clock dial. It got off to a bad start because she couldn't remember all of the names of her campmates. She got five stars out of 12.

It comes as Ant and Dec have upset some viewers with their jokes in the 2024 series so far.

The Geordie presenters have sparked 70 Ofcom complaints about Ant and Dec’s references to the Bible and to the Christian faith. Their jokes started when Rev Richard Coles headed Down Under as a late arrival alongside Love Island's Maura Higgins.

During their eating trial, Ant and Dec joked: "More tea, vicar?" In a more shocking moment, Dec jested the trial was "unholy" to which Ant responded "Bum-holey".

Ant McPartlin held his hands up. (ITV screengrab)
Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly. (ITV screengrab)

They have also used references of the Bible and Christian faith to narrate the Rev getting out of bed. Dec said: "It's the start of a new day now, and the first to wake up was Reverend Richard."

"Though the night before there had been darkness and a plague of insects," Ant said. "He did rise again."

An Ofcom spokesperson said: "We are assessing the complaints, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate."

It is worth noting that I'm a Celebrity's launch show was watched by 10.6 million consolidated viewers, proving popular with 16-34s, in figures released this week.

Yahoo has reached out to ITV as well as the representatives for Ant and Dec too for further comment.

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