Nella Rose and Fred Sirieix of I’m A Celebrity look to be back on track following their argument, but fans have some opinions.
The two campmates had a heated argument earlier this week after Fred, 51, stated he felt like the 26-year-old YouTuber’s father due to their age difference.
Nella, who lost both parents when she was young, claimed she felt ‘disrespected’ by his remarks, for which he apologised profusely.
She accepted his apologies but warned him not to speak to her and to avoid her in the camp.
They both participated in the Locker Shocker assignment on Thursday, and as two of the five celebrities that won the task, they have had to live in a more intimate situation.
After volunteering to couple up on the Slam Dunk’d challenge, things seemed to thaw for the duo, and they even exchanged a high five after winning a slap-up breakfast for their squad.
While fans were ecstatic to witness the surprise ‘plot twist’ towards the end of the trial, some viewers thought that I’m A Celeb executives may have intervened off camera.
‘Defo reckon [producers] had word in private with Nella to say she’s proper hated and 100% leaving if she doesn’t make up with Fred,’ one fan suggested on X/Twitter.
‘Nella has definitely been told off by producers for how she acted towards Fred. She’s been much nicer towards him this episode,’ another viewer replied, while a third person added: ‘Shame that producers have clearly stepped in between Nella & Fred’.
And someone else said: ‘With someone else also agreeing: ‘Nella 100% has been told by itv producers to fix up, she’s hugging and praising Fred within a click of a finger.’
Others had just taken satisfaction in the fact that the couple had repaired things and appeared to be ready to go on.
‘Ahhh that put a smile on my face I’m glad man! Nella and Fred smashed that,’ wrote one viewer, as another added: ‘You guys are more bothered about the Nella and Fred beef more than they are. You can get over it now.’
There was an online criticism to Nella’s first reaction to the row, which TV star London Hughes stated on X was rife with ‘racial prejudice.’
The 34-year-old comedian wrote: ‘Whether you choose to believe it isn’t my problem. But there’s real hatred in these tweets aimed at Nella! It’s dripping with racial prejudice.
‘Words like ”sub-human” and “disgusting animal” to describe a black girl you disagree with on a family entertainment show? Really?’
London is not the only celebrity to support Nella’s reaction to Fred, with Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter branding him a ‘weirdo’ and others defending him.
Meanwhile, Fred’s First Dates co-stars Cici Coleman and Laura Tott recently stated on This Morning that disagreements are unavoidable in a ‘pressure cooker’ situation.
Cici said: ‘They are going to have moments where things are misconstrued, misunderstood and it’s normal, things will happen.’
I’m A Celebrity continues tonight on ITV and ITVX at 9pm.
