19 November 2023 , 22:25
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Baffled I'm A Celebrity viewers were left asking "what happened" after struggling to recognise Jamie Lynn Spears as she made her debut on the ITV show this evening.
The singer and actress - also known as pop legend Britney's younger sister - joined JLS star Marvin Humes and Hollyoaks actor Nick Pickard as they skydived straight into the first Bushtucker trial, Temple of Doom. The trio were tasked with completing a series of challenges as creepie crawlies were dumped all over them in a bid to earn stars for camp.
But fans were left distracted after struggling to recognise Jamie Lynn and were convinced that her face had changed. One took to X - formerly Twitter - and wrote: "Why does Jamie-Lynn look so tired already." While another commented: "Umm Jamie Lynn looks different #ImACeleb." A third wrote: "Jamie Lynn already looks defeated and she’s hasn’t even done the task yet #ImACeleb."
She made her debut on I'm A Celebrity today (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)It comes after Jamie Lynn had already proved to be a bit of a headache for I'm A Celebrity bosses after refusing to take part in media chats prior to entering the jungle. While it is not required by their contract to speak to journalists ahead of starring on the ITV show, it is incredibly rare for a celebrity to not do so. A TV source told the Mirror: "It is disappointing Jamie Lynn wouldn't speak to journalists out in Australia. She kept her head down at Brisbane airport which is fair enough after a long flight, but it is highly unusual to not take part in the media chats whilst waiting to go into camp this week.
"In fact, it is almost unprecedented and even Boy George took part last year when he has rarely done interviews for a decade. The last contestant we can remember to refuse to do the pre show interviews was David Gest, and that was back in 2006. It is not a great sign if you are hoping Jamie Lynn is going to be hugely talkative on the show and give up lots of goss about Britney. Hopefully she finds her voice in camp."
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Since it was announced that Jamie Lynn would be appearing on the show, Britney's fans have plotted to vote for her to take part in every Bushtucker Trial. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "Are we all in agreement - every trial needs to be Jamie, let's make her life hell!!" Another agreed: "Me voting for Jamie Lynn for every trial."