Helen Flanagan finally got stuck into a Bush Tucker trial on I’m A Celebrity – after coming under fire from the show’s hosts Ant and Dec.
The pair blasted her failure to last more than 10 seconds covered in bugs in the first challenge on the show’s ITV2 spin-off, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now, with Dec saying: “It’s annoying when they don’t attempt the trial. The fact that Helen only lasted 10 seconds was a poor show.”
Ant agreed, adding: “You’ve just got to do it. Put up with it and do it – and then the public tend to say, ‘OK, they gave it a go. We won’t vote for them any more.”
The duo were also far from convinced that Helen would try make any effort to eat anything in last night’s trial “Rotten Rhymes” where she once again went head-to-head with MP Nadine Dorries.
But the ex Corrie star finally did make some effort, in a trial where they were served up five dishes to well known nursery rhymes.
The first course was called Little Miss Muffet and contained a baked spider. Helen squealed and said “It’s not a small spider, its massive I don’t like spiders. After trying a small bit Helen decided to pass but Nadine managed to complete the first course.
The second course was Eeny Meeny Moe and contained a camel’s toe. Nadine decided took the plunge. It proved tough and she struggled to swallow the jungle delight but after encouragement from Helen she completed the second course. Helen attempted the dish but spat it out and lost another point.
The third was Humpty Dumpty and featured a fermented duck egg. Trailing behind Nadine, Helen decided to give it a go. She complained it was disgusting and almost failed the challenge but she managed to swallow the whole egg and won her first point. Nadine failed the task and lost a point for her team.
The fourth was Hot Cross Bums and was an ostrich anus. Both girls attempt the challenge. Each found it tough and gagged throughout, but each gave constant encouragement to the other and both won a point.
The final dish was Baa Baa Black Sheep – bush oysters also known as lamb’s testicles. Helen was told that she would have to complete this one and hope that Nadine fails to make it a draw. Helen completed the meal but so did Nadine and that meant she won the task and four meals for camp.
After the trial a jubilant Nadine said, “I actually feel a bit sick now, but I’m really glad I did it. When I sat down and saw that massive spider with hairy legs on the plate I didn’t think I was going to be able to do it. The thought went through my head ‘oh we’re not going to eat any tonight.’ But I thought to myself ‘yeah you can do this. I did it.
Even though she lost the trial, Helen was thrilled with how she did and said it had given her a much needed confidence boost.
She said: “I’m so happy I know I didn’t win. I’m so proud of myself. I’ve never been so proud of myself. I can’t believe I ate those things. I’m on top of the world. I know I lost by one point. It’s kind of boosted my confidence that I can do things. I feel really happy that I got what I got.”
As she headed back into camp Helen told her camp mates, “I didn’t win but I think you’ll be proud of me but I did really well. I’m really sorry I didn’t win.”
She then told them about her trial, “You’re not annoyed I lost are you? I really, really tried. It was an eating trial. The first one, you know what I’m like, was a massive spider to eat. It was dead. It really freaked me out. There was a fermented egg, she (Nadine) passed on that one and I ate it. I ate all the egg.”
Her team mates all rallied around her congratulating her on her efforts on the trial.