Tensions appeared to be rising in camp during the latest instalment of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here as campmates Boy George and Scarlette Douglas clashed when the former was quizzed on his past. And viewers of the ITV reality show were left calling out the 'hypocrisy' on social media as he became defensive over the questioning.
Scarlette Douglas quizzed the Culture Club star about criminal conviction and the time he spent in prison. In 2008, Boy George, whose real name is George Alan O’Dowd, was convicted of assault and false imprisonment, reports Manchester Evening News. While chatting in camp as they prepared food, the presenter asked: "What happened with you BG and some guy in handcuffs and a radiator?"
To which Boy George quickly replied: "That’s not true." Scarlette replied: “I don’t know the story, I just heard radiator, handcuffs…" And he again told her: “It’s not true, no radiators." George added: "Handcuffs is true but the radiator bit wasn’t true, but thanks for bringing it up."
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Scarlette apologised, saying: “Sorry, it wouldn’t surprise me if that was a fake story." To which the 80s icon replied: "Sometimes these things, they go into the ether, and people keep saying them and they become folklore." And he was clearly unhappy as speaking in the Bush Telegraph he said: "Scarlette blatantly talked about my court case.
"I thought it was inappropriate what she did, actually. I thought she shouldn’t have said what she said to me. And I thought I handled it really well as it’s a big sore point for me when people say things like that."
Later, George shared his irritation again with the presenter and property expert, 35. During a debate between George and the former health secretary Matt Hancock, the singer said: "Just spend less on arms. £35 billion a year. Why do you sneer at spending less on arms?" To which the MP, 44, grew flustered and replied: “I don’t, I don’t, it’s just a different debate."
Douglas jumped in to divert the increasingly heated conversation, saying: “Matt, just quickly, you know when you asked whose socks they were and I asked you to put them over here… Remember the socks from this morning, I said just stick them… Where did you put them?” An unconvinced George, who has previously been vocal about his frustrations towards campmate Charlene White while in the Australian jungle, responded: "She’s trying to save you, very interesting."
But I'm A Celeb viewers were flocking to social media to comment on how George reacted to Scarlette bringing up his past. @bernielizabeth.est1993 said: "So they can all question and judge Matt and expect him to answer, but Boy George gets all defensive when Scarlett asks about his past? Double standards?!"
@sarahjane_cox commneted: "Oh dear George didn't like that!!! Ok to talk about others though." @callumgriggs03 wrote: "Let’s be real George is annoyed because of Scarlette bringing up his past not because she’s shutting conversations down."
@Emma1240 tweeted: "So its ok for Boy george to say what he wants. But if anyone dares to question him about his scandle it’s inappropriate. He is such a hypocrite. #ImACeleb." @maxted_jo added: "Aaah right boy George, you're allowed to grill Matt, but it's inappropriate for anyone to grill you, gotcha #hypocrite #ImACeleb."
And others think he should be the first to go as the first elimination of the series looms with it reportedly taking place on Friday (November 18). @s__nosisls asked: "Can we all agree George first out ?"
@Luke4152 asked: "Anyone think Boy George will be first to go this year?" @_sonia_lomax_ said: "So it's OK for George to grill matt but when he gets it he's offended, get him out he's really getting on my nerves." @billster__ added: "Boy George needs to be the first camp mate to get voted out the jungle #ImACeleb."
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