- By Noor Nanji
- Tradition reporter
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I am A Superstar… Get Me Out Of Right here! hosts Ant and Dec have steered the ITV present takes a break from placing politicians within the jungle.
Requested on Instagram whether or not Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was a possible future campmate, Dec mentioned: “I believe we do a 12 months with none politicians.”
“Agreed, agreed, agreed,” Ant responded, in accordance with the Every day Mail.
Former MEP Nigel Farage is on this 12 months’s present, whereas ex-health secretary Matt Hancock appeared final 12 months.
Requested in regards to the feedback from the presenting duo, ITV declined to remark.
The pair – actual names Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – made the feedback throughout an Instagram livestream with followers on Saturday, the Mail reported.
Farage is the newest political determine to star on the present, following within the footsteps of Hancock final 12 months.
Each have brushed with controversy by showing within the jungle.
Nigel Farage, who’s incomes £1.5m for participating, entered the jungle claiming he’s “a hero” to some folks and “an absolute villain” to tens of millions of others.
“Within the jungle you are going to discover the actual me,” the previous Ukip and Brexit Celebration chief promised viewers.
His fellow campmates have taken the chance to query his political opinions on a number of events.
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Nella Rose questioned Nigel Farage on his attitudes in the direction of immigration
Early on within the collection, YouTube star and influencer Nella Rose accused him of being anti-immigration, including that the previous politician wished folks like her “gone” from the UK.
“Anti-immigrant, proper? No, no, all I’ve mentioned is we can not go on with the numbers coming to Britain which can be coming,” Farage responded.
He was additionally criticised by one other contestant, First Dates star Fred Sirieix, a few poster he utilized in his marketing campaign for the UK to go away the European Union throughout the 2016 referendum.
Sirieix mentioned Farage was “demonising migrants” and that it was “shameful”.
Farage replied: “In your view it was, however it wasn’t.”
In the meantime, Hancock’s look on I am a Celeb final 12 months brought about a public outcry.
He was suspended as a Conservative MP as get together managers disagreed together with his determination to participate in a actuality TV present whereas Parliament was sitting.
Hancock – who got here third within the present and made it to the jungle ultimate – defended his determination to go away his constituents behind, saying he wished to boost consciousness of dyslexia and present that politicians are human beings.
Different political figures who’ve had stints within the jungle embrace Robert Kilroy-Silk in 2008, Nadine Dorries in 2012, Edwina Currie in 2014, and Kezia Dugdale and Stanley Johnson in 2017.
This 12 months’s collection has to this point attracted a decrease viewers than final 12 months’s.
Whereas the earlier collection’ launch episode attracted an total viewers of almost 12 million, this 12 months’s launch has solely been watched by seven million in its first week.
BBC Information has contacted Ant & Dec and Nigel Farage’s spokesperson for remark.