Viewers of last night’s I’m A Celebrity have called the show’s latest Bushtucker Trial “cruel”.
Saturday night’s show saw all the celebrities reunited as those from main camp took part in a trial where they had to hold live insects in their mouths for 60 seconds.
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This, in turn, would free one of their campmates who were languishing in jungle jail.
However, after I’m A Celebrity bosses previously assured viewers that no live bugs would be eaten during this year’s series, the trial has been branded “cruel”.
I thought they’d banned the use of live bugs in these trials?
Adele Roberts was first up – she held a spiny leaf insect in her mouth for a minute.
Ian Wright’s close encounter was perhaps the most disgusting to look at – he held wiggling witchetty grubs between his lips.
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Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle was given cockroaches, while Roman Kemp held a scorpion in his mouth.
Caitlyn Jenner, Cliff Parisi and James Haskell also took part.
Viewers were quick to slam the show for using live insects, with one saying they felt “so bad for the bugs”.
I thought they’d banned the use of live bugs in these trials? #ImACeleb
— Mollie (@mollbbuk) November 23, 2019
i thought they weren’t suppose to eat live bugs etc, why did they have to hold them in their mouths? #ImACeleb
— lucy ✨ (@lucyvstheworlds) November 23, 2019
These poor bugs.. 😢 @imacelebrity #ImACeleb
— 🎅🍟🍩 Joey ☕🍭🤶 (@JoAsYouKnowIt) November 23, 2019
Others said the treatment of the live insects was “cruel”.
#ImACeleb is on again so it’s time to remind y’all about all the animal abuse that goes on – eating live bugs and/or dumping a load of them onto a person is cruel and that’s not even including all the weird meats they have as well :/
— 🌈 cereal 🌈 (@_pina_coladas_) November 23, 2019
Soz to be a wet lettuce but is it not cruel what they do with these animals on #ImACeleb?
— :Darryl Kaighan (@DrrlKghn) November 23, 2019
#ImACeleb just cruel for the poor creature they’re having to hold.
— Franki Lopez (@FranklynLopezz) November 23, 2019
Viewers also saw former EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa break down last night as it was revealed she would take part in the next Bushtucker Trial.
– I’m A Celebrity returns to ITV tonight at 9pm
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