Things are heating up with I’m A Celebrity before the show even airs – and it’s all down to Nigel Farage joining the show.
Ten celebrities have been announced so far for this season, with a few more rumoured to join subsequently. However, Nigel’s signing has sparked the most backlash.
Former politician and GB News presenter Nigel Farage will join the likes of This Morning’s Josie Gibson and First Dates Fred Sirieix with hopes of being crowned this year’s winner.
Calls to boycott Nigel Farage
There are fears now that the show might not pull in its usual viewing figures after being plagued with boycott calls. Since Nigel’s signing was announced, more than 3,500 complaints have been sent to Ant & Dec’s representatives via email.
Civil society campaign Best of Britain launched an initiative asking viewers to “pledge not to watch” the ITV show. It was launched on November 13.
The page has a call-to-action form: “It’s time to ask Ant & Dec if they’re comfortable presenting a programme promoting this man, and to pledge not to watch I’m a Celeb until Farage is ruled out.”
This also follows reports that Farage’
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