Janice Dickinson and Paul Burrell were friends on I’m A Celebrity South Africa, but things quickly turned sour.
The two are presently competing for the title of the show’s first-ever legend, alongside Joe Swash, Myleene Klass, and other memorable campmates from the past.
And, while the model, 68, had bonded with Paul, 64, and was delighted to hear his anecdotes about life as a royal butler, he appears to have begun to grate on her nerves.
In Friday night’s programme, the American actress, who originally appeared on I’m A Celeb in 2009, slammed Paul for referring to her as ‘old.’
The brawl erupted when Joe Swash and Dean Gaffney were each forced to select two members of respective tribes to battle for survival in a trial.
Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo and Andy Whyment ultimately fought for Joe’s green team, while Myleene and Jordan Banjo took on the trial for Dean’s yellows.
However, Paul believes that the lineup should have been different.
‘You could’ve sacrificed Janice and me to do it, because we would’ve gone out,’ Paul told Joe.
‘That’s your opinion!’, Janice blasted.
‘But we’re the oldies,’ Paul argued, but Janice was not impressed.
‘It doesn’t matter! You keep saying you’re an oldie, I’m not a f***ing oldie, honey!’, she raged.
Venting in the Bush Telegraph, the supermodel continued: ‘Paul is constantly mentioning that he and I are the older and weaker ones and it’s starting to get on my nerves a little bit.
‘And I tell him, stop talking like that around me. I don’t like that conversation.’
Back at camp, the former butler told his fellow campers that his ‘time is coming’ and that he’s ‘glad’ to depart.
‘Everyone’s time’s coming!’, Janice replied, to which Paul said: ‘Yeah but, sooner rather than later.’
Dean, on the other hand, had an alternative viewpoint, but expressed it much more positively.
‘I think Paul was trying to say that the older members shouldn’t be here, which I don’t agree with,’ he said.
‘I think you earn your stripes and if you’re in your 60s or 70s and you’re surviving in camp, then wow, of course you deserve your chance here.’
Carol is 100% right. Janice and Paul should’ve been going home today #ImACeleb
— jack (@VeryDepressed8) May 5, 2023
Carol Vorderman, 62, and Fatima Whitbread, 62, were two people who weren’t that enthusiastic.
The former Countdown star, 62, expressed optimism that Joe will choose’strategically’ when picking the persons to take on the trial, as Shaun Ryder did when pairing up with Gillian McKeith ahead of their leave.
‘Yeah, get rid of the loose ones at the bottom,’ Fatima agreed. ‘It’s only fair.’
‘I’m not happy with the choices,’ Carol added in the Bush Telegraph.
‘I’m not angry with Joe and Dean, they did what they were told, but I’m very much not happy.’
Viewers on Twitter had strong opinions as well.
‘It’s all very well Paul Burrell saying he and Janice should’ve been picked but he didn’t speak up when Joe asked’, one viewer argued.
‘I absolutely agree Carol; Janice and Paul should have been picked’, one wrote.
‘Janice and Paul NEED to go now’, one said adamantly.
The episode of the night ended on a cliffhanger, so fans will have to wait until next week to find out if Toff and Andy or Myleene and Jordan were fired.
I’m A Celebrity South Africa continues Monday on ITV1 and ITVX.
