REVEREND RICHARD COLES
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly begged I’m A Celebrity fans to stop voting for Dean McCullough to partake in Bushtucker Trials on Sunday.
The Geordie duo, both 49, appeared on I’m A Celebrity Unpacked after Dean – who has already done six out of eight challenges – was yet again picked to do the trial.
Ant has been getting increasingly frustrated towards Dean in the trials and even admitted he was ‘unprofessional’ last week after fans clocked his ‘furious’ reaction to the DJ quitting the challenge yet again.
In a desperate plea, Ant and Dec urged viewers to start voting for other celebrities, fuming ‘we aren’t getting to know the others!’
Ant said: ‘Right, let’s all [viewers] have a serious talk, I’m going to look directly down the camera here. I think it’s good to see other faces down there.’
He insisted: ‘This is not a personal thing. It’s not about Dean, it’s about us just seeing different people down there and I think we’d want to see different people down there being featured.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 49, begged I’m A Celebrity fans to stop voting for Dean McCullough, 32, to partake in Bushtucker Trials on Sunday
The Geordie duo appeared on I’m A Celebrity Unpacked after Dean – who has already done six out of eight challenges – was yet again picked to do the trial
‘Some people, unfortunately aren’t getting [airtime]. I’d like to see Barry [McGuigan] do a trial, I’d like to see Melvin [Odoom] down there, Oti [Mabuse]!
‘This happens every year when someone gets voted multiple times, you just get to a point where you go “Who’s still voting for Dean?” I don’t get it.’
Dec added: ‘My thing is, I think we all know he’s going to react and how he’s going to do. I would like to see some other people.’
Viewers noticed during Thursday’s show last week that Ant was ‘lowkey mad’ at Dean, 32, for ‘not trying properly’ in his first two trials and so urged the radio host to ‘try harder’.
Ant addressed his reaction during an appearance on spin-off I’m A Celebrity: Unpacked, saying: ‘My annoyance came across on screen and I was quite unprofessional. You get to the point where you’re like what are you doing?’
As Dean arrived at his third trial in three days, Ant and Dec ran through the rules of Lethal Lab, adding he will be joined by cockroaches, crickets and mealworms, giant lizards, snakes and spiders.
Ant said: ‘Now Dean, I want to have a word with you. What happened yesterday? No stars. What happened the day before? You said I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here. You can only change the narrative by stick with it and getting on with it.’
During the very stern chat, Dean said to Ant: ‘I feel like I’m being told off by Ant and Dec.’
In Monday night’s upcoming episode, Ant barked ‘face your fears!’ at screeching Dean in a chaotic first look at the show
The BBC Radio 1 presenter takes part in Jack and the Scream Stalk on Monday night after fans put him forward for yet another trial
Dean had to retrieve gold stars from critter-filled boxes, called ‘Hell Holes’, as he climbed up a ‘bean stalk’ made of scaffolding to reach a castle
In a sneak peak of the trial, Dean squealed and screamed ‘no, no, no!’ as he plunged his hand into a Hell Hole full of tarantulas
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Dec chipped in: ‘I’m good cop’, while Ant added: ‘He’s [Dec] very carrot and I’m very stick.’
Viewers wrote on X: ‘Ant is like the head master telling Dean off #ImACeleb’, ‘Ant being lowkey mad at Dean is too funny #ImACeleb’,
‘Not Ant telling Dean off’, Ant can’t be arsed with Dean’, ‘Ant deffo hates Dean’, ‘ant is not holding back with dean’.
In Monday night’s upcoming episode, Ant barked ‘face your fears!’ at screeching Dean in a chaotic first look at the show.
The BBC Radio 1 presenter will take part in Jack and the Scream Stalk after fans put him forward for yet another trial.
Dean had to retrieve gold stars from critter-filled boxes, called ‘hell holes’, as he climbed up a ‘bean stalk’ made of scaffolding to reach a castle.
In a sneak peak of the trial, Dean squealed and screamed ‘no, no, no!’ as he plunged his hand into a box full of tarantulas.
Ant, who has shown ‘annoyance’ towards Dean’s previous efforts in past trials, shouted: ‘You can do it! Face your fears!’
I’M A CELEBRITY 2024: MEET THE ALL STAR LINE UP
OTI MABUSE
Oti Mabuse has already two Strictly glitterballs under her belt
AGE: 34
OCCUPATION: Professional dancer
FAMOUS FOR: Oti is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020.
DANNY JONES
Danny Jones is one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s I’m A Celeb
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: McFly singer
FAMOUS FOR: Danny is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly.
He is also a coach on The Voice UK.
BARRY MCGUIGAN
Former boxer Barry McGuigan is heading into the jungle
AGE: 63
OCCUPATION: Retired professional boxer
FAMOUS FOR: Barry was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and held the WBA and lineal featherweight тιтles from 1985 to 1986.
GK BARRY
GK Barry is a TikTok star who recently joined the ITV family on Loose Women
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: TikTok star
FAMOUS FOR: Grace is known for her comedic commentary on culture, lifestyle, and fashion. She has over 3.6 million followers and recently joined the Loose Women panel.
DEAN MCCULLOUGH
ITV bosses are hoping Dean McCullough will ruffle feathers in the camp
AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Radio 1 DJ
FAMOUS FOR: Radio 1 DJ Dean has been signed by I’m A Celeb bosses, in the hope that he will ruffle feathers with his outspoken views.
Earlier this year it was announced Dean would be taking over the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show, after previously fronting the afternoon slot.
JANE MOORE
Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Journalist
FAMOUS FOR: Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women between 1999 and 2002.
She returned as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards.
Jane takes on the challenge following her high-profile split from husband of 20 years, Showbiz agent, Gary Farrow.
MELVIN ODOOM
Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021
AGE: 44
OCCUPATION: DJ and TV presenter
FAMOUS FOR: His work on radio. Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021, but turned down the offer at the last minute.
He also had a primetime stint on Strictly back in 2016.
COLEEN ROONEY
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history
AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: WAG
FAMOUS FOR: Wagatha Christie case against arch rival Rebekah Vardy.
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history, exceeding Nigel Farage’s £1.5million from last year.
ALAN HALSALL
Alan Halsall is best known for his role as Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street
AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Actor
FAMOUS FOR: Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall was forced to withdraw from I’m A Celeb last year, after undergoing ACL Reconstruction surgery.
Bosses have now convinced the actor to sign up again, and no doubt he will draw in a huge fanbase thanks to his long-running role as Tyrone Dobbs on the soap.
TULISA
Tulisa is making her career comeback after reuniting with N-Dubz last year
AGE: 36
OCCUPATION: Singer and former X Factor judge
FAMOUS FOR: Tulisa reunited with N-Dubz last year for a tour after first finding fame with the band in 2007.
In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor and went on to launch her debut solo album, The Female Boss.
She released her fourth album with N-Dubz last year.
REVEREND RICHARD COLES
Richard is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Writer, broadcaster and priest
FAMOUS FOR: Richard is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest.
He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards.
MAURA HIGGINS
Maura is best known for her stint on Love Island UK in 2019
AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: TV Personality
FAMOUS FOR: Maura is an Irish television personality, television presenter and model.
She rose to prominence in 2019, when she was a finalist on the fifth series of ITV2 reality series Love Island.
