I’m A Celebrity contestants ‘secretly shown how to do the trials BEFORE they are aired on TV’

I’m A Celebrity contestants are shown how to do the trials before they are aired on TV.

According to reports, the campmates are secretly ‘told what they need to do’ and even ‘allowed to try it’ in a bid to remove some element of ‘jeopardy’ on the ITV show.

It has also been claimed that the contestants were shown how to unlock the chains before the gruelling Bar-baric trial earlier this week, where the female celebrities had to unlock their padlocks while being doused in fish guts.

Reports:  I’m A Celebrity contestants are reportedly shown how to do the trials before they are aired on TV (Jessica Plummer pictured during a trial) 

A source told The Sun: ‘The average viewer would assume that a celebrity walks from camp and goes straight into the trial without any heads up. 

‘In reality, they are told what they need to do, and in many cases shown how to do it and allowed to try and do it.

‘It does remove some element of jeopardy, the idea that they know exactly how to escape, or unpick a lock, or release a bolt, before the cameras even start rolling.’

An ‘ITV insider’ added to the publication that if celebrities were to get stuck on ‘intricacies such as locks and keys’ it would make viewers ‘switch off’ I’m A Celebrity. 

Claims: According to reports, the campmates are secretly 'told what they need to do' and even 'allowed to try it' in a bid to remove some element of 'jeopardy' on the ITV show (Vernon Kay pictured during a trial)

Claims: According to reports, the campmates are secretly ‘told what they need to do’ and even ‘allowed to try it’ in a bid to remove some element of ‘jeopardy’ on the ITV show (Vernon Kay pictured during a trial) 

They also claimed that the celebrities are shown what to do in order to ‘wriggle out’ of some sections of the challenges, adding that fans want to see the campmates ‘succeed’ rather than ‘fail’. 

While former contestant Kim Woodburn, who took part in the Australian set 2009 series of the show told the newspaper: ‘It’s an absolute farce. It’s a cheat. I am truly appalled.’

So far this series the celebrities have earned a total of 73 out of a possible 88 stars up for grabs. 

An I’m A Celebrity spokesman told Mailonline: ‘Contestants are told the instructions of a Trial and producers ensure that they understand what is required of them in line with our health and safety procedures. 

Shown beforehand? It has also been claimed that the contestants were shown how to unlock the chains before the gruelling Bar-baric trial earlier this week (pictured)

Shown beforehand? It has also been claimed that the contestants were shown how to unlock the chains before the gruelling Bar-baric trial earlier this week (pictured) 

‘Any suggestion of run throughs or practising is incorrect.’ 

This year’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! campmates have been faced with gruelling conditions at Gwrych Castle in freezing North Wales this year.

But past winners Vicky Pattison and Scarlett Moffatt have claimed this year’s series is much ‘easier’ and are outraged that the campmates are given ‘hot’ showers.

I’m A Celebrity has relocated to icy cold Wales from its normal balmy location of Australia for its first ever UK series amid the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Terrified: Former contestant Kim Woodburn, who took part in the Australian set 2009 series of the show told the newspaper: 'It’s an absolute farce. It’s a cheat. I am truly appalled'

Terrified: Former contestant Kim Woodburn, who took part in the Australian set 2009 series of the show told the newspaper: ‘It’s an absolute farce. It’s a cheat. I am truly appalled’

However Geordie Shore star Vicky, 33, who won the series in 2015, said that a lot of former campmates will think ‘what the f**k’ after watching this year’s ‘easy’ show.

She told The Sun: ‘I do think there’s going to be a lot of past campmates sitting round and watching this year’s I’m A Celeb and going, “What the f***? They have it so easy compared to us”.’

Meanwhile the 2016 series winner Scarlett, 30, said she ‘got so angry’ after seeing the campmates having ‘hot water’ for their showers.

The ex-Gogglebox star explained: ‘I know they’re in Wales so it is cold, but they should have ice cold water, that’s part of the experience. Why have they got hot water?’  

She went on to claim that the trials are easier this year and said it would have been ‘the dream’ to deal with rotten tomatoes like in Russell Watson and Ruthie Henshall’s first task.

Gross! Scarlett told of when her hairdresser 'started screaming' after taking her extensions out as she had 'four cockroaches' in her hair

Easy! Past I'm A Celebrity winners Vicky Pattison and Scarlett Moffatt have claimed that the first ever UK series is much 'easier' than the normal stint in Australia

Gross! Past winners Vicky Pattison and Scarlett Moffatt have claimed this year’s series is much ‘easier’ and are outraged that the campmates are given ‘hot’ showers

Scarlett hilariously said that her hairdresser ‘started screaming’ after taking her extensions out when she left the show as she had ‘about four cockroaches’ crawling in her hair. 

Last week viewers couldn’t resist poking fun at this year’s crop of stars when they fawned over a prize of bread and butter, saying they were ‘acting like they’ve been starved for months’.

AJ Pritchard and Jessica Plummer emerged victorious in the Castle Coin Challenge during Wednesday night’s episode and won fresh bread and butter from Kiosk Cledwyn.

Get a grip: Last week viewers couldn't resist poking fun at this year's crop of stars when they fawned over a prize of bread and butter, saying they were 'acting like they've been starved'

Get a grip: Last week viewers couldn’t resist poking fun at this year’s crop of stars when they fawned over a prize of bread and butter, saying they were ‘acting like they’ve been starved’ 

When they returned to camp, the celebrities cheered and gathered around the bread to take turns sniffing it, with Beverley Callard proclaiming: ‘That was the best bread I’ve ever tasted.’

However, viewers quickly took to social media and said the celebrities were ‘losing their heads’ over bread, despite having only been away from the real world for a few days.

One fan wrote: ‘They’ve only been in there four days and they’re acting like they’ve forgotten what bread tastes like.’

Meanwhile on Friday viewers were left fuming as Ruthie Henshall seemingly cheated and lied her way through a live trial.

Shocking: I'm a Celebrity viewers were left fuming on Friday as Ruthie Henshall seemingly cheated and lied her way through a live trial

Shocking: I’m a Celebrity viewers were left fuming on Friday as Ruthie Henshall seemingly cheated and lied her way through a live trial

Royal battle: They were all tasked with finding as many coins as possible in troughs full of slime and offal using only their mouths. However, several viewers spotted Ruthie using her hand

Royal battle: They were all tasked with finding as many coins as possible in troughs full of slime and offal using only their mouths. However, several viewers spotted Ruthie using her hand 

The West End star, 53, had joined her fellow celebrities in the trial area for the live task in which the girls went head-to-head with the boys in The Royal Tournament, where they attempted to win a banquet for their side.

The trial was split up into different segments, the first of which saw Ruthie and Holly Arnold MBE team up to take on Jordan North and Shane Richie. 

They were all tasked with finding as many coins as possible in troughs full of slime and offal using only their mouths.

However, several viewers spotted Ruthie using her hand and one point, commenting that she’d used her hand to put her coin in her mouth.

But that wasn’t all, as when it came to to counting the coins collected, the singer appeared to lie to Ant and Dec about how many coins she had. 

The camp won the lowest amount of meals so far on Monday after AJ Pritchard and Jessica Plummer only managed to nab six stars during their trial. 

Gruelling: The female celebrities had to unlock their padlocks while being doused in fish guts  during a trial last week (pictured)

Gruelling: The female celebrities had to unlock their padlocks while being doused in fish guts  during a trial last week (pictured)  

Disappointing: The camp saw the lowest amount of meals on Monday after AJ Pritchard and Jessica Plummer, 28, pictured, only managed to nab six stars during their tough Trial

Disappointing: The camp saw the lowest amount of meals on Monday after AJ Pritchard and Jessica Plummer, 28, pictured, only managed to nab six stars during their tough Trial

During AJ and Jessica’s challenge, hosts Ant and Dec explained that the trial was a series of rooms and tunnels with 12 stars hidden inside – but everything would be in pitch black.

The two contestants were told to enter separately and only given one bag for collecting the stars, having to find each other inside. 

The professional dancer said he’d look after the star bag so it was Jessica’s responsibility to find the stars and hand them to AJ.

Only finding six, they finished the trial downtrodden. Jessica said: ‘I feel really gutted and disappointed.’ And AJ added: ‘It was so frustrating.’

I’m A Celebrity continues nightly at 9PM on ITV. 

Frustration: Only finding six, they finished the trial downtrodden. Jessica said: 'I feel really gutted and disappointed.' And AJ added: 'It was so frustrating.'

Frustration: Only finding six, they finished the trial downtrodden. Jessica said: ‘I feel really gutted and disappointed.’ And AJ added: ‘It was so frustrating.’

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