I'm A Celeb winner divides viewers as some 'gutted' over format shake-up

12 May 2023 , 22:36

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I'm A Celeb winner divides viewers as some 'gutted' over format shake-up

I'm A Celebrity fans were a little divided as the winner of the South Africa spin-off series, and the new I'm A Celeb Legend, was announced on Friday night.

Myleene Klass was crowned the winner of the series, beating runner-up Jordan Banjo to the title - as announced by hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly.

As the news came in, a shocked Myleene was clearly thrilled as Jordan congratulated his co-star after a tough trial.

It all came down to the final two as they took on possibly the most gruesome eating trial in the show's history, which featured a huge twist to normal proceedings.

But while many viewers cheered Myleene on, calling her a "machine" and saying she deserved the crown, others confessed they were "gutted" for Jordan who had been on the show since the very start.

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Jordan did a lot for camp and faced several trials, making him a firm favourite among others for the series champion.

I'm A Celebrity South Africa saw the winner announced during the final on Friday night (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Myleene more than proved herself too and also tackled the experience head-on, completing trial after trial and pulling off an impressive performance in the final eating challenge.

But while many viewers backed Myleene, including those who had initially backed Jordan, some fans admitted they wanted Jordan to be the winner.

There was no public vote in this series, and departures, trial takers and even the champion were all decided by the campmates and the trials themselves, with the stars having to compete for survival.

This meant viewers had no way to vote for the winner and could not get their favourites the crown, a format not everyone liked.

Taking to Twitter as the result came in, viewers appeared to be divided over their winner - as some admitted they were not keen on not getting a say.

Myleene more than proved herself (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Taking to Twitter, one viewer said: "Myleene is an absolute powerhouse, after that she deserved that win."

A second agreed: "Holy mother of God, Myleene so deserves the win," as a third added: "Personally I wanted to Jordan to win but Myleene deserved it after that."

Not everyone agreed though, with a viewer commenting: "Gutted for Jordan he should’ve won," as another said: "Really wanted Jordan to win. Gutted."

A third viewer tweeted: "Honestly Jordan and Myleene are the LEAST deserving finalists. Bring back the public vote!"

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On Friday night, the final four became the final three as Myleene, Jordan, Phil Tufnell and Fatima Whitbread waited to find out who was going home.

Cricketer Phil was sent packing, leaving Jordan, Myleene and Fatima taking on one more challenge to determine the top two.

Myleene Klass was crowned the winner of the series, beating runner-up Jordan Banjo (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

After the tough trial, it was Fatima who missed out and finished in third place - meaning Jordan and Myleene would go head to head.

Neither star won their series of the show when they first appeared, with Myleene coming runner-up and Jordan finishing in ninth place.

But both did far better this time around and made it all the way to the final, before taking on the dreaded eating trial.

The "supercharged" challenge saw the contestants have to correctly guess how much of each item they could consume in a given amount of time.

Ultimately, it was Myleene who proved successful and she beat Jordan in the trial which meant she was the I'm A Celebrity Legend, the first ever one in the ITV show's long 22-series history.

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa is available to watch in full now on ITVX.

Charlotte Tutton