I’m A Celebrity‘s Nick Pickard was the fourth celebrity to be voted out of the jungle. He managed 19 days in camp. Now we look forward to Sunday’s final in the I’m A Celebrity jungle. Fred Sirieix was the third to be voted out, he followed after Nella Rose was evicted and Frankie Dettori who was the first to be sent home.
The week before Masterchef star Grace Dent and the little sister of Britney Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears, made early exits from the show on medical grounds. Now a star is being voted out every night by the public until we have our finalists.
Pickard opened up about his jungle experiences in his exit interview with McPartlin and Donnelly. Speaking candidly, he admitted Fred Sirieix had given Josie Gibson a bit of a “rough time” over the cooking. Then when he had to step into the role of chef, he shared his relief that he only had to cook for the trained chef just the once before Sirieix was voted out.
Asked about the chef role, he said: “I think, with Fred he’s a chef it was a bit because he’s done it for so long. We all chipped in. Then we got our own chores. He gave Josie a rough time, not in a bad way, because he’s meticulous. I only had one service before he left.”
While he had worried about the food before coming in, Pickard revealed it wasn’t as bad as he had anticipated. He said: “To be fair, I’ve watched this show loads, there was one day when we had less stars. Every other day we come back with a couple. There was always something to work with. The meal time is when everyone comes together.”
Plus, Pickard revealed the heartwarming reason he undertook the challenge of I’m A Celebrity. “I’ve got to be honest it was my family,” he said. “I’ve never been asked before! It’s a lifetime before.” He said he knows who he is but the Hollyoaks actor wanted to do his family proud – his niece, his nephew, his girlfriend, all of his family.
Earlier in the episode, Tony Bellew shouted to McPartlin and Donnelly that they should be “ashamed” of themselves during the Critter Mixer trial. The former boxer was in charge of answering the questions while his fellow campmates Marvin Humes and Pickard were trapped into the mixer searching for stars.
As tensions rise in the Bushtucker trial, the sports star doesn’t bite his tongue when he hits out at the cheeky TV presenters for laughing away at the famous faces. He told them: “This is wrong. This is very wrong. I’m trying not to swear. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.” Follow the latest from the jungle in our blog below…
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Nick Pickard delivers his verdict on the cooking rows
Nick Pickard admitted Fred Sirieix had given Josie Gibson a bit of a “rough time” over the cooking. Then when he had to step into the role of chef, he shared his relief that he only had to cook for the trained chef just the once before he was voted out. Asked about the chef role, he said: “I think, with Fred he’s a chef it was a bit because he’s done it for so long. We all chipped in. Then we got our own chores. He gave Josie a rough time, not in a bad way, because he’s meticulous. I only had one service before he left.”
While he had worried about the food before coming in, Pickard revealed it wasn’t as bad as he had anticipated. He said: “To be fair, I’ve watched this show loads, there was one day when we had less stars. Every other day we come back with a couple. There was always something to work with. The meal time is when everyone comes together.”
Pickard has shared his hopes that Sam Thompson will be crowned King of the Jungle. He said: “I want Sam to win. He deserves it – they all deserve it. He really wants to. He’s the lifeblood of that camp.”
Of course, the Hollyoaks actor had his fair share of the Bushtucker trials too during his time on the ITV jungle show. He said without doubt the Critter trial was the worst after he said it felt like he had been in a washing machine.
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Nick Pickard’s sweet reason for doing I’m A Celeb
Nick Pickard revealed the heartwarming reason he undertook the challenge of I’m A Celebrity. “I’ve got to be honest it was my family,” he said. “I’ve never been asked before! It’s a lifetime before.” He said he knows who he is but the Hollyoaks actor wanted to do his family proud – his niece, his nephew, his girlfriend, all of his family.
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Nick Pickard is voted out
Hollyoaks actor Nick Pickard is the fourth celebrity to be voted out of the camp. It was a close call between Josie Gibson and Nick Pickard.
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Sam Thompson cheekily hits sleeping Tony Bellew
Cheeky Sam Thompson is brimming with enthusiasm and amused himself by throwing things at his idol Tony Bellew who was sleeping peacefully in the hammock. “For f*** sake,” the former boxer complained. Marvin Humes didn’t give the game away after he watched Thompson chuck things over at the star. “You’re awake!” Thompson celebrated.
A less than impressed and very sleepy Bellew said he was. “I must have had 20 of these hit me. One’s just hit me in the eye.” He said. Thompson concluded they were like “falling bombs”. Playing like he had no idea, he said: “Wow, what are the odds?”
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First dinner without Fred Sirieix
Nick Pickard admitted he could have done with Fred Sirieix’s advice as the camp were sent in a possum to cook. Sam Thompson’s high energy kept the spirits up around camp. “Never fear, Nick and Sam are here.” He told everyone but behind the scenes he aired his concerns. “The pressure is on. Nigel is still here,” he added.
Despite the initial fears about cooking possum, it went down a treat in the camp and everyone seemed happy with the food. Farage concluded that dinner was fabulous. “A pretty big success, again tonight,” Farage said.
After dinner, Tony Bellew swore as he slipped up on the dark jungle path while carrying all the pans down to the stream where he was going to clean them up. Marvin Humes was already washing up dishes down at the stream and he looked up to see how Bellew was.
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Nigel Farage hopes people will see him for who he is
Nigel Farage has shared his hopes of being seen for who he really is as a person. The former politician said he has been demonised during his career but hopes I’m A Celebrity will change this to a degree. He said: “To some extent. I hope so! You get demonised by some of these people. I come do it, people will see who you really are.”
Josie Gibson then asked Farage about being in the European Parliament and about Brexit. “I think we should make our own laws on farming, fishing,” Farage explained. He said it “doesn’t guarantee we are better off but means we are in charge.”
Tony Bellew pressed Farage on Brexit as he questioned the money side of things. He said: “The costs we have incurred are astronomical.”
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Josie Gibson surprised by Nigel Farage’s flexibility
Cheekily Josie Gibson quipped she was surprised at how flexible Nigel Farage was while they did the Dingo Dollar Challenge. They had a good laugh and Farage admitted: “I’m not bad for an oldie.” Gibson was quick to agree with the former politician after they had a great time frolicking in the pool with the inflatables.
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Nigel Farage blown away by kindness
Nigel Farage has been blown away by the kindness of his campmates. Danielle Harold had admitted in a piece to camera that she didn’t believe she would be friends with Farage, considering they had such polar opposite views when it comes to politics. She set the former politician up in the bus bed so he could have a nap. Farage admitted: “I can’t believe how nice everyone has been to me.”
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Sam Thompson wants to be a dad
Sam Thompson wore his heart on his sleeve as he detailed his desire to want to be a dad. In discussion with Josie Gibson, Thompson explained he didn’t want to take away her TV career by having kids just yet. He explained: “The thing is. It’s tough to explain this but a lot of people are like you need to have kids. I’m like circumstances are different to yours. My girlfriend is doing so well and she doesn’t want to give it up. There will come a time when we think now is the time.” He added: “When Zara’s ready.”
Sweetly, Gibson said Thompson would be a great dad. She said she had really lived her life and had her son Reggie when she was 33, saying it had been the best thing for her.
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Tony Bellew shocks Sam Thompson as he goes naked in shower
Tony Bellew shocked Sam Thompson as he went naked in the outdoor jungle shower after being covered in offal in the Bushtucker trial. Everyone noted how “miserable” the former boxer looked after coming back from the trial. It was at this moment Thompson decided to hatch a plan to cheer up his idol and brought him fresh clothes.
However, he wasn’t prepared to see his bare bottom right in front of him. In a piece to camera, he admitted: “I didn’t have time to avert the gaze.” In a sweet way, Thompson asked if there was anything else Bellew needed from him. But Bellew reassured his campmate that he was OK, saying: “No mate I’m OK thank you.”
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Nigel Farage has arguably been I’m A Celebrity’s most controversial signing at a reported high price of £1.5million. On the countdown to this year’s final, TV hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have urged TV bosses to leave politicians out of camp next year. But what do you think of having politicians in the camp environment with the other celebrities? Should I’m A Celebrity have a break from politicians on the show? Cast your vote below.
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