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Ant McPartlin Denies Rift With Kelly Brook After On-Air Quip About Camp Cooking

The exchange on ITV's Unpacked revived long-reported tensions traced to Brook's brief 2009 Britain's Got Talent judging stint.

Overview

  • On the I'm A Celebrity Unpacked aftershow, Ant McPartlin critiqued the camp cuisine, saying every dinner looked "rancid," after noting the food was cooked badly.
  • With Kelly Brook and Martin Kemp identified as the camp cooks, Declan Donnelly asked McPartlin, "What's your problem with Kelly Brook?"
  • McPartlin replied on air, "Don't you start! I don't have a problem with Kelly Brook, thank you," pushing back on suggestions of a personal issue.
  • Brook is a contestant in the 2025 series and previously alleged her 2009 Britain's Got Talent exit followed the hosts' displeasure, a period Dec recounted in a 2010 memoir that described his annoyance at her hiring.
  • In separate behind-the-scenes footage, McPartlin yelped after spotting a spider on his shoulder during the show's Jungle Club Instagram Live.