I'm A Celebrity fans 'turn off' show after Gemma Collins eliminated with David Haye
Fans are opting out of watching now she's left...I’m A Celebrity fans have declared they’ve ‘switched off’ the ITV show after Gemma Collins was eliminated alongside David Haye.
In a shocking double exit on Monday’s episode (April 20), The GC was kicked out of the jungle with the boxer.
Fans had been hoping David was to leave the camp after his behaviour towards fellow stars, and in particular, Adam Thomas. But it seems they’re more livid that the TOWIE star was given the boot despite her making it through the ‘challenge’.
Gemma Collins eliminated from I’m A Celebrity
The exit itself came via a brutal twist, with the campmates deciding who stayed. After a chain of saves led by immune Ashley, David was the only one left unpicked and was immediately eliminated.
However, the drama didn’t stop there, as David was then told he must choose one fellow campmate to leave with him – and he selected Gemma Collins.
The decision stunned viewers, with many fans upset to see Gemma’s time cut short, despite David’s departure being less of a surprise.
Fans are upset over the turn of events.
“It will be boring without Gemma,” said one, as another agreed: “Fuming our Gemma Collins has gone. She made the series more entertaining.”
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A third revealed: “I thought Gemma would either quit or go a few more days before they voted her off I was not expecting that.”
“So I have literally turned it off the second Gemma went. No point now,” a fourth wrote.
‘Bush sisters’ team up
Scarlett and Ashley took on today’s Bushtucker Trial, Snakes & Ladders, with Ashley determined to face one of her biggest fears head-on.
Opening up before the challenge, Ashley admitted her long-standing phobia of snakes stems from her childhood.
“I grew up in the desert and we have snakes everywhere. When you see them, you jump, you’re scared,” she said.
“I had one chase me in the pool when I was a kid and that really scared me. I feel like I’m in a place right now where I want to prove to myself that I can do this and I’ve got my girl by my side.”
The pair then joined Ant and Dec in front of a towering upright Snakes & Ladders board, with Scarlett quick to joke: “This is a little bit of an upgrade from the normal family board game.”
Keeping spirits high, Ant joked it was the Saturday Night Takeaway girls reunited, prompting the group to burst into the show’s theme tune.
Brutal Bushtucker Trial
However, the light-hearted moment quickly turned serious as Ant and Dec revealed the twist. One celebrity would be placed inside an hourglass, rolling the dice, while the other became the human counter, physically moving across the board.
The rules were simple – but brutal.
“A ladder is fine, because up you’ll climb,” they were told. “Land on a blue, go back two. Land on a red, bugs on your head!”
Dec then added with a grin: “And land on a snake, put your hand in a hellhole and try and get the star… We couldn’t make that one rhyme.”
As the trial got underway, the pressure quickly mounted. With fears pushed to the limit, one campmate came close to uttering the dreaded words: “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!”
But with meals for camp on the line, both Scarlett and Ashley dug deep to try and push through the terrifying challenge to walk back with eight out of nine stars.
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