I’m A Celebrity legend reveals the one grim task the stars DON’T actually have to do – despite it seeming like they do on the show
A former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star has revealed there is one job on the show that the star contestants don’t actually have to do.
Phil Tufnell, who won the ITV show back in 2003, has claimed that one of the grimmest tasks is done by a member of the crew off camera.
The former cricket star said that contestants aren’t forced to clean out the camp toilet – known as the dunny – despite it appearing like they do.
Revealing that the task is actually done by staff, Phil explained in his new memoir, The Tourist, that the celebs only had to carry the dunny not actually empty it.
He wrote, ‘I stuck to the dunny – believe me, an unenviable task. I’d literally have nightmares about it – tripping as I was carrying it away and being consumed by a cascading torrent of celebrity sewage.
Spilling secrets: A former I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! star has revealed there is one job on the show that the star contestants don’t actually have to do
Yuck! Phil Tufnell, who won the ITV show back in 2003, has claimed that one of the grimmest tasks is done by a member of the crew off camera
‘A little secret here – the contestants remove the dunny, but don’t actually empty it.
‘They carry it down to a camouflaged wooden hut, tap on the door and clear off.
‘It’s basically an extreme version of that old knock-and-run game where you wrap a bit of dog muck in newspaper, set it on fire, drop it by someone’s front door, ring the bell, and leg it.’
Phil returned to the jungle last year after 20 years when he competed in the All Star series, where he made the final four.
He was a finalist alongside Fatima Whitbread, Jordan Banjo and Myleene Klass. The show was won by Myleene.
During his exit interview on the show, Phil – praised most of his co-stars as he detailed getting along with the rest of them in the jungle.
He said he instantly ‘hit it off’ with English songwriter Shaun Ryder.
‘He said we are going to go on tour with him with The Happy Mondays. Crikey, I might just go for a couple of nights.
First appearance: Phil pictured during his first appearance in the jungle in 2003
Jungle legend: He was a finalist alongside Fatima Whitbread, Jordan Banjo and Myleene Klass in 2023. The show was won by Myleene
Speech: Phil got real during an interview and spoke about his fellow camp-mates on his exit
Getting real: Phil praised most of his co-stars as he detailed getting along with the rest of them in the jungle
Hilarious: The sportsperson was particularly fond of Shaun, 60, as he made an hilarious comparison between him and Star Wars’ character Yoda
‘I got very close to Dean and Joe. Great lads, they came bouncing in like bouncy balls. Just full of life. And also Jordan, or the biggun’ as I call him,’ he added.
The cricketer star claimed he got on with everyone on the reality show, adding: ‘Toff was great fun. Carol was beautiful and demure. Amir is a great lad, what a top block he is,’ said Phil.
‘Janice is absolutely lovely – and wild – crikey, there’s not too many Janice’s in the world.’
The sportsperson was particularly fond of Shaun, 60, as he made an hilarious comparison between him and Star Wars’ character Yoda.
‘I mean, absolute legend, and we just have a laugh,’ he said.
Phil said the pair spent a lot of time chatting about a wide range of subjects while in the jungle – from aches to cooking pans.
He added: ‘He makes me laugh and I think, especially with that stick, he looks like Yoda.
‘Y’know the little bloke with the hessian cloak in Star Wars with the stick and the ears. I reckon he’s gonna start levitating soon, haha.’
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