I’m A Celebrity viewers were left speechless after Reverend Richard made a shocking comment about sleeping with royalty.
Monday night saw Dean McCullough shriek through another Bushtucker Trial, Maura Higgins strip down to a tiny bikini, and GK Barry discuss scissoring with Richard.
But the most outrageous moment came when the Church of England priest, who found fame as a member of the Communards band in the 1980s, rated a royal’s performance in bed.
The revelation started off innocently as social media star GK Barry asked Richard: “Who’s the most interesting person you’ve ever met?”
When he responded that all people are interesting, she narrowed the question down by asking whether he has ever met a member of a royal family.
Answering in the affirmative, Richard was pressed to describe what the royal was like, the Mirror reports.
He quipped: “Great in bed…” before bursting out laughing. “It’s the scissoring,” the reverend added, referencing their earlier conversation about the sex position.
Although Richard didn’t reveal the identity of his lover, or which Royal Family he was talking about, the bombshell left fans shocked – and very confused. Viewers rushed to social media to discuss the X-rated revelation.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one user wrote: “Who has Richard bedded from the royal family? Have I missed something?!” Another added: “I love Richard so much and I need to know which royal he was talking about,” while a third posted “Reverend Richard said a Royal was good in bed,” along with a GIF of footballer Neymar looking extremely confused.
Exploring Richard’s wild love life, GK also questioned the reverend about being gay as a member of the clergy.
She asked: “Did you find it quite difficult being gay and doing that job?”
Richard stressed that his sexuality was unaffected by his faith, responding: “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 argument…”
He added: “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.”
The reverend’s cheeky attitude has won him fans at home and in the camp. Speaking in the Bush Telegraph, GK admitted: “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.”
The YouTuber and influencer added: “But, he is honestly… I think he might be my favourite person in here.”
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