I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! took a chaotic turn on Thursday night, as Ant McPartlin delivered a hilarious comeback to his presenting partner Declan Donnelly.
For over two decades, that duo have become known for their cheeky quips from the jungle studio, as they present each episode of the ITV show.
As ever, each series has provided a string of running gags that will feature from one episode to the next, and this year has proven to be no different.
When returning from an ad break, viewers will sometimes see a drone shot of the vast trees surrounding Ant and Dec’s studio, leading the latter to shout the word ‘broccoli’ due to the plants’ resemblance to the vegetable.
Having regularly interrupted his pal Ant with the outburst throughout the series, it seemed Dec had finally pushed him to the limit in the latest episode.
As Ant welcomed viewers back from the break, Dec began to shout the word ‘broccoli,’ before his pal interrupted him to shout ‘shut up!’ through his laughter
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I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! took a chaotic turn on Thursday night, as Ant McPartlin delivered a hilarious comeback to his presenting partner Declan Donnelly
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When returning from an ad break, viewers will sometimes see a drone shot of the vast trees surrounding Ant and Dec’s studio, leading the latter to shout the word ‘broccoli’
Elsewhere in Thursday’s episode, Spandau Ballet guitarist Martin Kemp was the sixth contestant to be voted off the show.
The 64-year-old was no doubt pleased to be exiting the Jungle, as his former campmates who were voted off before he relayed messages to his wife, Shirlie, he was ‘desperate’ to be reunited with her.
And he was, on the I’m A Celebrity bridge, as the former Pepsi and Shirlie singer, 63, had flown out to Australia to support her husband of 40 years.
His exit came just hours after he finally left the camp to take part in a Bushtucker trial, as presenter Vogue Williams revealed on a live stream that he was secretly exempt from some of the challenges.
After 20 days in the Jungle, he joined longtime hosts Ant and Dec and told them: ‘I have dreamt about this moment.
‘It’s just a weird trip. I loved just sitting around and talking with the others. I said it a few times on there, I’m not one for making new friends and this is the first time I’ve done it in years and I absolutely loved it.
‘Coming out now, I feel like I’ve done everything I want to do, experienced it and I can walk out with some brilliant anecdotes.
‘I wasn’t one of those guys that was dancing and singing and stuff, I just brought a calm energy.’
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Having regularly interrupted his pal with the outburst throughout the series, it seemed Dec had finally pushed him to the limit, leading Ant to interrupt him by shouting ‘shut up!’
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Elsewhere in Thursday’s episode, Spandau Ballet guitarist Martin Kemp was the sixth contestant to be voted off the show
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The 64-year-old was no doubt pleased to be exiting the Jungle, as campmates who were voted off before relayed messages to his wife, Shirlie, he was ‘desperate’ to be reunited with her
Kemp’s son, Roman, appeared in the 2019 series of the ITV reality show and placed third behind Jacqueline Jossa, and Martin said he was still ‘glad’ he didn’t beat his son’s placement on the show.
Roman himself was quick to react to his dad’s exit, earlier in the series than him, with a tongue-in-cheek post on X, with the caption: ‘Oh noooo.’
But on a sweeter note, he went on to add: ‘Love him and love that some of you have seen a snapshot of the man I aspire to be! We’ve had some great laughs on here. Tom for the win #ImACelebrity.’
The One Show presenter, 32, was vocal on social media about his father’s time in the Jungle and earlier this week complained about his lack of airtime on the show.
He took to comparing the eighties pop star as the ‘jungle ghost’ due to his lack of airtime on the show, which has also been noted by fans.
Celebrating his success, Roman said: ‘The Ghost of the Jungle lives another day! Well done #TeamKemp! Now get voting to save him…’
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After 20 days in the Jungle, he joined longtime hosts Ant and Dec and told them: ‘I have dreamt about this moment’
He added: ‘Imagine we actually got him to go far without ever seeing him! Let’s do it.’
Having second thoughts, he also wrote: ‘I’ll tell you this, if my dad survives tomorrow. I’m going to start the anti-voting campaign. I’m not having him beat my 3rd place. I’d never live it down.’
With the eliminations now underway and the finale in sight, Roman also publicly pointed out Martin’s lack of Bushtucker Trials.
Taking to social media, he wrote: ‘Genuine question, is my dad the only one to have not done an actual trial?’
Fans flooded him with replies, with one pointing out: ‘If it wasn’t for your posts, I’m not sure I would have realised he was on it.’
He also revealed that Martin ‘doesn’t have mates’ and said: ‘One thing I have noticed is my dad keeps saying ‘my new friends’.
‘He genuinely doesn’t have mates so he means it, he’ll be really be chuffed. Again not being mean, that’s the truth.’
While it seemed quite a harsh critique, which was picked up on by viewers, Roman said: ‘We’re pretty open. Also the fact he’s said it on about a million podcasts.’