Horrified ITV viewers ‘calling Ofcom’ after ‘stomach churning moment’ in I’m A Celeb camp
I’M A Celebrity viewers have threatened to call Ofcom after seeing Nigel Farage’s rear end.
While most campmates wash in swimwear, the former UKIP leader enjoyed a totally nude dip in the bath.
“I have been forced to see Nigel Firage half naked on my screen twice now whilst eating!!!!!! Do something!!!!!££. my stomach is turning!!!!” one fan fumed.
a second wrote: “how many times are they finna show us this guy’s nyash ? ofcom”
“bang out of order showing Nigel Farage naked on tv all the time. Completely inappropriate when someone is in the shower or bath,” said a third.
“Nigel doing scrub a dub dub, please I’ll call OFCOM” wrote another, while a fifth exclaimed: “ITV PLEASE STOP SHOWING US A NAKED NIGEL FARAGE I BEG.”
It took Nigel — now a cheerleader for the Reform Party — less than 24 hours on the show to strip naked before he was filmed in the outdoors shower.
His bare bottom caused alarm in camp, with Josie Gibson copping an eyeful and declaring: “I’ve seen worse… No, I haven’t!”
Behind-the-scenes, insiders said it was clear Nigel, 59, knew what he had to do to become the camp’s most interesting character — even if some of the producers were loath to use it.
The source said: “The jungle shower is always a big scene but I don’t think anyone expected Farage to be first out the gate, nor to do so with such aplomb.
“That moment, and the fact he is sparking interesting conversation in camp, has meant all the best content so far has involved Farage.
“The crew are feeling torn. They’re all professionals and everyone can recognise Farage makes great telly but, of course, many harbour their own opinions on Brexit and immigration.
“And on a wider level it’s left bosses with somewhat of a dilemma — embrace Farage as the star of the show or stay conscious of the outcry over his casting and limit his airtime.”
On Tuesday night’s show Farage confessed to Grace Dent that he was “gutted” not to do the day’s trial as “if you leave camp you get 25 per cent of the airtime”.
Nigel’s pal Alex Phillips told The Sun he probably had “no idea” his bare bum would be shown.