I’m a Celebrity live: Dean smashes sixth trial as Richard Coles opens up about his sexuality
Dean set a personal best after competiting in yet another trial
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Your support makes all the difference.Dean McCullough earned 10 stars in his sixth Bushtucker Trial on Monday night’s I’m a Celebrity, a personal best for the Radio 1 DJ.
McCullough had again been voted to face Monday’s trial “Jack and the Screamstalk”, much to the frustrations of Ant and Dec. However, the Northern Irish radio star exceeded expectations, earning 10 stars and even a round of applause from the hosts, who have been critical of his past efforts.
Elsewhere, Maura Higgins has been celebrating her birthday but wasn’t impressed by Danny Jones and Alan Halsall’s “dad jokes”.
Reverend Richard Coles also opened up about his sexuality and his faith in a very frank and risqué chat with GK Barry, as the two form an unlikely friendship.
In a twist, the campmates were given their food early with many assuming that they were being given a treat because of Maura’s birthday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a treat at all as they were all invited to go on board “The Fright Bus” for a late night challenge.
They were told: “Tonight, you will all have the chance to win treats. However, to be in with a chance of winning, you will all need to take a trip on The Fright Bus!”
Each celebrity could win a piece of luggage from the rack, described to contain holiday essentials and even a tasty treat. However, what happened in the challenge was left as a mystery as we’ll have to wait for tomorrow’s episode to see what transpired on the bus.
Finally, there wasn’t a celebrity picked for Tuesday’s challenge on the show but two celebs will compete in the trial, which has been confirmed as “The Fright at the End of the Tunnel”.
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While Sunday’s episode built to a mild argument between Jane and Barry, tensions had bubbled up earlier in the weekend, with Dean and Alan sharing a tense moment in the jungle.
It began after Alan attempted to wake Dean from a nap as he had firewood to collect, leading the pair to exchange some terse words.
Asked about the incident on the I’m a Celeb aftershow, Ant McPartlin suggested that – despite viewers seeming to take Alan’s side in the interaction – Alan was being “passive aggressive” before the argument.
I know what you’ve been thinking since the start of this series: who on earth is GK Barry?
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Dean has emerged as one of the more contentious campmates this year, being quick to screams and throwing in the towel relatively early in his first challenge last week.
Ant McPartlin has also been dragged into the saga, addressing on Friday complaints that he had admonished Dean a bit too harshly.
Appearing on the I’m a Celeb aftershow, he said that “my annoyance came across on screen and I was quite unprofessional”.
Admit it – you’re curious if Coleen has said much about her personal life so far...
Some believe she may have been alluding to her husband’s infidelities while discussing her marriage with Oti on Friday’s episode.
She’s also spoken about the infamous “Wagatha Christie” saga, but admitted that she felt “ashamed” by the experience.
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The other moment of note in Sunday night’s episode was a funny anecdote involving Maura’s unnamed ex-boyfriend, as she told the camp about the elaborate revenge scheme she took out on him when he discovered he was cheating on her...
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