Newtownabbey DJ Dean McCullough has finally managed to complete a Bushtucker Trial in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! as he won eight stars with McFly singer Danny Jones.
The Radio 1 presenter found out he was taking on the High Street of Horrors in Thursday’s night programme alongside the singer and took it as a chance to improve on his previous performances, after he shouted the infamous I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here – twice in two separate trials.
However, it wasn’t just Danny that joined the DJ at the trial area, as the pair were also joined by latecomers former Love Island star Maura Higgins and television personality Richard Coles.
Ant and Dec explained to the duo that as they successfully got a bed delivered to them from main camp yesterday, they won three portions of food for the junk food buffet.
They were also told that the Trial was their next opportunity to continue the charade, as they had to convince Danny and Dean that they had already taken part in ‘The Deadly Department Store’ to try and win 2 stars for their dinner, but failed.
Both Maura and Richard were show getting stuck into their acting skills, as they covered one another in feathers and molasses and put on their best acting performance.
As Dean and Danny entered, Maura and Richard looked as downcast as the jungle weather, as they shared the news that they had won zero stars.
But that wasn’t all, when asked what they faced in there, Richard panicked and described there were “weird Australian birds”, while Ant and Dec tried to keep a straight face.
Hosts Ant and Dec then told Dean and Danny what they were due to face in their part of the Trial – there were three shops, each containing a number of stars to win for camp. and all they had to do was find them within the time allocated for their shopping spree.
Dean and Danny stopped at the ‘Grim Grocers’ first, where there were three stars on offer and they had three minutes to find them. When the klaxon sounded, an eager Danny was in such a hurry to get into the shop, he tripped over.
Plus, Dean had to come face-to-face with his arch nemesis – fish guts. Winning two stars for camp, they proceeded to the ‘Electrifying Electrical store’ where they picked up a further two stars out of three, within the three minute time slot.
The star they missed was revealed by Ant and Dec to be hiding in the kettle, as they teased Dean: “We thought you’d have gone straight for the kettle, we know you love a cup of tea!”
The last stop on their shopping trip was the ‘Sinister Self-Storage’ where they had four minutes to find four stars.
Greeted by the sight of pigeons, Dean said: “What in the Trafalgar Square is going on in here?”
Working together, he and Danny picked up a further four stars, meaning they won eight in total.
But there was one more twist to be revealed, as Ant and Dec told Dean and Danny that one of them must go and join Maura and Richard in the Jungle Junkyard, ditching their cosy camp life for one of zero luxury.
Maura and Richard are given the choice and decide on Dean to accompany them, staying in the jungle junkyard until further notice.