Dean McCullough has revealed that the current I’m a Celebrity campmates are battling against extreme conditions. Some of them have developed trench foot as a result of the relentless rain.
In an exclusive chat with The Mirror, he revealed: “Imagine the worst camping trip you’ve ever been on. You think it’s going to be gorgeous, then everything gets wet and you’re stuck there for weeks. Nothing ever dries out.” He added that having trench foot has become somewhat of a bizarre status symbol.
He explained: “It’s kind of a thing now in camp where if you don’t have trench foot, you’re kind of not cool. It was a real thing, and it does bring the mood down. Me and Coleen were both like: ‘when are we going to get a chance to do some sun bathing?'”
Dean recounted one particular night when the downpour forced everyone to huddle in the Bush Telegraph for 45 minutes and resulted in a less-than-exciting dietary swap. “All our crocodile tail for dinner was ruined, so they gave us tofu instead,” he mentioned.
“If that’s not a short change, I don’t know what is…from crocodile tail to tofu. I’m from Belfast, and I live in Manchester, the two wettest places in the UK. I will never whinge about that rain ever again. It was biblical.”
Now out of the camp following Jane Moore, Dean is set to indulge in the comfort of a luxury hotel, regain some of the 10 pounds he lost in the jungle, spend quality time with his mother Ann, and catch up via Facetime with his beloved shih-tzu dog Freddie back home.
Dean found himself under fire for allegedly not doing his fair share in camp, earning the moniker ‘Houdini’ due to a knack for vanishing when chores were on the agenda. He also had a spat with fellow camper Alan Halsall concerning wood.
However, Dean took everything in stride, laughing off the accusations. “Houdini is the best thing ever. I’m gonna get that tattooed on me,” he declared.
“I was pulling my weight. We were all pulling our weight in there. The beautiful thing about camp is that everything ebbs and flows. Some people are out busy doing trials and challenges, while others take care of camp.”