It appeared that they were starting to build bridges after a series of rocky trials.
But I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! fans have been quick to note that host Ant McPartlin still ‘hates’ star Dean McCullough, as he delivered another brutal snub following his fifth Bushtucker Trial.
Dean, 32, was once again chosen to take on the latest trial during Monday’s show, but in a surprise twist, conquered his fears to earn a respectable 10 stars for camp.
Ant was quick to share his pride for Dean for completing the trial, saying: ‘You even got a round of applause from us today.’
Dean added: ‘Next thing you’ll be following me on Instagram,’ but Ant was quick to add: ‘No, no, no, that’s not going to happen.’
Fans were quick to note Ant’s cutthroat response, declaring that he and co-host Declan Donnelly were ‘wearing their hatred for Dean their sleeves.’
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! fans have been quick to note that host Ant McPartlin still ‘hates’ star Dean McCullough, as he delivered another brutal snub
Despite praising Dean for earning 10 stars in the latest trial, Ant quipped that he wouldn’t be following the DJ on Instagram
And while the pal running Dean’s Instagram has followed Ant and Dec, they are yet to return the favour.
Posts on X included: ‘Ant and Dec are so done with Dean, they’re practically wearing their hatred on their sleeves now! It’s so obvious, they’re not even trying to hide it anymore!
‘Ant when he found out he didn’t have to go into camp and speak to Dean again;
‘Whoever put 50p in Ant and Dec this year, blessings are coming your way, I hope your pillow is always cold; Ant and Dec are genuinely fed up with him;
‘Ant hates that Dean and I’ve got a lot of time for the fact he’s not hiding it;
‘Nah Ant really hates Dean. Couldn’t even pretend he’d add him on Instagram;’
It comes after viewers accused Dean of ‘faking being scared’ after he managed to bag a whopping ten stars during his latest BushTucker Trial.
Dean climbed the beanstalk to collected 12 numbered stars, and was forced to put his hand in various hell holes containing the likes of green ants and cockroaches.
Fans were quick to note Ant’s cutthroat response, declaring that he and co-host Declan Donnelly were ‘wearing their hatred for Dean their sleeves’
But despite his impressive result viewers were left fuming and claimed Dean had been ‘faking being scared’ in a bit to gain ‘more airtime’.
Taking to X they wrote: ‘I’m actually getting sick of Dean. He seems very fake and acts up to the cameras’: ‘I’m really over Dean’s fake over reactions during trials’: ‘Dean forgot to scream for the first 9 stars beats his personal best then starts crying he can’t do it, so tomorrow he can get 11 and make out he’s improving each day, the guys too obvious’
‘Shock horror he wanted 10 stars and then couldn’t do anymore. Proves he’s a fake all along!!!!’: ‘I just find Dean so performative and fake. Making sure he gets himself enough screen time to further his career’: ‘Maybe Dean has realised he’s hated for all the fake acting in his trials – that or he’s just tired from the climbing and cba to do the acting’.
On Sunday, after it was revealed the public had chosen for Dean to complete the trail yet again, the Geordie duo begged viewers to stop voting for him.
Appeared on I’m A Celebrity Unpacked, they made a desperate plea and urged viewers to start voting for other celebrities, fuming ‘we aren’t getting to know the others!’
Ant said: ‘Right, let’s all [viewers] have a serious talk, I’m going to look directly down the camera here. I think it’s good to see other faces down there.’
He insisted: ‘This is not a personal thing. It’s not about Dean, it’s about us just seeing different people down there and I think we’d want to see different people down there being featured.
It comes after viewers accused Dean of ‘faking being scared’ after he managed to bag a whopping ten stars during his latest BushTucker Trial
‘Some people, unfortunately aren’t getting [airtime]. I’d like to see Barry [McGuigan] do a trial, I’d like to see Melvin [Odoom] down there, Oti [Mabuse]!
‘This happens every year when someone gets voted multiple times, you just get to a point where you go “Who’s still voting for Dean?” I don’t get it.’
Dec added: ‘My thing is, I think we all know he’s going to react and how he’s going to do. I would like to see some other people.’
Viewers noticed that during Thursday’s show, Ant was ‘lowkey mad’ at Dean for ‘not trying properly’ in his first two trials and so urged the radio host to ‘try harder’.
Ant addressed his reaction during an appearance on spin-off I’m A Celebrity: Unpacked, saying: ‘My annoyance came across on screen and I was quite unprofessional. You get to the point where you’re like, “What are you doing?”‘
Talking to viewers after the trial aired, Ant said: ‘What the b***** h***, he only gets four stars and they pamper him. It’s not good is it, he literally got four out of ten!’
