Ant and Dec have come under fire for a joke on I’m A Celebrity – and Katie Price has reacted, too.
Charity campaigners have objected to the Geordie hosts using post-traumatic stress disorder as a punchline to a gag.
They have been accused of “stigmatising the reality of the condition” following the reference on air earlier this week.
Ant and Dec’s I’m A Celebrity joke slammed
The moment came during Tuesday’s (November 15) episode.
Presenter Ant McPartlin made the remark as he and Declan Donnelly bantered away with one another in a link between segments.
Their 1994 track Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble from their pop days as PJ and Duncan was heard in their jungle studio.
The two TV stars pantomimed as if hearing the tune all these years on leaves them traumatised.
Dec shuddered as he reacted with the word: “Flashbacks.”
Ant continued by mentioning: “PTSD.”
‘You should be setting an example’
PTSD UK later shared an extract from an open letter sent to ITV on Instagram.
The partial statement shared on the social media platform read: “Using PTSD as a punchline in a joke not only further stigmatises the reality of the condition, but it also incorrectly and unhelpfully desensitises people to the debilitating symptoms that can lead to family problems, unemployment, physical health issues, self-harm, homelessness, alcohol and drug addiction, and ultimately suicide.”
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