The launch of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! on Sunday night was overshadowed by technical issues with the voting app, leaving many viewers unable to cast their votes. The ITV show returned with Ant and Dec introducing ten new celebrities, including YouTuber Angry Ginge, rapper Aitch, EastEnders star Shona McGarty, and Jack Osbourne.
Viewers took to social media to express their frustration. One wrote: “Is anyone having issues with the voting app? Why isn’t it letting me vote??” Another said: “Ugh can’t vote on the I’m a Celeb app because it wants to verify my number but keeps throwing an error.” A third implored ITV to “fix your website”, adding: “I spent the whole time the I’m a Celeb vote was open trying to verify my bloody phone number.”
Despite the glitch, it was announced that comedian Ruby Wax and Angry Ginge will face the first Bushtucker trial, a eating challenge called The Divey. The app issues were not the only source of discontent; many viewers also criticised the revamped title sequence, which replaced the traditional letters with stars.
I’m a Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX.
