I'm A Celebrity 2025: Fans slam Martin Kemp's first Bushtucker Trial after it was 'too easy'
Martin faced his first Bustucker Trial tonight...Martin Kemp took part in his first Bushtucker Trial and fans are still unhappy.
The I’m A Celebrity star teamed up with Tom Read Wilson as they hunted for stars in the Lethal Library.
Considering it’s his first ‘real’ Bushtucker Trial – after the star has been exempt from previous trials – fans were left unimpressed by his input. There has been complaints from fans that the ‘forgotten’ star has barely been on camera. Even his family has spoken out over his lack of airtime. Martin’s wife Shirlie issued the singer a warning on TV to ‘do more’ while he’s in the jungle.
Fans think the trial was too easy for Martin Kemp after waiting several days to see him take part.
Martin Kemp faces his real Bushtucker Trial
We finally saw Martin Kemp step into the spotlight – and even flex his vocal cords – as he tackled a Bushtucker Trial crammed with books, snakes and plenty of jungle mayhem.
It was the Spandau Ballet icon’s first major trial of the series, after weeks of viewers grumbling about his lack of airtime. But that all shifted when he joined forces with Tom Read Wilson for the Lethal Library challenge.
The pair were tasked with hunting down seven books hidden throughout the cramped, critter-infested library. Martin’s job was to decipher the pictogram clues and to tell Tom what books to find in the other room – the library. When he found them, Tom would send them back to Martin at reception and he would collect the star.
Each star equaled a meal at camp, so they needed a full seven stars if they wanted to eat well tonight.
Tom never faltered in the challenge, even speaking to the critters and animals he came across in the dingy and dirty library. As Tom gingerly sifted through the shelves, he apologised to every snake he accidentally disturbed.
“Oh, darling, you’re on top,” he sighed at one particularly relaxed serpent. “Look, I’m going to do it gingerly because I think it might be a big one.”
Then came the moment fans loved most. While Tom continued searching for The Jungle Book, Ant, Dec and Martin broke into a cheerful rendition of The Bare Necessities, turning the grimy library into an impromptu musical number.
The duo managed to take home five stars – two short of a full feast for the camp.
Fans slam Martin Kemp’s ‘lazy’ Bushtucker Trial
However, as Martin was stood at reception with a few handful of critters, worms and animals thrown down at him, fans think he got an easy ride compared to Tom.
Tom had to rifle through snakes and rush around finding the books in the library for the challenge, as Martin stood waiting.
One wrote: “Even when Martin Kemp is given a task it isn’t exactly a task like any other, me thinks I’m A Celebrity is taking us for fools?”
A second added: “This lowkey feels like a trial designed just to get Martin and Tom out of the camp. It could easily be done as a one person trial.”
While a third said: “Yep, Tom doing the hard work while Martin gets a clue from Dec.”
And a fourth penned: “Easy peasy first trial for Martin”
Some suggested Martin was ‘having the time of his life’ because he started singing The Bare Necessities!
Lisa wears Ruby’s knickers around her wrist
The camp were rightly upset over Ruby’s departure, and some more than others.
Tom was devastated and choked back tears as he told the Bush Telegraph how much he was going to miss the comedian.
Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, on the other hand, revealed she was wearing Ruby Wax’s red pair of ‘lucky knickers’ around her wrist in her memory. Lisa even gave them a kiss as she kept praising how the pants were going to bring her luck and how happy she was over the parting gift.
Lisa and Ruby had grown close while in camp, often seen joking and laughing with each other. Before Ruby was eliminated, they even pranked Angry Ginge by stuffing a large rock in his backpack!
But Lisa kissing Ruby’s knickers has left fans feeling nauseous.
One wrote: “Eww Lisa stop kissing Ruby’s knickers.”
“Kissing Ruby’s lucky pants?” a second asked, in disbelief and this was echoed by another X user who quizzed: “Is she kissing Ruby’s sweaty pants?”
A third declared: “I can’t be the only one that thinks the lucky pants are yuck.”
A fourth joked: “I do hope Ruby didn’t wear those knickers yet.”
“Nah the nickers around the wrist is insane!” another penned.
Others were just emotional over their connection in camp, with a fan calling Lisa sweet for being upset over Ruby’s departure.
And another wrote: “Ginge saying he already misses Ruby and then Lisa crying.”
