I'm A Celebrity viewers tell Dean McCullough to 'calm down' after hyper entrance but he wins them over with hilarious comment to Coleen Rooney

I’m A Celebrity viewers were left taken aback by Dean McCullough on Sunday’s debut episode, advising him to ‘calm down’ after his hyper entrance – but he soon won them over with his hilarious chat with Coleen Rooney.

The Radio 1 DJ, 32, was the third celebrity to arrive into a luxury villa where the first group of stars met and immediately began jumping up and down and hugging Oti Mabuse and Tulisa.

The first group, also made up of Danny Jones and Jane Moore, were tasked with drinking a grim smoothie before hopping on a helicopter in the order they finished their smoothies.

Dean gagged several times while drinking his but did manage to finish in fourth place, ahead of Oti.

While the presenter was undoubtedly very excited to begin his time on the ITV series, some viewers said thye found him ‘annoying’.

Taking to X, viewers wrote: ‘Dean getting on everyone’s nerves five minutes into the episode’… ‘Ah Dean is going to be the one isn’t he, annoying me already!’

I’m A Celebrity viewers were left taken aback by Dean McCullough on Sunday’s debut episode, advising him to ‘calm down’ after his hyper entrance

But he soon won them over with his hilarious chat with Coleen Rooney

‘Dean is getting on my wick already’… ‘OK Dean calm down’… ‘Dean’s already annoying’… ‘That’s three weeks of Dean doing trials then.’

Dean quickly won over viewers however when, after skydiving onto the beach, he chose to partner up with Coleen Rooney.

The pair rushed to a car to drive to camp and viewers were left in sтιтches when Coleen said: ‘I’m used to driving big cars.’

Dean immediately replied: ‘Of course you are babes… I used to drive a Ford Fiesta.’

It came after hosts Ant and Dec left viewers in hysterics after they poked fun at Coleen’s infamous Wagatha Christie trial just seconds into the new series on Sunday.

The cheeky duo made the very cheeky quip as Dec teased: ‘It’ll be nice for Coleen to face a trial that doesn’t involve Rebekah Vardy’.

Ant then laughed saying: ‘There will be plenty more [of these jokes]!’ with fans at home rushing to social media branding the pair ‘legends’.

Their trial – which Coleen won – came after a widely-shared social media post in October 2019, in which Coleen said she had carried out a ‘sting operation’ and accused Rebekah of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the press.

The Radio 1 DJ, 32, was the third celebrity to arrive into a luxury villa where the first group of stars met and immediately began jumping up and down and hugging Oti Mabuse and Tulisa

The first group, also made up of Danny Jones and Jane Moore, were tasked with drinking a grim smoothie before hopping on a helicopter in the order they finished their smoothies

Taking to X they wrote: ’28 seconds in, Ant & Dec mention Rebekah Vardy’: ‘Not Dec mentioning Rebekah Vardy already’: ‘Dec’s first quip about Rooney not meeting Vardy’: ‘Straight out the bat from Ant and Dec’: ‘Dec straight in there with the Vardy jokes’.

Rebekah lost the libel case and was ordered to pay up to £1.5million towards Coleen’s legal fees.

While the presenter was undoubtedly very excited to begin his time on the ITV series, some viewers said thye found him ‘annoying’

Dean quickly won over viewers however when, after skydiving onto the beach, he chose to partner up with Coleen Rooney

Coleen has previously revealed that her plan to publicly share the leaker on Instagram in October 2019, was all her own.

She said: ‘In the night I started thinking about what I was going to do. I just wanted these stories to stop.’

But did she do a classic firing up of the Notes app at 3am?

She explained: ‘No. I like a pen and paper – a pencil and rubber, actually, so I can rub it out. So I started writing what I wanted to say and then the next morning I put it out there. That was the start of something that I would never have expected.’

I’m A Celeb hosts Ant and Dec left viewers in hysterics after they poked fun at campmate Coleen’s infamous Wagatha Christie trial just seconds into the new series on Sunday

The cheeky duo made the very cheeky quip as Dec teased: ‘It’ll be nice for Coleen (left) to face a trial that doesn’t involve Rebekah Vardy (right) ‘

Ant then laughed saying: ‘There will be plenty more [of these jokes]!’ with fans at home rushing to social media branding the pair ‘legends’

Coleen added that she didn’t tell a soul what she was about to do. ‘No. [The part] my friends and family were most surprised at me [for was] putting the post up.’

Coleen was awarded costs by the court and £800,000 of the total amount due was payable immediately.

Rebekah was said to have scored one of the worst own goals in British legal history after a High Court judge dismissed her evidence as ‘evasive or implausible’ and accused her of deliberately deleting WhatsApp messages central to the case.

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