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I'm A Celebrity's Boy George leaves viewers angry after 'mean' comment on air

I'm A Celebrity fans were left raging at Boy George on Tuesday night, slamming his treatment towards co-star Charlene White.

The 61-year-old singer, called White "controlling" in a chat with another campmate - just a day after telling someone else he wasn't happy about the Loose Women star, 42 taking over in the kitchen duties.

He also commented on his dinner saying he didn’t like it on Monday night and that it was "undercooked", then on Tuesday he once again took offence to Charlene "giving orders" once the food had been delivered.

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Boy George ended up speaking to the Loose Women star about his frustrations, and while many thought he played it down, he did call her "the boss.”

As Charlene questioned him and claimed she wasn't "the boss", George continued to say he thought this was the case.

Boy George said in the Bush Telegraph: "It’s so weird, that [food] bag comes down and Charlene just turns into an entirely different person.

“It’s amazing, she issues orders and tells everyone what to do. I’m like, ‘Wow’. You know, it’s like, ‘Who are you?’

"Charlene she just issues orders. For me as an observer of my own feelings, it’s mind blowing."

I'm A Celebrity's Boy George leaves viewers angry after 'mean' comment on air (REX)

Boy George later told Scarlette Douglas: "I just feel like Charlene’s very controlling. She tells you what to do and it really rubs you up the wrong way.

"I’m struggling with that, but I’ll get over it. It’s fine, she’s very sweet as well so it’s a real contradiction. There’s this controlling side and then there’s this caring side and it confuses me."

Charlene walked in during the conversation, and so the pair had to discuss the matter a little later on.

He went on to tell her: "It might be good to say to people, ‘Right you do this today.’

“Otherwise I’m going to feel like I’m not doing anything. I want to win stars, that’s my main thing, I’m going to do everything I can to get stars.

"I want to contribute. You’re very strong. Listen, you’re such a beautiful contradiction because you’re like tough, and then you’ve got this beautiful side to you. But it’s challenging for me. I have to say it’s challenging for me."

As Charlene asked why this was, he told her: "Because I’m such a control freak. It’s my stuff. Because you are such a matriarch… and you better accept it, don’t even deny it, look at you, ‘What do you mean?’"

He added: "So Charlene, I don’t mind if you tell me what to do but give me some jobs if you’re going to be the boss.”

Charlene replied: "I’m not being the boss," with Boy George adding: "You are being the boss baby."

Boy George then said in the Telegraph: "Charlene, she’s the boss. I’m happy to do nothing if people want to take charge. People are taking it but I think there’s going to be some rebellions."

Viewers hit out at the contestant over his comments about and to Charlene, with many pointing out he was contradicting himself.

Taking to Twitter, one viewer said: "I’m so confused. What does Boy George want here? Does he want to be given jobs or no?"

Another wrote: "Boy George complaining because no one's telling him what to do, but at the same time not wanting anyone telling him what to do."

Then a third fan chimed in and said: "Boy George make your mind up instead of whinging," as a fourth said: "Boy George needs to decide whether he wants to be told what to do or whether he doesn’t."

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