{"id":81399,"date":"2023-11-15T14:07:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=81399"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:07:13","slug":"im-a-celeb-hit-with-more-than-1000-complaints-before-its-even-begun-as-itv-bombarded-over-nigel-farage-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/tv-and-movies\/im-a-celeb-hit-with-more-than-1000-complaints-before-its-even-begun-as-itv-bombarded-over-nigel-farage-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m A Celeb hit with more than 1,000 complaints before it\u2019s even begun as ITV bombarded over Nigel Farage | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
ITV has been hit with more than 1,000 complaints after signing controversial politician Nigel Farage for I'm A Celebrity. <\/p>\n
Nigel, 59, was seen\u00a0touching down in Brisbane\u00a0at the weekend ahead of the new series of\u00a0I'm a Celebrity.<\/p>\n
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But now campaign group Best for Britain have called on people to boycott the show, after it was reported that Nigel is being paid a staggering \u00a31.5m for a stint in the jungle.<\/p>\n
They insisted that giving a\u00a0"divisive populist like Farage a nightly primetime platform is not good for our country".<\/p>\n
It has launched a\u00a0new campaign\u00a0calling on the public to pledge to boycott the show in opposition to its "platforming of far-right figures".<\/p>\n
It comes just one week after nine police officers were injured in London by a far-right mob during Palestine Solidarity Campaign march calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n
The group has claimed that the campaign has prompted more than 1,000 people to send a written complaint to Ant and Dec.\u00a0<\/p>\n Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain, said:\u00a0"While the thought of\u00a0Farage\u00a0mingling with other creepy-crawlies may seem appropriate, anything that normalises or amplifies his toxic views must be opposed.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAfter a weekend that saw police injured at the hands of a far-right mob, and after years of his\u00a0politics poisoning our society, we want the public to send a clear message to Ant and Dec, ITV and the media at large, that giving a divisive populist like\u00a0Farage\u00a0a nightly primetime platform is not good for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes after it was revealed that Nigel is reveiving significantly more than the former highest paid star\u00a0Noel Edmonds, who was paid \u00a3600k in 2018.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0Daily Mail\u00a0reports I'm a Celebrity bosses are confident Nigel will be "worth every penny".<\/p>\n Speaking with crowds as he landed Down Under, Nigel confessed he \u201clapsed on being teetotal\u201d on the plane with a G&T.<\/p>\n Having a swifty or two could have been to calm his nerves, having admitted\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0"terrified of everything in Australia".<\/p>\n He told The Sun: "I can't confirm I am doing it [I'm a Celeb] but I might be.<\/p>\n "I just think there is a big young audience out there that watches the programme which are worth talking to.<\/p>\n "I have been messing about on TikTok for the last few months and you would be surprised a lot of young people out there are interested in what I have got to say."<\/p>\n The Sun revealed Nigel will join the\u00a0full I'm A Celebrity 2023 line-up\u00a0in camp this weekend, with politicians, influencers and daytime stars being thrown into the nation's most famous camp.<\/p>\n A TV insider said: \u201cNigel has been at the top of the wish-list for\u00a0I\u2019m A Celeb\u00a0bosses for years.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve offered him a huge fee as they know he\u2019ll drive up viewing figures.\u00a0Ant and Dec\u00a0will love this signing.<\/p>\n \u201cNigel\u2019s the ultimate Marmite character after his time on the\u00a0Brexit\u00a0frontline and won\u2019t hold back in camp discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture>JUNGLE BACKTRACK <\/span><\/p>\n
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