An unexpected bond has emerged on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! with viewers clamouring for a podcast featuring the dynamic duo. In an episode aired Monday evening, Loose Women’s GK Barry got candid with Reverend Richard Coles in the rugged settings of the jungle.
GK probed Richard about the balance between his identity and faith: “Did you find it quite difficult being gay and doing that job?”
To which Richard candidly replied: “No, not at all. I’ve never given it a moment’s twinge of anxiety over whether God thought it was alright or not. Whether other people thought it was alright or not, well I’m happy to have that debate.”
Speaking about his sexuality, he further revealed: “Also, I was not the first. Sometimes I look at documents from the early church, or the church of the middle ages and I just think – so gay,” reports the Express.
GK, sharing her feelings in the Bush Telegraph, confessed: “I came into this jungle, maybe not knowing who I would gel with or who I would be close with in here and never in a million years if you told me that I would be getting on best with a reverend would I have believed you. But, he is honestly… I think he might be my favourite person in here.”
During a heartfelt exchange, GK disclosed her past with religion to Richard, reminiscing about her time at a religious camp in her youth and how authority figures advised against premarital sex. Despite their guidance, she recounted thinking even at 13: “Well, that’s not gonna happen. I see my future and it involves scissoring now.”
After GK explained “scissoring” to the Rev, the conversation swiftly moved on to GK asking Richard about the most fascinating person he’s encountered. To which Richard responded: “I think I’m looking at her.”
Social media was abuzz with viewers commenting on the burgeoning friendship, with one drawing parallels to former campmates Georgia Toffolo and Stanley Johnson, remarking: “GK and Richard’s friendship reminds me so much of Toff and Stanley.”
Another viewer expressed their delight: “GK Barry and Rev are fantastic Together.” A third echoed the sentiment: “Gk Barry and the rev is giving Toff and Stanley!”
Calls for the duo to collaborate post-show were also evident, with a fan suggesting: “We need to get GK Barry and Rev. Richard Coles a video podcast after this.”
Meanwhile, on the show, eagle-eyed fans detected the latest jungle tension as Dean McCullough disregarded a caution from his co-camper Tulisa Constostavlos.
In Sunday’s episode of the ITV reality series, there was a significant change in the camp dynamics. Tulisa and Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall relinquished their leadership roles, passing the baton to McFly’s Danny Jones and boxing icon Barry McGuigan.
This transition meant that the former leaders had to vacate their comfortable beds in the Leaders’ Lodge and join the rest of the contestants in the more rustic jungle setting.
Tulisa opted for a spot near the campfire but issued a stern warning to Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter Dean McCullogh: steer clear of belting out musical theatre tunes early in the morning, or she wouldn’t be pleased.
In the latest instalment, Tulisa fancied a lie-inuntil her campmates decided to serenade her awake with a dose of musical theatre.
Dean quipped: “Now that she’s out of the Leaders’ Lodge, Tulisa has warned me that there must be no musical theatre early in the morning, so I made it my mission to make sure the camp woke up this morning with the sound of lovely singing!”
As Maura Higgins marked her 34th birthday among her fellow campers, Dean was put through his paces in his sixth Bushtucker Trial dubbed Jack and the Scream Stalk – triumphing with a personal best by nabbing 10 of the 12 available stars.
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