Emmerdale star Lisa Riley will be exempt from the gruesome eating trials in the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! due to her vegetarian diet, according to reports. The ITV show, which returns soon, typically features contestants consuming items such as 'vomit fruit', spiders, fish eyes, and animal genitals.
Riley, who is set to appear alongside Kelly Brook, Martin Kemp, Eddie Kadi, Alex Scott, Shona McGarty, and Jack Osbourne, previously stated: 'It's going to be ace! I will be there for everyone but I don't suffer fools gladly. My inner Mandy Dingle will come out if someone is mean!'
The show made a significant change in 2019 following complaints about live insect consumption, banning the practice. Wildlife presenter Chris Packham praised the decision, calling it 'a first step' and stating that eating live invertebrates was 'abuse and also exploitation for entertainment'.
This year's series is billed as the 'toughest' yet, with executive producer Olly Nash telling The Daily Mail: 'It's a tough and gruelling show... We need to see more celebrities earning their keep.' A new rule also prevents contestants from being voted into trials more than twice in a row, ensuring a wider variety of participants face the challenges.
