In a stomach-churning start to this series' Bushtucker Trials, AngryGinge and Ruby Wax faced their first culinary nightmare on Monday's episode of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! The unlikely duo ventured to The Divey for what would become one of the most gruelling eating challenges in recent memory.
The Ten-Round Culinary Nightmare
Seated at a grand banquet table, the pair discovered they faced ten rounds of increasingly revolting dishes, with each successful consumption earning a star and ultimately securing meals for their hungry campmates. Viewers immediately took to social media, declaring them "the perfect double act no one saw coming" as they gagged and grimaced their way through the ordeal.
AngryGinge faced the first challenge with "Cryer Jama" - a dish inspired by Maya Jama featuring giant cockroaches and mealworms, topped with dehydrated critters sprinkled salt bae-style. After forcing down five cockroaches and five mealworms, he warned: "If that's the one we're starting with, we're in trouble..."
Ruby followed with "Grimothy Chalomet" - a witchety grub topped with a cricket crouton, securing their second star and establishing an early lead.
From Bull's Tongue to Crocodile's Anus
The culinary horrors continued as AngryGinge tackled "Margot Gobby" - a bull's tongue with fish eye glaze, followed by "The Slime-on Cowell" - six snails with beach worm reduction. His most challenging moment came with "Russell Toe" - a camel toe with cockroach-infused smoke that left him bright red and retching as he confessed to hosts Ant and Dec: "It's come back up in my mouth!"
The ultimate test came with "Benedict Bum-berbatch" - crocodile's anus. With eyes watering and desperately clutching the sick bucket, AngryGinge endured constant retching but miraculously kept the contents down in what appeared to be one of the most intense Bushtucker meals in the show's history.
Ruby's Unforgettable Menu
Meanwhile, Ruby confronted her own nightmare menu, beginning with "Ronan Teeting" - a cow's teet garnished with duck tongue coulis. She progressed to "Dame Spew-dy Dench" - three vomit fruits with vomit fruit jus, followed by "Hugh Sackman" - a huge pig's testicle with fermented seaweed foam infusion.
Struggling to swallow the enormous testicle, Ruby quipped: "I think I'm pregnant!" Her final challenge, "The Knob Beckett" - a bull's penis with a celebratory sparkler - required her to eat just the tip, which she managed successfully to secure their tenth and final star.
Triumphant Return and Camp Drama
The victorious but nauseated pair returned to camp to announce their perfect score of ten out of ten stars, ensuring their fellow celebrities would eat well that evening. Fans celebrated their unexpected partnership on social media, with one writing: "nah why is Ruby Wax and Angry Ginge the most unlikely duo I needed in life."
Elsewhere in camp, drama unfolded as Eddie Kadi discovered he'd had an unwelcome bedfellow overnight when a rat crawled across him while he slept. Morning tensions surfaced as Kelly Brook complained about her basic sleeping arrangements compared to Eddie's comfortable bed, lamenting: "Look at this! There's not even a blanket in here."
The camp's first full day saw Ruby Wax leading a meditation session and revealing she'd studied neuroscience and mindfulness at Oxford University. However, her culinary skills proved less impressive when she burned the camp's breakfast of rice and beans, leaving her campmates almost speechless.
Emotional moments followed as Shona McGarty broke down in tears during a group meeting, admitting she didn't want her anxiety to ruin her jungle experience. Her campmates rallied around her, offering support and reassurance that she could rely on any of them during difficult moments.
