Matt Hancock could be kicked out the jungle by the end of the week – as we can reveal bosses have begun planning the first eviction.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! fans will need to vote to save their favourites in the coming days, and Matt Hancock might not be lucky enough to stay.
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Show insiders think the first contestant will be booted out of camp on Friday, and according to bookies, Matt is among the favourites to go.
ITV have an extended show on Friday night lasting for 95 mins, making it the longest show since the series launched on November 6.
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The extra time ordinally would allow an evicted camper to speak with hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
The last three series held in Australia also saw their first eviction on the Friday night of the second week of the series.
A TV source said: “Things can change quickly in camp, especially if someone was to quit, but at the moment we look all set for evictions to begin from Friday.
“Currently Charlene, Scarlette and Matt are the favourites to go with bookmakers. If there is a second eviction over the weekend it means there would be two chances for viewers to get Hancock out this week.
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“So much has been made of him wanting to look human and how he told the group in camp that he wants our forgiveness. We will find out soon if some people forgive him and if they are willing to vote to save him and keep his jungle journey going.”
Before the series started we can also reveal that bosses planned a large number of trials involving two people.
One of the reasons they did this was so that if anyone was chosen for every trial they would not be the centre of attention throughout.
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The source added: “The two player games are a clever way of getting others involved.
“Hancock is still a big focus but we saw Owen getting involved on Saturday night and the Who Wants to Look Silly On Air? task even had a phone a friend section so Sue Cleaver got some of the spotlight as well. It is a clever way of stopping any one person taking over.”
Matt has done five consecutive trials, prompting many viewers to complain that it’s “boring” seeing him on TV as much as they currently are.
Ant and Dec have advised viewers at home to start voting on the app for their favourites if they want to see someone else give it a whirl.
I’m A Celebrity continues on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
