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Holly Willoughby's First Appearance On 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' Has Split The Audience

Holly Willoughby's First Appearance On 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' Has Split The Audience

She appeared alongside Declan Donnelly while Ant McPartlin takes a break from the show

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! made its very welcome return to our screens this evening, and instantly made a meme out of Harry Redknapp.

This year is the first year in the show's history that it's not fronted by best pals Ant and Dec. Joining the 'little fella' in the jungle this year is Holly Willoughby - a fine choice and one reportedly picked by Ant himself.

However, Holly's first show has pretty much split the audience down the middle with some viewers heaping praise on Holly for stepping into Ant's shoes and others missing the chemistry between the two real-life best mates:





Meanwhile, others think Holly should be given a fair shot before we judge her:


Ahead of tonight's show, Ant - who celebrates his 43 birthday today - posted a heartfelt message to his pals wishing them 'all the very best of luck' and also managing to get in a cheeky dig at Dec.

Taking to Twitter, Ant wrote: "All the very best of luck to the little fella and @hollywills for the show tonight. Lots of love from the big fella!! A #ImACeleb xxxxx"

Weirdly, Ant and Dec actually predicted that Holly would be joining the show last year, in a joke made by Dec.

As they entered the jungle last year, Dec quipped: "We're here, for the next three weeks, your hosts with the most - me, and the gorgeous Holly Willoughby!"


Prompting Ant to ask: "What? Sorry what?!"

Dec then said that they'd got the wrong script and went on to add: "Nobody was sure if you would make it or not! We didn't know if you'd be here!"

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! continues on ITV tomorrow at 9pm.

Featured Image Credit: ITV

Topics: TV and Film, UK Entertainment, I'm A Celebrity