I’m A Celebrity FIRST LOOK: Josie Gibson DROPS a star while being pelted with balls and jets of water as the iconic Cyclone trial returns
The famous celebrity cyclone finally returns on Saturday’s episode of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
And it looks like this year’s iteration of the famous challenge will be more challenging than ever as the final four celebrities battle a sea of balls, water and wind to earn four stars for the camp.
In a first look video of the competition, Josie Gibson struggles to connect with campmate Nigel Farage and get three stars, despite cheers from hosts Ant and Dec.
Trying to reach Nigel, Ant shouts: “Right in his face!” Come on Josie! You need to get to Nigel Jos. Take the stars!
Dec adds: “Almost there! Come on Josie!
The iconic celebrity cyclone returns to screens in Saturday’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! and it looks like this year’s incarnation will be the most grueling yet
In a first look video of the competition, Josie Gibson struggles to connect with campmate Nigel Farage and get three stars, despite cheers from hosts Ant and Dec.
Trying to reach Nigel, Ant shouts: “Right in his face!” Come on Josie! You need to get to Nigel Jos. Take the stars!
Slowly collecting three stars, Josie staggers towards the next marker as Tony Bellew shouts, “Keep going, Jose!”
But after being hit by a jet of water, Josie lost control of one of the stars and she flew back down the slide.
Bursting into laughter, host Dec shouted: “She’s going to lose!” No, it’s gone!
Viewers will have to wait and see if Josie, Tony, Sam and Nigel manage to earn four stars for the camp before one of them narrowly misses out on a place in the final.
It comes after Josie reached the breaking point in her relationship with Nigel after he stopped her from participating in the Bushtucker trial during Friday’s episode.
Josie became the default camp leader following Danielle Harold’s departure and the This Morning presenter, 38, took her throne when JLS singer Marvin Humes, 38, revealed the latest Bushtucker trial was all about Christmas.
Former Big Brother winner Josie jumped at the chance to take part in the challenge but was put off by former politician Nigel, 59, who insisted he had the experience needed to succeed, having completed a number of challenges earlier in the series.
But Nigel’s argument didn’t sit well with Josie, who insisted he just wanted another trial because he needed more airtime and needed to “prove himself to the nation.”
Slowly collecting three stars, Josie staggers towards the next marker as Tony Bellew shouts, “Keep going, Jose!”
But after being hit by a jet of water, Josie lost control of one of the stars and she flew back down the slide.
Bursting into laughter, host Dec shouted: “She’s going to lose!” No, it’s gone!
Viewers will have to wait and see if Josie, Tony, Sam and Nigel manage to earn four stars for the camp.
After Marvin told the group about the lawsuit, Josie said, “I’m going to do it. If you want me to do it, I’ll do it.”
Former boxer Tony Bellew, 41, asked: “Will you be afraid of anything that comes at you?” Because we need stars now?”
Josie said, “I’m scared of all this… but you feel like you need to conquer the stars and maybe I don’t have the minerals.”
Nigel explained his reasons for wanting to go, saying: “I did a lot of Bushtucker trials in the early stages, now you guys have caught up.” So, it’s my turn. It’s my turn, that’s all.
Marvin said, “I’m glad to do it.” Tony said, “I’m the same way.”
Josie said: “I feel like I need to prove myself a little bit now.”
Nigel said: “Josie, you don’t need this. You have to say I’m not afraid of what they’re going to throw at me. If you can’t tell… then you shouldn’t do it, I think.
It comes after Josie reached the breaking point in her relationship with Nigel after he stopped her from attending the Bushtucker trial during Friday’s episode.
Former politician Nigel, 59, insisted he has the experience needed to succeed, having already completed a number of challenges earlier in the series.
Josie replied: “I said I wanted to prove myself and you said, ‘You shouldn’t do that, you shouldn’t do that.’
Nigel said, “You’re proving yourself by being here.”
Former Made in Chelsea actor Sam Thompson, 31, said separately: “Josie, if you want to do it, you’ll do it.”
Josie said, “No, it’s okay. Let Nige do it, he needs airtime.”
In the Bush Telegraph, Josie said: “I should have fought for my position a little more, but he needs airtime because he wants to prove himself to the nation.”
It comes after Nigel previously admitted he wanted to take part in the challenge to get 25 per cent of the show’s airtime.
Last month, before she left, he told food critic Grace Dent, 50, about his plan to attract “new audiences.”
He explained: “If you’re doing missions, that takes up 25 percent of the airtime. I’m looking to reach a whole new audience.”
Nigel looked disappointed as he waved off former campmate, YouTuber Nella Rose, 26, to take part in the No Time to Cry trial after the public voted her out.
Ant and Dec then joked about Nigel’s comment, saying: “We’ll be heading to camp soon to see who gets 25 per cent of airtime tomorrow.”
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! continues on Saturday 9 December at 9.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.