I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! host Ant McPartlin suffered a hilarious gaffe as Nick Pickard tackled the In Too Deep trial in Wednesday’s episode.
The Hollyoaks star faced the challenge alongside Nigel Farage, with the duo tasked with collecting stars at the bottom of water tanks.
During the Trial, Nick asked when he could grab his next star, and Ant said: ‘We’ll let you know when you can go, Tony. [Nigel] hasn’t got [his star] yet.’
The gaffe led to an awkward silence, with Ant’s co-host Declan Donnelly muttering ‘Tony,’ and laughing.
Ant quickly realised his error and starting cackling with laughter, before Nick corrected him.
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! host Ant McPartlin suffered a hilarious gaffe as Nick Pickard tackled the In Too Deep trial
The Hollyoaks star faced the challenge alongside Nigel Farage , with the duo tasked with collecting stars at the bottom of water tanks
Dec added: ‘He’s a big fan, a big fan.’
Nick managed to win six stars for the camp, while Nigel won nothing after giving up on the trial, and the actor went onto tell Ant and Dec that the camp had been calling him ‘Tony’ all week.
‘I’ve been really struggling to not call Nick ‘Tony’,’ Ant said, ‘but I’ll never do it on camera.’
The trial comes as ITV is facing questions over the welfare of stars appearing on its shows after Jamie Lynn Spears became the second person to quit I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
The sister of pop icon Britney, 32, has had a very emotional time in camp and has frequently been filmed in floods of tears over the difficult conditions and missing her family back home.
She left the show days after Grace Dent left the jungle amid fears over her ‘unwell’ appearance and after Nella Rose was taken out of the camp to be treated by medics – although she has since returned.
The exit will spark questions for show bosses about their rigorous background checks before the show kicked off, and whether stars were fit enough to handle the gruelling show.
And insiders at the channel say that they are ‘struggling to keep up with the drama’ following the American actress’s exit for medical reasons.
During the Trial, Nick asked when he could grab his next star, and Ant said: ‘We’ll let you know when you can go, Tony. [Nigel] hasn’t got [his star] yet’
The gaffe led to an awkward silence, with Ant’s co-host Declan Donnelly muttering ‘Tony,’ and laughing, and Nick quickly corrected him
One source describes the situation on the popular programme as a ‘mess,’ while they fear there could be more departures in the coming days as the atmosphere in the jungle becomes even more tense.
It also comes after concerns about the welfare of participants on other ITV shows including Love Island after the 2022 series was rocked with complaints of ‘misogynistic behaviour and bullying’.
On Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for I’m a Celebrity confirmed Ms Spears had left the programme.
He said: ‘Jamie Lynn Spears has left I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on medical grounds.
‘She’s been a fantastic campmate who has triumphed at trials and bonded well with her fellow celebrities.’
Viewers will see Jamie Lynn’s exit from the show in Wednesday night’s episode, and the campmates are aware of her departure. It has been confirmed that she will not be replaced.
It comes just two days after food critic Grace Dent decided to leave the show, while Nella Rose was briefly taken the camp to receive treatment from medics on Tuesday, sparking fears she would also quit altogether.