The countdown to the start of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here is well and truly ON, and now memories are resurfacing that stand-in host Holly Willoughby and contestant Noel Edmonds haven’t always seen eye to eye
Following an appearance on This Morning, which Holly has hosted with Philip Scholfield since 2009, Noel had some strong words to say about the much-loved telly duo.
Noel, who is reported to be the highest-paid celeb EVER to enter the jungle, had appeared on the show to discuss his controversial views on cancer – apparently believing that negative thoughts could cause serious illness – that he had shared on Twitter the previous day.
What ensued was a heated debate, whereby Noel vehemently defended his comments and Phil accused him of being insensitive.
In a comment that many viewers felt settled the matter, Holly then asked Noel if he would say the same thing to a small child suffering with the disease – to which he insisted she was “missing the point”.
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I'm A Celebrity 2014: The WORST Bushtucker Trials EVER!
1 of 8Dean Gaffney (2006)
Ex-EastEnder Dean Gaffney showed off his impressive ability to yelp like an injured animal in his 2006 trial. To be fair to the man, he did have cockroaches poured on his head, put his hands in a box of biting ants and retrieve a star from a pool of baby crocodiles.
2 of 8Gino D’Acampo (2009)
"I think I've got to eat some kind of weird stuff," commented Gino when he was told he was going to do a Bushtucker Bonanza. Yep, we guess that a fermented egg, a rhino beetle, cockroach, wittchedy grub, mealworms, beach worms and crocodile tongue might be considered 'weird'.
3 of 8Jennie Bond (2004)
Alone, wet, cold and covered with rats. Not a situation we'd like to get in any time soon, but former Royal correspondent Jennie Bond managed to last a whole 10 minutes locked in a water and rat filled coffin by humming an upbeat tune. We salute you, Ms. Bond.
4 of 8Joey Essex (2013)
Locked in a cold, dark, slimy tomb, we'd be freaking out if we were Joey in his 2013 task. But the TOWIE star powered through and managed to find all twelve hidden stars without uttering a single scream, only stopping to moan 'This is definitely, 100% not reem,' and to comment that the rodents were biting his 'middle parts'.
5 of 8Mark Wright and Freddie Starr (2011)
TOWIE's Mark and hamster-eating comedian Freddie were an oddly matched pair for the 'Greasy Spoon Café' culinary battle, but the resulting Bushtucker trial has to be one of our faves. The couple was challenged to dine on a spoiled egg, blended cockroaches, mealworms and mouse tails, turkey testicles, a camel's toe and a pigs anus.
6 of 8Martina Navratilova (2008)
Tennis pro Martina impressed us all when she shared a plastic bubble helmet with a variety of jungle critters, including grasshoppers, cockroaches, stick insects, spiders and snakes. While we shuddered and hid behind our hands, Martina took it like a champ.
7 of 8Matt Willis (2006)
Poor Matt Willis proved he's no wimp when he munched his way to victory in his Bushtucker Bonanza challenge of 2006. The McBusted star dined out on live mealworms, witchetty grubs, a kangaroo anus and a crocodile penis. Mr Willis managed the whole lot without a single retch, commenting after 'I've got kangaroo anus in my teeth. It's a really good look.'
8 of 8Kim Woodburn (2009)
Kim was submerged in a tank under water, while thousands of cockroaches and other critters were poured on her. As much as we did feel for clean freak Kim, her screeches of "Something's nipping my bosoms" and "It's bitten my bum!" made this trial a timeless classic.
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Following the live debate, Noel reportedly branded the duo “aggressive, disrespectful and dishonest” and accused them of “stitching [him] up” on live TV.
So, it’s likely that tensions might be running at little high at camp, where Noel will come face to face with Holly once again ahead of his late arrival into the jungle.
But it’s not just with Holly there is a potential for awkwardness – Noel has previously accused Dec’s smash show Saturday Night Takeaway, which he presents with Ant McPartlin, of lifting ideas from his own show, Noel's House Party, which ran from 1991 to 1999 and featured the famous (but terrifying) Mr Blobby.