It was a frantic start to tonight's episode of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, with Ant McPartlin making two live blunders as he got the show underway with co-host Declan Donnelly.
The long-running ITV reality series returned on Saturday as the first week of the campmates' journey was almost completed, with Alex Scott, Shona McGarty, Vogue Williams and Tom Read Wilson all taking part in a trial.
The drama was there from the outset, however, as Ant got himself into a pickle as he introduced the episode. In a very wet Australian jungle, the presenter almost slipped over as he made his way to the main presenting area.
To make matters worse, or funnier depending on your persuasion, he then had some trouble as he attempted to close his umbrella, with the presenter amusingly hurling it across the studio in frustration.
"Woah woah woah, it's slippy guys," said Ant as he almost fell, with a grinning Dec remarking: "That was always going to happen, wasn't it?" As Ant attempted to close his umbrella, he said: "I can't do this, this stupid thing!"
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The duo and the production team behind the camera weren't the only ones to laugh as several fans took to social media to express their amusement, with one viewer writing on X: "What a start [to] the show Ant #ImACeleb"
"Ant almost hitting the Deck, there's a joke in there somewhere," quipped another viewer, with a third remarking: "Ant nearly slipping over and losing it over an umbrella, off to a great start already #ImACeleb"
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"Chaos already and we’re 3 mins in, I love this show #ImACeleb" wrote one other fan, while a fifth noted: "Ant nearly falling over and then crashing out over the umbrella this episode is off to a good start! #ImACeleb"
Elsewhere in the episode, the burgeoning friendship between Tom and Aitch went a step further as they amusingly lip-synced a takeaway order, with the Celebs Go Dating star then having the camp in stitches as he mimicked his co-star's accent.
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