Punishment I’m A Celeb campmate caught breaking major rule in controversial moment could face
Former Lioness Alex Scott is in the dog house with Ant and Dec after sneaking contraband into camp - and the celebs will likely pay the price.
If you were wondering why all of the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! stars were so complimentary about the taste of their 10-star meal on Sunday (23 November), it was down to Scott's smuggled seasoning.
The football pundit, 41, was spotted sprinkling what appeared to be sachets of salt into the dish while cooking up a storm alongside Jack Osbourne.
Given that the pair had to work with crocodile feet, rice and vegetables, you can hardly blame her - however, contraband such as this is strictly forbidden by ITV bosses.
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Ant and Dec cryptically told viewers to 'watch this space' after calling out Scott for bending the rules of the hit show.
So, it's likely that the camp will face the consequences in Monday night's episode...and the jungle stars will probably get hit where it hurts, if past series are anything to go by.
Usually, the celebrities stomachs deal with the fallout, as food or stars are deducted from the famous faces for breaking the rules.
Scott isn't the first - and probably won't be the last - to sneak in some home comforts, but it typically never ends well for the I'm A Celeb contestants.
Last year, Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough brazenly offered to brew up for his fellow campmates as he revealed that he had cheekily brought some tea bags into the jungle with him.
In response to the rule break, presenter Dec said: "We’d normally take a star away, but they haven't won any!"
TV star Melvin Odoom also snuck some salt into the jungle, which resulted in him only being awarded half of his prize after he completed a task to win some cupcakes.
The celebs were then ordered to 'bring all remaining contraband to the Bush Telegraph to avoid further punishment'.
As well as this, reality star and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner faced the wrath of Ant and Dec in 2019 after sharing some of her roast dinner with campmate Ian Wright.
After offering the ex-football player some corn on the cob and chicken, her team was penalised for her indiscretion by the deduction of one star.
Ex-Olympian Fatima Whitbread called out her co-stars for sneaking in tea bags, mints, salt, and coffee during her second stint in the jungle in 2023.
"I don’t agree with people being let off the hook," she said at the time. "Rules are the rules. It’s the principle.
"The rules are the rules, and they’ve been broken. It shouldn’t go unpunished. Whether we like it or not, we’re all in it together...It shouldn’t go unpunished."
I'm A Celeb bosses ordered the contestants to hand over their contraband, as a message was sent into camp saying: "Celebrities, there is contraband in camp. You will not get your dinner until you’ve surrendered all contraband.
"There’s an amnesty bowl in the Telegraph."
After handing their stuff over, they thankfully managed to avoid any further penalties and were given their dinner.
Other memorable rule breakers include Gillian McKeith, who snuck a variety of seasoning into the jungle in her undergarments two years ago, while Made In Chelsea star Hugo Taylor hid some in his rucksack in 2012.
In 2013, model Amy Willerton incredibly managed to smuggle her entire makeup bag in - but she was rumbled after ten days and had to give up her stash.
So, it seems that Scott will have to relinquish her secret supply of seasoning and the camp could lose out on grub if Ant and Dec take a hardline approach to her rule breaking.
Topics: Im A Celebrity, Celebrity, Food And Drink, ITV, TV
Olivia Burke