Drama is brewing hotter than the Australian outback sun on *I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!* as yet another campmate has been busted for smuggling contraband into the jungle. This time, it’s a sneaky sachet of butter that’s sparked a full-blown crisis, forcing ITV bosses to slap the offender with two brutal punishment options—each one poised to send shockwaves through the entire camp. Insiders whisper that the fallout will be massive, and fans won’t have to wait long: the explosive saga unfolds in tonight’s must-watch episode.
Campmates in red pants and blue shirts sitting around a campfire on “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!”
The butter bust comes hot on the heels of the salty scandal involving former Lioness and *Football Focus* host Alex Scott, 41, who was evicted on Friday after getting caught red-handed seasoning camp dinners with smuggled salt. Cameras captured her sprinkling the forbidden flavor onto a meal of crocodile feet last week, a bold move that didn’t go unnoticed by producers. As punishment, they docked one hard-earned star from rapper Aitch, 25, who had triumphed in a grueling trial—leaving the camp reeling from the ripple effects.
Alex, ever the cheeky rule-breaker, confessed to The Sun on Sunday how she pulled off her contraband caper. “I felt like such a naughty schoolgirl, like I should have been put in detention or something,” she admitted with a grin. It all started with a tip from her best friend Regan: “You have to take salt and pepper—that would be a game changer.” On the way to the pre-show villa, they stopped at a service station where Alex eyed the free sachets of salt and pepper. After a moment of hesitation—”Shall I?”—she snatched a handful and stuffed them down her sock during the walk-in day. Shockingly, she slipped past security unchecked. “I was shocked myself. I didn’t get checked,” she revealed.
Alex Scott previously smuggled salt into camp – and some of her co-stars knewCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Alex Scott on a red carpet leading away from the camp.
But Alex wasn’t operating in total secrecy. Several campmates were in on the salty secret, turning the jungle into a web of whispers and winks. YouTuber Angry Ginge caught her in the act one night and shot her knowing glances. Ex-*EastEnders* star Shona McGarty knew from the early days, while TV personality Jack Osbourne and *Emmerdale* actress Lisa Riley, 49, were also clued in. In one hilarious highlight, Alex emptied a sachet while cooking and handed the empty wrapper to an unsuspecting Lisa. “She was right next to me, and I’d managed to open the salt sachet and pour it,” Alex recalled. Lisa bolted to the dunny (that’s Aussie for toilet), clutching the evidence, and let out a scream of disbelief. “She started screaming because she couldn’t believe that she’d got the salt evidence. She was like, ‘This is unbelievable!’”
A show source spilled the tea on the escalating chaos: “It’s been a day of twists and turns with more contraband found—and the consequences of this rule break has rocked the whole camp.” With punishments looming and alliances tested, the jungle just got a whole lot wilder. Will the butter bandit crack under pressure? Tune in tonight to see the turmoil erupt!