Ant and Dec hit out at Loose Women star Jane Moore for her ‘unfair’ attack on ‘sexist’ duo Barry McGuigan and Danny Jones.
Jane, 62, was left fuming after being handed washing up duties by new camp leaders Danny and Barry, as the veteran journalist claimed the pair were being “ageist” and “sexist”.
Hosts Ant and Dec took to Instagram after the episode aired to viewers, reflecting on the “tension” in the Australian jungle at the moment.
Ant said: “I think she is being a bit unfair by saying it’s sexist and ageist. I think they were just trying to do a good job in allocating fairly, if I’m honest.”
Dec then said: “Yes, I agree. I feel for Barry, he was only trying to do his best.” Ant added: “Poor little Barry.”
It comes after Ant said earlier said that it was “good to have a little bit of tetchiness in there.” He added: “I am not surprised as it’s always about the chores. It’s always around the leader and who they give the chores to. It’s either that or the cooking.”
Jane had been notified she was on washing up duties with Tulisa after asking not to be given a cleaning task.
Earlier Danny and Barry were seen deliberating as which campmates got which job, with Danny saying: “Shall we talk chefs first, obviously me and Melvin can’t do that,” to which Barry then added: ‘Wood duty needs to be somebody who’s strong and has good stamina.”
Danny suggested Jane on washing up, saying: “I think we have to put Jane on washing up but the only thing I want to say is have we gone a bit male heavy on the strenuous jobs?’. But Barry replied: “I think that’s a fair comment but I don’t think they’d thank us after a few days.”
After then announcing Jane and Tulisa to the group as being tasked with washing-up, Jane called: “Oh what? Is that because we’re women?”
Barry cited Jane’s age as his reasons for thinking she might want to do something a bit less strenuous than the others, and he also highlighted the fact that he was a year older than her.
Jane hit back “so ageist and sexist.” Oti Mabuse later said: “You could cut the tension with a knife.”
Later Jane complained to Danny: “Those were my last words as you walked past me, “please not cleaning”, and you’ve given me cleaning.” She added: “I’m not upset, I’m just saying it’s women doing the washing up again.’
As well as riling Ant and Dec, Jane’s comments have sparked a strong reaction on social media with many saying her attack was unjustified.
Earlier in the show Coleen Rooney branded Donald Trump a “dirty b*****d”
The 38-year-old recalled meeting the US president-elect with her former England captain husband Wayne when their family was living in the US during Sunday’s episode.
Discussing her encounter, she told her fellow campmates: “When we lived in America, we got invited to the White House for Christmas and we went in to meet Donald Trump.
“And so we walked in and we had to get the official photograph taken in front of the Christmas tree.
“So Donald Trump said to his son ‘See? Told you, all the soccer players get the good-looking girls’. And I told my mum, I was like ‘dirty bastard’.”
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