I'm A Celebrity viewers accuse ITV of 'planting' contraband butter 'to create drama' as Shona McGarty is dethroned
Exactly where the butter came from remains a mysteryI’m A Celebrity fans have accused show producers of “planting contraband to create drama” after Shona McGarty admitted to eating butter.
The allegations come as Shona confessed to scoffing the small sachet behind her campmates’ backs.
In scenes that played out last night, the former EastEnders star stepped down from being Camp Leader after admitting to her ‘crime’.
But Shona insisted she had “no idea” where the butter had come from. The star told her campmates she had simply found it in their trunk of cooking utensils.
I’m A Celebrity: Shona McGarty’s butter confession
Shona said in the Bush Telegraph: “I found some butter in the trunk. I don’t know where it came from. True story. But I saw it and my eyes lit up. And I used it.”
Back in camp, mutiny broke out. Kelly Brook squealed: “She didn’t even share it! Someone took the risk and you ate it.”
Angry Ginge added: “So she saw the butter and she took it for herself!” The camp then began chanting: “Dethrone, dethrone, dethrone!”
In the Bush Telegraph, Kelly said aghast: “I just can’t believe the fall from grace. Shona has gone from sleeping in the most comfortable bed in the treehouse and she threw it all away for a little sachet of butter.”
Kelly then went on to discover the empty butter packet in the trunk by the campfire. She held it up to show everyone, as Shona said she was stepping down as Camp Leader.
Ruby Wax was then voted in by the others to be the new leader.
I’m A Celebrity bosses accused of ‘planting’ contraband
The campmates shared their thoughts on where the butter had come from, with some plumping for Alex Scott. The Lioness has already left the jungle but was caught with salt sachets before her exit.
Alex has since admitted she smuggled the salt into the camp in her sock after picking the sachets up at a service station.
But writing on X, fans have accused show bosses of being behind the butter mystery.
“Do we think the producers give them the contraband to create drama? Surely they’re not eating 2 week old butter that’s not been in the fridge,” one said. Someone else agreed: “Obviously!”
And another viewer added: “Ok so the producers are 100% planting contraband to force story and punishment. Everyone who goes in there knows it’s not allowed and they already got punished before for having it. This is dumb now lmao.”
TVGuide has contacted ITV for comment.
Alex Scott: ‘I put salt down my sock’
Alex was the first celebrity this year to be rumbled with contraband in camp. She was caught on camera sprinkling salt into a crocodile feet dinner.
Shona then admitted to sneaking in a giant can of air freshener. Host Declan Donnelly later accused Shona of pinching it from the trial area and putting it up her jumper.
That also caused outrage among the camp at the time. Angry Ginge had to forgo one of his meal stars from his Bushtucker Trial.
Alex, who was booted out of camp in the first elimination last week, has since spoken about the incident. Alex told the Daily Mail: “We didn’t have luxury items this year so on the way in, I stopped and got a chicken salad, how boring.
“And then there was all these sachets of salt and pepper, so I was like, ‘Let me just pick up a few, and see if I can manage to get them in camp’. And I put them down my sock on the coming in day and managed to get it in.”
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I’m A Celebrity continues at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX on Monday December 1, 2025.
