The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star shared his true thoughts on presenters Ant and Dec after many viewers claimed Ant was “harsh” on him
A former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant has revealed what Ant and Dec are truly like behind the scenes, following a difficult experience in the jungle. Radio host Dean McCullough appeared on the show last year and faced six gruesome Bushtucker Trials consecutively.
Throughout the series, some viewers criticised Ant for being overly critical of Dean after he struggled to finish certain tasks.
Ant himself subsequently acknowledged being “quite unprofessional” regarding his response, but Dean has now made clear that there are no hard feelings between them.
Looking back on his time on the programme, he said: “Look, it’s banter and I thought it was funny and that’s why I was bantering them back.
“When you see it on TV, the banter that we had down at the trials was real because I don’t know what’s going on on the outside.
“As far as I’m concerned, Ant’s just being hard on me because I’m being a f*****g p***y and sometimes you’ve just got to say to somebody, ‘Get on with it’.
“And I do actually respond well to that, so knowing that he was being a bit harder on me, I was like, ‘I actually want to prove Ant and my campmates that I can do this’.”
Speaking further on the Not My Bagg podcast, Dean said while he would’ve appreciated “a bit more compassion” from the duo, he echoed that he “enjoyed” their humour.
Commending the presenting pair, the broadcaster said there were also some comforting exchanges from the hosts that audiences didn’t get to see.
Looking back on one of his challenges where he was put in a confined box, he recalled suffering a “full-blown panic attack” with Ant and Dec by his side.
“Ant and Dec were like holding my hand saying, ‘You have got this, you’re going to be alright’ and ‘You don’t have to do this’ and whatever,” he remembered.
“They couldn’t get me in the box before we even started filming, they couldn’t even get me in it. I got into the box twice before we started filming, so they got it, they knew I was genuinely petrified.
“But I think all the stuff on the outside is just clickbait, they needed something to talk about. The crack was the crack,” he continued.
This year, a fresh line-up of famous faces will venture into the jungle hoping to claim Danny Jones’ crown.
The celebrities trading their luxuries for camp life include; Kelly Brook, Martin Kemp, Alex Scott, Jack Osbourne and Ruby Wax, Lisa Riley, Aitch, Angry Ginge, Shona McCarty and Eddie Kadi.
For the 2025 series, bosses have brought in a new rule meaning celebrities can only face two back-to-back trials, before they’re exempt from the next challenge.
A spokesperson explained: “Show bosses are keen to give all campmates the opportunity to shine in Bushtucker Trials this year and are bringing in a new rule that after a celebrity has been voted for TWO trials in a row, they cannot be voted for one on the next day.
“This new rule means the responsibility for winning food is shared amongst more of the campmates.
“More campmates will have an opportunity to step up and play their part with viewers getting a chance to get to know them more, it’s their chance to shine.”
Source: Mirror
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