Television presenter Ant McPartlin was sent into a frenzy of horror during a live broadcast for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! after an unexpected eight-legged guest made a startling appearance.
Jungle Jitters: The Spider Incident
The chaotic moment unfolded on Saturday during the hosts' nightly Jungle Club Instagram Live, a segment they host after the main show has finished filming. Ant, 50, and his co-host Declan Donnelly were engaging with fans when Ant suddenly gasped, his eyes widening in alarm.
He jumped backwards, shouting 'a spider' before frantically attempting to brush the creature off his arm. The presenter then made a swift exit from the camera's view, leaving a highly amused Dec struggling to contain his laughter.
As the spider crawled away, Dec pointed at it, conceding to his terrified colleague, 'It is! You were right, sorry for doubting you.' A visibly shaken Ant later returned to the desk where the phone was propped up for the stream, exclaiming, 'It was on me! Oh my God, it was on me!'
Behind the Laughter: The Resurfaced Kelly Brook Feud
This light-hearted scare came shortly after Ant was forced to address a more serious matter concerning a resurfaced feud with former Britain's Got Talent judge, Kelly Brook. The issue arose during the I'm A Celebrity Unpacked show on Saturday.
While discussing the celebrity campmates' cooking skills with hosts Joel Dommett and Kemi Rogers, Ant commented, 'Every dinner they've made I've thought 'That looks rancid'.' Kemi, 30, was quick to point out that this criticism was directed at the current camp cooks, Kelly Brook and Martin Kemp.
Seizing the moment, Dec turned to Ant and pointedly asked, 'What's your problem with Kelly Brook?' An exasperated Ant immediately shut down the insinuation, retorting, 'Don't you start! I don't have a problem with Kelly Brook, thank you.'
A Decade-Old Disagreement
This on-air exchange references a long-standing tension that dates back to 2009. Kelly Brook was infamously axed from Britain's Got Talent after just one week as a fourth judge. While the official reason given was that the format was 'too complicated', Kelly has maintained that Ant and Dec were behind her departure.
In their 2010 autobiography, Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story, Dec recalled an awkward first meeting where Kelly allegedly asked him, 'And what do you do on the show?' The duo also expressed that they were 'annoyed' they hadn't been consulted about her addition to the panel, questioning the decision.
Kelly Brook subsequently hit back in the press, stating, 'The people at ITV were telling me that I had upset Ant and Dec and that was it.' She believed their 'egos' were the reason she was not wanted on the show. She concluded by noting that while they were in her autobiography, 'they won't be in my autobiography, even if I am in theirs!'
The spider incident provided a moment of unscripted comedy for fans, starkly contrasting the more complex history that briefly resurfaced, proving that life in and around the I'm A Celebrity jungle is never short of drama.
