The Telegraph
Christmas arrived early for JLS singer Marvin Hume as he became the latest camper to leave I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! As Hume looked forward to a feast of real-world luxuries – hot food, regular showers, no more Sam Thompson following him around waving that stick – the rest of the contestants bunkered down for Saturday’s Cyclone Experience. And for a potential cyclone challenge of a different nature, with a genuine weather event potentially chugging its way towards I’m A Celeb… HQ in New South Wales.
Three weeks in, the celebs were showing signs of flagging. And so was ITV as it laboured to find something interesting to do with the clapped-out crew in a supremely passable, occasionally feel-good episode. There was some banter. Here Nigel Farage, so long in the background, briefly had a starring role. It came about as he and Josie Gibson nattered in the camp leader bus. Farage had loads of gossip about the European Parliament, where he served for many years.
The picture the arch-Brexiteer painted of life as a high-flying Euro-politician wasn’t as damning as might be expected. It verged on glowing. “For the MEPs, it’s an amazing lifestyle. You get to the airport, a chauffeur-driven Mercedes is waiting for you,” he told the increasingly incredulous Josie.
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