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Ryan Paton

ITV I'm a Celebrity viewers 'make Ofcom complaint' over Bushtucker trials

I'm A Celebrity viewers threated to contact Ofcom over a Bushtucker trials voting shift.

Fans were thrilled as TV's toughest entertainment challenge returned to its spiritual home in Australia this year. The location has saw a return of classic challenges as a batch of celebrities aim to win stars for the camp.

Ant and Dec have been in hysterics as stars such as Mike Tindall and Jill Scott were forced to down a series of disgusting drinks in the Speak Uneasy. However, viewers were confused as they spotted a shift in how the campmates completing the Bushtucker trials were selected.

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The opening weeks saw the public vote for which campmate they wanted to see endure a dreaded trial. This meant former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was selected for the majority of the challenges at the start of the show.

However, campmates have now been nominated which person would be taking part in the Bushtucker trial. Viewers following the show on Twitter were confused by the voting shift.

EFoley1966 said: "I'm complaining to Ofcom because the public are not getting the opportunity to vote the trials.

Sara posted : "No public vote for trials again, this year has seen this the most strangely!"

Debbie commented: "What has happened to the public vote for trials?"

However, another viewer on Twitter clarified this was in keeping with tradition for the final week as the public vote for who is going to stay in the camp. Mazzy said: "In the final week there’s never public vote for trials it’s always jungle mates choosing as audience vote to save them"

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