It appears like new turmoil is set to shock the I’m A Celebrity…South Africa is in camp after one of its stars is caught smuggling contraband into the country.
Campmates from previous seasons return to the jungle in the spin-off series. Carol Vorderman, Jordan Banjo, and Shaun Ryder are among the big names contending for the ultimate champions title.
During Thursday’s teaser, 2017 champion Georgia Toffolo gathers the stars around her as she delivers a message from the show’s producers.
‘There is contraband in camp, celebrities. You will not be able to eat until you have given all – with all highlighted – the contraband. ‘There’s an amnesty bowl in the Telegraph,’ she says.
A shocked Amir Khan inquires, ‘What is a contraband?’ The camera moves to several guilty expressions before focusing on Gillian McKeith’s.
The 63-year-old You Are What You Eat actor was able to conceal mints, almonds, and tea bags and utilise them in camp.
Gillian was heard telling fellow campmate and actress Helen Flanagan: ‘I’ve got salt, I’ve got almonds,’ before she replied: ‘We’d get into so much s*** Gillian, do you not think?’
Gillian brushes off the comments and replies: ‘I don’t know…’
We’ll see how her co-stars react to the celebrity slipping in personal items.
Gillian’s admission comes after she admitted on the 2010 season that she’smuggled contraband’ in her panties.
‘I feel proud of the fact I smuggled all this contraband in my knickers, I had a lot more but I’ve used it,’ she said at the time.
‘Do you think I was going to come here without any flavour? You must be mad. That’s why the dishes tasted so good, I could happily eat the food without flavour, but I did it for the team. They really appreciated it.’
During Wednesday’s programme, the Scottish presenter’s unusual outfit, together with her hair braids and an Australian slouch hat, threw fans online into a frenzy as they delightfully mocked her.
Another joked: ‘Anytime I see Gillian McKeith wearing those sunglasses all I can think of is Willy Wonka in this scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [sic].’
‘Gillian McKeith looking like the lovechild of Elton John and Boy George,’ a social media user said while a separate account shared: ‘Why does Gillian McKeith look like a mix of Madge from Benidorm and Elton john [sic].’
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa returns on Thursday on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm.