Disease broke out in the I’m a Celeb jungle as campmates battled extreme conditions.
Radio presenter and former contestant, Dean McCullough has revealed how the rainy conditions in the jungle were so bad that campmates are getting trenchfoot.
In an exclusive interview with the Mirror, Dean opened up about how gruelling the recent storms really were as they sheltered for the rain for 45 minutes.
He said: “Imagine the worst camping trip you’ve ever been on. You think it’s going to be gorgeous, then everything gets wet and you’re stuck there for weeks. Nothing ever dries out.
“It’s kind of a thing now in camp where if you don’t have trench foot, you’re kind of not cool. It was a real thing, and it does bring the mood down. Me and Coleen were both like: ‘when are we going to get a chance to do some sun bathing?’”
One night the rain got so bad they all had to shelter in the Bush Telegraph for 45 minutes, Dean explained: “All our crocodile tail for dinner was ruined, so they gave us tofu instead. If that’s not a short change, I don’t know what is…from crocodile tail to tofu. I’m from Belfast, and I live in Manchester, the two wettest places in the UK. I will never whinge about that rain ever again. It was biblical.”
Dean was the second celeb to leave the camp after Jane Moore. Now his focus is very much on enjoying the luxury hotel and getting his weight back up after losing 10 pounds in the jungle. He also can’t wait to spend time with his biggest fan, mum Ann, and Facetime his much loved shih-tzu Freddie back home in the UK.
Dean also faced accusations he wasn’t pulling his weight and was nicknamed Houdini, because he supposedly used to disappear when chores needed doing. He also clashed with Alan Halsall over wood. But Dean laughs both off.
“Houdini is the best thing ever. I’m gonna get that tattooed on me,” he says. “I was pulling my weight. We were all pulling our weight in there. The beautiful thing about camp is that everything ebbs and flows. Some people are out busy doing trials and challenges, while others take care of camp.”
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