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Fans think Rita Simons had it “easier” than James McVey in Bushtucker trial

They think James had it tougher

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Tonight’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! saw Rita Simons and James McVey brave the ‘Silverscream’ Bushtucker trial together, but viewers have complained that Rita had it a lot easier than James!

Rita, 41, had to stand in a giant popcorn machine and answer movie questions while critters were dropped over her head.

Rita had to stand in her box (Credit: ITV)

But James, 24, had to put his head in boxes that contained the likes of spiders and giant crabs and unscrew the stars with his tongue!

James was stuck in boxes with different creatures (Credit: ITV)

EastEnders actress Rita aced most of the questions but couldn’t stop herself screaming and jumping around in her box.

Rita said the bugs got everywhere (Credit: ITV)

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Meanwhile, James was getting a taste of pig brains and flies!

James got mouthfuls of flies (Credit: ITV)

Viewers were adamant that James had the harder task out of the two of them.

One fan tweeted: “Rita has it b***** easy there #ImACeleb”.

A second wrote: “Pretty sure James had it worse.”

Some unhappy fans even said Rita was complaining too much compared to James!

One tweeted: “Think Rita milked that a bit, James has his head in a box of 30 massive spiders #ImACeleb”.

Another added: “what’s Rita complaining for, James had it worse.”

A third commented: “Rita stop moaning. Poor James has had to put his head in a box full of spiders #ImACeleb.”

Shaking bugs off of herself at the end of the trial, Rita told hosts Holly Willoughby and Declan Donnelly: “They’re everywhere…in my bra…and they stink!”

Meanwhile, James looked pretty calm considering he had just been licking all manner of things!

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Either way, congrats are in order as Rita and James managed to get eight out of nine stars for their campmates’ dinner.

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Aaliyah Ashfield
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