{"id":49577,"date":"2022-11-08T17:58:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=49577"},"modified":"2022-11-08T17:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:58:17","slug":"maggots-and-former-mps-im-a-celebrity-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/maggots-and-former-mps-im-a-celebrity-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Maggots and former MPs: I&#8217;m a Celebrity is back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The UK\u2019s favourite critter-infested show is back on our TV screens for the next three weeks and we couldn\u2019t be more excited. Even if one celebrity has already been pulled out only 24 hours in.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019m a Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here<\/em> is back down under in Australia for its 22nd series after spending two years in Wales through the pandemic and viewers are thrilled to see the beloved camp back in action. Even hosts Ant and Dec started the series stating how good it is to be back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">POV: You realise <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ImACeleb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ImACeleb<\/a> is back TONIGHT at 9pm live from Australia \ud83e\udd29\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BzYtunEfIQ\">pic.twitter.com\/BzYtunEfIQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; antanddec (@antanddec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antanddec\/status\/1589225075550478337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/minm1nszn\/status\/1589367484846866432\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a lineup including soap stars, footballers and both musical and radio legends, the first ever dating reality show star &#8211; Olivia Attwood &#8211; has already had to leave the jungle on medical terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attwood\u2019s publicity team posted a statement on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oliviajade_attwood\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram account<\/a> saying how \u201cheartbroken\u201d she is and how she had \u201cdreamed of doing \u2018I\u2019m a Celeb\u2019 for years\u201d. In the first episode she threw herself out of a helicopter with hardly any fear and was taking every challenge in her stride.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram-473x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram-768x1663.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram-946x2048.png 946w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/11\/Olivias-instagram.png 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption>Olivia Attwood&#8217;s leaving statement via her Instagram story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oliviajade_attwood\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@oliviajade_attwood<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of her statement she adds \u201cPs. Who\u2019s going to roast Matt Hancock now??\u201d. With her early departure, ITV has released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2022-11-08\/matt-hancock-set-to-enter-the-im-a-celebrity-jungle-on-tonights-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a statement today<\/a> that former Tory MP Matt Hancock will be going into the jungle during tonight&#8217;s episode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having Hancock taking part in the show has caused a lot of controversy, with our newest Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, stating that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2022-11-07\/rishi-sunak-disappointed-by-matt-hancocks-im-a-celebrity-appearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cvery disappointed\u201d<\/a> in his decision to join the show. The memes have already started to roll out on Twitter about his arrival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The British public voting for Matt Hancock to do every Bushtucker Trial x <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iUaQftCFIN\">pic.twitter.com\/iUaQftCFIN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Steven Bonaventure x (@absolutegazelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/absolutegazelle\/status\/1587516453887959040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/harrisonjbrock\/status\/1589596793637339136\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s episode is expected to be entertaining because it will feature comedian Babatunde Aleshe, who is set to take part in the first solo trial of the series. However, I think there is going to be even more excitement around how the celebrities will take on their newest camp mate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss <em>I\u2019m a Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here <\/em>on ITV at 9:15pm tonight or on ITVHub.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Summer Rogers | Subbing: Elitsa Maymareva | Featured Image:&nbsp;Summer Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK\u2019s favourite critter-infested show is back on our TV screens for the next three weeks and we couldn\u2019t be more excited. 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