Ant McPartlin has criticised Dean McCullough after the radio DJ failed to win any stars during a Bushtucker Trial with GK Barry on Wednesday evening. The pair took part in the 'Down In The Drumps' trial but returned to camp empty-handed, prompting Ant to vent his frustrations on the spin-off show I'm A Celebrity Unpacked.
Speaking on the programme, Ant said: 'I got quite annoyed at one point because I am a bit like if you can't do it you can't do it, but just get on with it. Just try it, try it. If it is physically impossible or you find it physically hard that's fine but at least try. There was a lot of not trying for quite a few minutes until they started to try and then they ran out of time.'
Sam Thompson agreed, adding: 'What you are saying as well is you are standing screaming at nothing at this point in time, like you are just getting rained on.' Referring to Dean's earlier trial, Sam joked: 'It really makes me think like Dean, sand and water, what is it like when he goes to the beach? I have never seen scream so much without touching anything.'
Fans took to Twitter to express their frustration, with one writing: 'Ant and Dec are getting so annoyed with Dean now.' Another said: 'Ant and Dec genuinely seem so done with Dean at this point.' Meanwhile, Dean's best friend Rachel Todd defended him on Lorraine, saying: 'He wants to keep the camp happy, he has got something in him so I think he'll be ok in tonight's trial.'
It was announced at the end of Wednesday's episode that Dean has been voted to take part in the next trial. Ant added: 'Someone's suggested that he's going to get seven stars in the next trial, what are you thinking. We don't have a lot of faith in him at all.'
