Nigel Farage was left frustrated on I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here after being ousted from a trial for which he had volunteered. The controversial former MEP had put him self forward for an upcoming trial, but was sidelined in favour of three other celebrities.
Ex-JLS member Marvin Humes and fellow campmates Nick Pickard and Tony Bellew were chosen for Critter Mixer, a challenge that saw the former boxer take charge of a mixing truck and answer questions posed by presenters Ant and Dec. Mr Bellew was required to answer questions while the others lay in cages being drenched with bugs in a bid to win meals for the rest of the camp.
Much to his “frustration”, Mr Farage was snubbed for the test. Speaking after the others were chosen, the ex UKIP leader said he wanted to “pull his weight” at the camp. And he said he realised he was “damaged” and poorly placed to complete some challenges.
When learning he would not participate in the evening’s trial, the GB News presenter exclaimed he was “astonished”, but accepted the decision to leave him out. His fellow campmate, TV personality Josie Gibson, noticing his dismay, asked whether he “really” wanted to compete. In response, he said he was “very happy to do it”.
He dejectedly accepted it was “done now”, and that Mr Bellew was the better choice to lead the challenge. He said: “Tony is more physically capable than I am. That’s the point.”
He opened up to the public about his disappointment while speaking on camera to the Bush Telegraph, and told how he felt he was “in a weaker position” than the other competitors.
The former politician said he wanted to pull his weight, but claimed he was “kind of talked out” of participating. He said: “I want to pull my weight, I want to do my bit, but I was kind of talked out of it by the team.
“What frustrates me here is that I realise that I am damaged – mostly as a result of the plane crash – and that leaves me in a weaker position in some things to the other campmates and that’s just the way it is. But I try and make up for it in every other way that I can.”
Mr Farage has served as a controversial aspect of this year’s show, with viewers disagreeing with his appearance, and in the last two weeks, his allies have accused ITV of whittling down his screen time.
ITV has said the content featured on air is a “fair and accurate representation of life in camp”.
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