FORMER I’m A Celebrity star Lynne Franks has slammed the ITV show, claiming she was ‘stupid’ to go on it.
PR guru Lynne, 75, was a contestant on the programme’s seventh series in 2007, where she eliminated third.
Having watched the current installment from home, she took to X last night where she gave the show a bashing.
Lynne was responding to Chris Packham, 62, who had written an open letter to Ant and Dec demanding they stop using animals and insects in Bushtucker Trials.
The writer commented, “Appalling treatment of humans too. Horrible this year – and I speak as someone who was stupid enough to go on many years ago!”
In his attack, Chris accused the show of being “grotesque” for its “continued exploitation of animals”.
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But ITV insisted in a statement today that “welfare and safety is always the primary priority” of the showmakers when it came to dealing with animals and insects.
The spokesman added protocols are in place that are “in compliance with all regional and national laws” in Australia.
He went on: “We have a very strict environmental plan in place on the show.
“Welfare and safety is always the primary priority on any of our programmes.
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“At any Bushtucker trial that features animals, we have qualified and experienced animal handlers on site at all times.”
Chris previously attacked I’m A Celebrity in 2019.
He referred back to this in his open letter, asking Dec what his daughter would think of using animals in the series.
The letter has been viewed by 1.5million people and reposted by 10,000.
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Callum Wells
