I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! viewers have reacted to the first celebrity exit of the season. In tonight’s show, the result of the vote-off was announced and Alex Scott became the first campmate to leave the jungle.
In a recap of yesterday’s events, the celebrities shared a final night together as a camp of 12, each giving a farewell speech to the group and sharing what they had gained from the experience in the jungle.
Alex, a former professional footballer, said: “I suppose the only way that I can describe this, is it is like being on a rollercoaster. And I’m shit scared of rollercoasters but I keep wanting to go back.”
“And when we do get off the other end, whether I leave tomorrow, I’ll be telling everyone forever about this magical rollercoaster,” added the star, who has also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing.
In the morning, the celebrities learned that the public had been voting to save their favourite campmate and hosts Ant & Dec revealed the first celebrity to leave this year’s show.
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Following the announcement that Alex had received the least amount of votes and had therefore been voted off the show, she said: “It’s been such an incredible experience.”
“Mentally it’s so tough and I did struggle at times missing home and everything. I’m so glad I got to do this series with such a bunch of great campmates,” she continued.
Reacting to the news, fans took to Instagram to share their thoughts on the former Lioness’ exit, with one viewer saying they were “fuming”.
Some fans called for model and presenter Kelly Brook to leave instead of the former footballer, writing: “Should have been Kelly. Alex got no screen time so unfair.”
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Another fan wrote: “WRONG DECISION!!! Should have been Ruby [Wax],” while another said: “Was not expecting that. I was hoping it would be Kelly.”
“Poor Alex, she’s done nothing, Kelly or Ruby should’ve gone,” penned one fan, while another wrote: “Would have preferred Kelly across the bridge!”
One viewer on X wrote: “Devastated that Alex Scott is the first to leave camp. Sadly she just wasn’t given enough airtime. I would’ve liked to have seen her have more one-on-one chats with the campmates.”
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