ITV is facing backlash from viewers with Ofcom receiving hundreds of complaints over the treatment of Nigel Farage after his clashes with Nella Rose on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
Media watchdog Ofcom has confirmed that it has received a substantial number of grievances related to the jungle show’s recent episodes. On November 28, 246 complaints relating to various issues.
91 complaints were directed at remarks made by Nella Rose towards Nigel, while an additional 80 complaints revolved around the alleged unfair treatment of Nigel by ITV throughout the series. The following evening, Ofcom’s complaint tally rose further, reaching a total of 136 grievances.
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Among these, 58 complaints were specifically centered on Nella’s comments directed at Nigel during a debate on racism. By December 1, the complaint count had surged to 433, with the majority of complaints centering on allegations of bullying remarks attributed to Nella.
These grievances also encompassed concerns about Nella being designated as the camp leader and her exemption from certain trials. The contentious exchange between Nella and Farage occurred during a recent episode, when camp discussed the pronunciation of the word “water” in Jamaican patois.
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Farage suggested that some view it as “cultural appropriation” for a white person to speak the word in a local dialect. Nella sought clarification, prompting Farage to assert: “If a white person does a black accent, that’s considered to be a crime. That they should be cancelled for it.” Nella countered with, “It depends on what context. If you’re taking the piss, then you’re taking the piss, but if you’re not then you’re not.”
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Farage concluded the discussion by characterizing it as “can’t win territory.” The following day, on November 29, Farage inquired if he had upset Nella. She responded, “I just feel like you were very dismissive about cultural appropriation yesterday,” while Farage expressed his concern about the matter.
Nella elaborated, saying: “It was the costume reference. It was what you said of like, ‘Oh, but if I was to dress up in a certain costume, then I’d get the backlash,’ basically trying to imply that we can say and do whatever we like and not get backlash, but when you do it, you get backlash.
That’s what I interpreted.” She added: “It’s cool. I don’t have an issue with you. Like I said to you a couple of days ago, you are always going to have your opinions and I’m always going to have my opinions and we can agree to disagree, but let’s just not be the best of buds, because clearly we’re just from two different sides of the world and you’ll never understand my issues and struggles.”
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