Fans are convinced the comic will be first to leave the show tonight
Fans are convinced Seann Walsh will be the first campmate to leave I’m A Celebrity South Africa (Image: PA)
The first campmate is set to be eliminated from I’m A Celebrity South Africa tonight (April 16). Harry Redknapp must select a member of his team to leave the camp in South Africa on Thursday’s episode.
Viewers of the show took to social media last night as they speculated comedian Seann Walsh would be the first of the 12 to get eliminated. @DPatz13 said: “Think Harry will get rid of Seann. Rather David stays for entertainment!” Pudge added: “I think Harry is going to send Seann home. Though, wouldn’t mind anyone from that team leaving.”
Holly posted: “I do have a feeling Seann will be leaving. It’s a shame cos he’s brought a lot of comedy” James commented: “Feel like harry will choose for Seann to go.”
Sam posted: “I think Seann will be going” Annie posted: “I think Seann is going home. Harry said something on the podcast like ‘well I don’t think Seann likes me’”
Seann first took on the I’m A Celebrity challenge in 2022 when he finished in fifth place. The ECHO caught up with his fellow campmate from that season, Mike Tindall, at last week’s Grand National.
The rugby union legend was full of praise for his co-star as he admitted he was in disbelief that Seann took on the challenge again. He said: “I spoke to Seann Walsh before he went in and I was like, ‘Mate, how much you hated that and now you’re back’.”
Tindall shared a story from his time in the camp when Seann almost had a breakdown as he wished him well for his time in South Africa.
He told the ECHO: “I’ve got vivid memories, we did a night-time challenge where they basically just pulled us out of bed, you’d just got back from doing another challenge, you’d just washed off, you’d just got yourself dry and they came in and got us again to do this night thing.
“[Seann] just almost had a breakdown about it and the fact that he just wasn’t ready for it. I was like, ‘Mate, you’ve just got to get on and get through it’. He didn’t want anyone to speak to him. I was like, ‘You’re going back? ‘He was like, ‘Yeah I’m going to go back.’ I was like, ‘You’re an idiot’ but there you go.”
Mike Tindall spoke to the ECHO in an exclusive interview(Image: Liverpool ECHO)
On whether he’d consider returning to the show, he said: “I don’t know. That would be where my head is right now if that question was asked.” I’m A Celebrity South Africa will be broadcast on ITV tonight at 9pm when viewers will find out if their suspicions are correct and Seann will be first to leave the show.
Tindall was thrilled to be back in Liverpool last week for the iconic steeplechase. He told the ECHO: “didn’t think we were going to be here, but we got a last minute call up.
“It’s got a lot of good memories for me, Aintree, obviously with [horse he owned] Monbeg Dude in 2015 coming third and a good spin where he came seventh. So it is always nice to come back.
“The Grand National is iconic. It’s been iconic from when you’re a young lad. You always remember drawing a name out of a hat, seeing where your horse comes in and all the famous stories that have gone beyond.
“It’s just always nice to come up here and experience it. Dreams are made and broken over those fences.” When asked to sum up the Grand National in one word, Mike laughed: “Chaotic is quite good. The racing can be chaotic. And then out there [in the bars] can be chaotic as well, so I think chaotic is quite nice.”
However, Tindall is yet to properly experience the nightlife in Liverpool, but is still looking forward to experience a pint in the city as he told the ECHO in 2023. He added today: “I’m always looking for a pint, but only on the back of a winner.
“I’d be lying if I said I’ve been loads of times to Liverpool. I’ve been up here a fair few times. Most of it has been around this race.” Mike is a regular at racecourses across the country and he loves the way Liverpool embraces and shapes the personality of the race.
He said: “It’s the culture shift of Liverpool and what it’s done. Everyone knows what it’s done musically. Aintree is still the main reason that brings me back and I enjoy it.”