{"id":69582,"date":"2023-12-13T16:20:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=69582"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:20:28","slug":"im-a-celeb-backlash-as-finale-hit-with-ofcom-complaints-over-animal-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/tv-movies\/im-a-celeb-backlash-as-finale-hit-with-ofcom-complaints-over-animal-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m A Celeb backlash as finale hit with Ofcom complaints over animal treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Thompson announced as winner of I’m a Celeb 2023<\/h3>\n

This year\u2019s series of I\u2019m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Came to an end last Sunday with a new king of the jungle being crowned. However, it looks as though not all viewers were thrilled with the episode as it was hit with 60 Ofcom complaints.<\/p>\n

Reality star Sam Thompson was made the new champion with boxer Tony Bellew finishing in second place and former MP Nigel Farage coming third. During the episode, each celebrity had to complete a Bushtucker Trial alone.<\/p>\n

In order to win treats for their final meal in the jungle, Sam endured an eating challenge while Nigel was locked in a coffin with snakes. Whereas Tony was pinned down and covered in a range of creepy crawlies which included scorpions and spiders.<\/p>\n

Unimpressed with the finale, 60 people complained to Ofcom about the show with 31 grievances surrounding the treatment of animals. This isn\u2019t the first time that the ITV show has come under fire this year.<\/p>\n

Last week, Ofcom received a combined total of 117 complaints across two separate episodes. Again, with many relating to the treatment of animals.<\/p>\n

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Although the largest number of grievances came early on in the series with almost 2,000 complaints being made following Nella Rose’s clashes with two campmates.<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t just been fans of the show who have vocalised their thoughts on the usage of live animals either.<\/p>\n

Naturalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham made his feelings on the trials extremely clear in a letter he posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Captioning a screengrab of the letter, he wrote: \u201cHello, I\u2019ve written another letter to @antanddec about the ongoing appalling abuse of animals on @ITV programme @imacelebrity.<\/p>\n

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