I’m a Celebrity live: Dean McCullough emerges as fan favourite after ‘hilarious’ Coleen Rooney joke
McFly star Danny Jones found himself in a precarious position during the launch episode after two snake found their way into his shorts during a tense challenge
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2024 cast of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! have not had an easy start, with the launch episode landing them right in the action.
Among this year’s contestants are N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse. Others include McFly singer Danny Jones, boxer Barry McGuigan and Coleen Rooney, who is the show’s highest-paid star in its history.
The first episode of the new series saw the cast take part in a series of challenges, with Contostavlos and Halsall emerging victorious after a heated race involcing cockroaches, capsized canoes, and blended fish eye cocktails
Fans singled out Dean McCullough as an early favourite after the BBC Radio 1 presenter made a “hilarious” joke about fellow campmate Rooney’s “Wagatha Christie” trial the moment he met her.
In the first vote of the series, viewers have selected GK Barry to take part in the next episode’s Bushtucker Trial, which is called Vile Volcano.
New episodes of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! airs on ITV1 and ITVX every night at 9pm.
Going under!
Early leaders Coleen and Dean may be dead in the water after capsizing their canoe!
It’s fair to say GK Barry is not a fan of cockroaches, but Coleen and Barry seem to be keeping their cool!
Yuck
Barry faces the first creepy crawlies of the season – cockroaches!
Fans are loving Dean after that Wagatha Christie gag
Dean actually called Coleen “Wagatha Christie” 😂 #ImACeleb #imacelebrity
— Tristan (@thetristanw) November 17, 2024
Early heartbreak for Oti and Melvin
It’s a walk to Camp for Oti & Melvin, the first Celebs out of the race for Camp Leader #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/KibwTSU5q7
— I'm A Celebrity... (@imacelebrity) November 17, 2024
Dude, where’s our car?!
With no car to take them to the next challenge, Oti and Melvin are out of the race: “Grab your bags and follow the signs to camp!”
‘Wagatha Christie, you’re coming with me!'
Dean picks Collen, leaving Melvin the last man standing. Ouch!
Who will Jane pick?
As for who Jane picks, it’s fellow Loose Women star GK Barry, leaving Collen Rooney and Melvin Odoom on the beach awaiting Dean and Oti.
The first two have paired up!
1. Danny picks Barry
2. Tulisa picks Alan
How much are contestants paid?
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