Nick Pickard became the fourth campmate to be eliminated from the Australian jungle in Wednesday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.
The Hollyoaks actor, 48, lost out to Josie Gibson in the public vote after they both shockingly came in the bottom two in the latest elimination.
Fans were left completely shocked at Nick’s departure as they gushed over the star and also shared their surprise that Josie placed in the bottom two.
It comes after Fred Sirieix became the third star to be voted out the camp on Tuesday, after the exits of Nella Rose and Frankie Dettori in the first two eliminations.
Jamie Lynn Spears and Grace Dent both previously exited the jungle after separately quitting on medical grounds, with just seven campmates now remaining.
Nick Pickard became the fourth campmate to be eliminated from the Australian jungle in Wednesday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!
After his exit, Nick, best known for playing Tony Hutchinson on Hollyoaks, joined Ant and Dec to look back on his jungle journey.
Arriving to speak to the co-hosts grinning, Nick admitted he was happy to be leaving the camp as he told how he felt like his time on the show had come to an end.
He said it was his family who persuaded him to go on the ITV show as he said he was pleased he was to have finally taken part after more than 20 years on Hollyoaks.
‘I’ve never been asked before, it was an honour to be asked… it was great, it was so much fun,’ he gushed.
‘He gave Josie a little bit of a rough time, not in a bad way but he’s just very particular.’
Nick finally told how he is rooting for Made In Chelsea’s Sam Thompson to win the 2023 series as he heaped praise on his co-star.
‘[Sam] deserves it, well they all deserve it, but he does and I think he really wants to… he’s the lifeblood of that camp,’ Nick said.
The actor then walked across the iconic I’m A Celebrity bridge, where he was sweetly greeted by his girlfriend Sarah Corrin as the pair shared a hug.
Nick’s exit came just one day after First Dates star Fred became the third star to be voted out of the camp.
Fred had a drama-filled time in camp after clashing with Nigel Farage over Brexit, rowing with Josie Gibson about the cooking and being confronted by Nella in the ‘Dadgate’ row.
After the spate of drama, many viewers took to social media after Fred’s exit to admit they were pleased to see him go as they branded him as ‘bossy’.
One said: ‘Not really surprising its Fred, his really let himself down with the way his been acting recently tho it has caused tension, drama and been entertaining which has been great.’
Another wrote: ‘Hallelujah Fred has gone!!! He thought he was everything in there….bossy as f**k!!!’ while a third tweeted: ‘ SOOOOO glad Fred has gone! Can’t be arsed to hear him any longer.’
A fourth penned: ‘ Fred could of easily been Top 3… Think he ruined it with the whole dinner gate!’
Another added: ‘I had Fred down as a finalist but I think last couple of shows he didn’t do himself any favours. I still like him.’
However, some viewers also jumped to his defence as they argued there were other campmates who deserved to be eliminated rather than Fred.
One wrote: ‘Actually didn’t want Fred to go just yet. He’s just passionate,’ and a second said: ‘ Aww I’m acc sad Fred left.’
Another added: ‘Sad to see Fred leave the camp tbh. There are others who have provided a lot less to the show.’
It comes after Fred Sirieix became the third star to be voted out of the jungle after losing out to Danielle Harold in the public vote
Fred has had a drama-filled time in the jungle after clashing with Nigel Farage over Brexit, rowing with Josie Gibson about the cooking and being confronted by Nella in the ‘Dadgate’ row
The First Dates star, 51, lost out to Danielle Harold in the public vote after they both came in the bottom two in the latest elimination
Fred looked dismayed as it was announced that he would be the latest star to leave I’m A Celebrity
After his eviction, Fred joined Ant and Dec to look back on his time in the jungle and spoke about his struggle to let go of control in the kitchen – which saw him branded by fans as ‘controlling’ and ‘misogynistic’.
The maître d’hôtel and professional chef previously clashed with Josie as he hit out at her cooking skills while struggling to let go of his former camp chef role.
Doubling down on his views after his elimination, Fred said: ‘[Josie] doesn’t know what she does in the kitchen, she makes it up as she goes along.’
‘You really need the calories, and you’ve got to find them whenever you can. I think we missed out on quiet a few meals [by not recycling ingredients],’ he added.
When asked why he didn’t get involved as much with Sam Thompson and Nick Pickard’s cooking, he said they were a ‘dream’ and there was ‘no need’ for him to do so.
Asked how he found the tricky challenges on the show, Fred insisted he had been vigorously training for his stint in the jungle and told how he found most of it ‘easy’.
‘I found it quiet easy because I prepared myself mentally, I was really thinking… the challenges I found it quite easy actually because I was quite focused,’ he said.
‘The physical training helps you with the mental side of things, because it’s about the focus, and when you do that repeatedly, you get into that mindset and you keep going.’
When asked about his up-and-down relationship with Nigel Farage in the camp, Fred insisted their time together hadn’t swayed him on their political differences.
After his eviction, Fred joined Ant and Dec to look back on his time in the Australian jungle and spoke about his struggle to let go of control in the kitchen
The maître d’hôtel and professional chef previously clashed with Josie Gibson as he hit out at her cooking skills
Doubling down on his views after his elimination, Fred said: ‘[Josie] doesn’t know what she does in the kitchen, she makes it up as she goes along’
He said: ‘It was great in the camp because I’m a do-er and Nigel is a do-er… but there is a side of Nigel Farage that I won’t and will never connect with.’
The pair got into a fierce debate over Brexit in a recent episode which saw Fred accuse the former UKIP leader of ‘talking b*******’, but they also bonded over the cleanliness of the camp.
Upon his exit, Fred also spoke about how he tried to just live in the moment during his time on the show, rather than dwelling on missing his fiancée Fruitcake.
He said: ‘I was really living in the moment, I did not think about home, I did not think about work… I just ploughed through.’
Leaving the camp, Fred was then sweetly reunited with Fruitcake as she ran towards him and the pair shared a close embrace, before smiling on the bridge together.
Fred’s elimination came after fans accused him of ‘controlling’ behaviour in Tuesday’s episode as Sam and Nick took the reins as camp chefs.
Fred was originally camp chef and since having to relinquish his responsibility to others, he has become increasingly irate and been branded ‘controlling’ by viewers.
It even saw him become embroiled in a ‘sexism’ row after many watching accused him of being ‘misogynistic’ towards presenter Josie, 38, while she made dinner.
The chores were decided by them as follows: camp chefs: Sam and Nick, washing up: Tony Bellew and Marvin Humes, camp water and dunny: Fred and Marvin while Nigel and Fred were on camp maintenance.
Seeing their choices Sam reacted excitedly: ‘No way!’
In the Bush Telegraph Sam later said: ‘I’ll be like the clown in the kitchen so Nick can get on and do what he needs and I’ll distract Fred.
‘But also, I’m incredibly nervous. I’m not a very good cook.’
Fred’s elimination came after fans accused him of ‘controlling’ behaviour in Tuesday’s episode as Sam and Nick took the reins as camp chefs
Sam said: ‘I’ll be like the clown in the kitchen so Nick can get on and do what he needs and I’ll distract Fred’ as Nick added: ‘What will be interesting is to watch how Fred comments on Sam’s food preparation’
Nigel then said in the Bush Telegraph: ‘I think that Nick is going to be on the front line of this with Sam as sous chef. What will be interesting is to watch how Fred comments on Sam’s food preparation.’
Nick in Bush Telegraph later commented: ‘I do like a bit of cooking, but after the exploits of the last couple of evenings of Fred and Josie, I’m a little bit nervous.
‘Fred’s bound to start barking at us now. Hopefully he’ll give us a bit of guidance and then leave us alone.’
Fred was accused of ‘misogyny’ in recent episodes after his behaviour towards his female co-stars left fans branding him ‘unbearable’.