Scarlett Moffatt has become the latest star to be evicted from I'm A Celebrity... South Africa, leaving just four male celebrities to compete in Friday's final. The Gogglebox star was eliminated after coming last in a trial, telling hosts Ant and Dec: "I felt like I was so close. I was the last girl standing."
Moffatt's departure means the finalists are Olympian Mo Farah, former football manager Harry Redknapp, actor and DJ Craig Charles, and actor Adam Thomas. The four men will battle to be crowned the "ultimate legend 2026".
Speaking after leaving camp, Moffatt said she found the spin-off show tougher than her original appearance in 2016, when she was crowned Queen Of The Jungle. "Just the trials. Who comes up with these? They're sickos," she said. Asked why she returned, she replied: "This show honestly means everything to us." She praised fellow Geordies Ant and Dec, saying: "I just feel like growing up, I watched you two on SMTV Live, and hearing your accent made me feel like, if I wanted to do it, then I could, because of you. It means a lot."
When asked who she would like to see win, Moffatt said: "Please Mo. He is just the most wonderful human being. There's not a bad bone in his body." The eviction challenge involved celebrities counting coloured balls as they rolled down a tube while being showered with maggots, cockroaches, crickets and mealworms. The contestant whose estimate of the number of blue balls was furthest from the correct figure was evicted.
Thursday's episode also featured the Cyclone challenge, where celebrities clambered along a water slide to reach stars while being pelted with large balls and sprayed with high-pressure hoses. The group won the task, earning phone messages from loved ones. They also enjoyed a breakfast of 10 eggs after successfully catching them from a "chicken" roosting in a tree above their camp.
The final of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa airs at 7.30pm on Friday on ITV and Virgin Media One.
