I’m a Celebrity....my guilty pleasure!

If Jordan is playing games and pretending to be scared then he deserves an Oscar for such amazing acting!
I, for one, think he is genuine.

They do seem a genuinely nice bunch this year, and I do think they're having an easier time of it than the jungle location contestants.

I love im a celebrity especially being at home with nothing to do nowadays,l its a good easy watch before nodding off to bed

I got bored last night, they're a nice bunch of people but a bit dull. Jordan is the only one who will keep me watching I think.
Mo isn't particularly inspiring
Victoria isn't as interesting as I thought
Shane is starting to sound like Danny Dyer who I dislike
Several of the younger ones don't have much to offer
Ruthie annoyed me with her inappropriate comments about Prince Edward and family. I'm sure she only mentioned Diana to improve her own ratings
Maybe I'll give it a bit longer to see who gets voted off but even the tasks aren't that exciting. Oh dear!

I must say I'm enjoying it just as much as ever. We'll see more of the personalities as the numbers thin out.

I cant stand all the name dropping, especially from Shane Ritchie and Ruthie. Oh, I went to Buckingham Palace, Oh, I met Tom Cruise, oh I dated Price Edward. Yawn. It doesnt impress me in the slightest. Theyre all ‘celebrities’. I’m sure every one of them could recite tales of meeting other celebrities.
Liking Russell more than I thought I would.

Meeting these people is part of their real lives though. Just what happens if you work in showbusiness. I expect the others are interested so they ask about them.
Yes Russell seems a very nice bloke. Sang for the Pope. Not name dropping. He actually did it and Shane and Ruthie have been to the Palace. So have Mo and that paralympian girl. There are all 'celebrities' after all.

Did Ruthie have to talk of shagging

I agree Annie, as I said before, inappropriate. Prince Edward has a young teenage daughter, whose schoolmates no doubt watch the programme.
Ruthie needs to go first.

I agree Anniebach & Ellianne,

In general I'm enjoying the programme, but not so keen on the recorded one last night, showing all the highlights plus a few new bits. I wonder why they did that?

I agree. The 'shagging' comment was inappropriate. There was only Shane there at the time. I suspect they forget that they are being recorded 24/7 and that's one nugget the editors naturally seized on.

Jane10 do you think that when two or three of them huddle together, on the hammock for gossip, the producers think, "quick, potential for a few smutty nuggets."

Yes I do. Why huddle together unless there's something to talk about that they think won't be overheard. I'm sure they forget they're being filmed and recorded all the time. It must be awful. I wonder what the editors censor? I bet there's a private producers tape each year...

Jane10, thats what I said. They are ALL celebrities, but not all of them feel the need to impress constant name dropping. I agree about the Saturday night show. After ten minutes I realised it wasnt live, just a rehash of everything that has gone on for the last seven days!

I have to say that the name dropping has really irritated me, as said by a poster upthread, totally inappropriate talking about Prince Edward and shagging in the palace, he has a young daughter and if she did not know about it before she will now.
Ruthie should have more self respect both for Prince Edward and herself. I am not a pearl clutcher but some things are better left unsaid.
I really want her to be the first to go, I just cannot warm to her.

Should say respect not self respect.

I didn’t believe her when she said she went to Balmoral the
royal family were sitting at a table outside the house and the
Queen and Margaret were singing hymns

I've always watched it as a piece of escapism that is sometimes very funny or even moving at times. I rarely know many of the contestants at the beginning and enjoy finding out about them and watching relationships grow. Some of the women especially are really attractive and then I never recognise them when they are back in 'real life' covered in make up and hair all styled. They revert to celebrity clones again.

The bugs, critturs and gunge don't bother me on the TV but I think I would struggle with the smells!

When Vernon was doing his challenge tonight, I couldn’t believe he kept his jacket on. Russell removed his jacket and rolled up his sleeves.

Vernon tackled it like a 6’4” toddler. He kept his padded jacket on and immersed it elbow deep in the barrel of gunk and fish guts. His jacket sleeves were a sodden slimy mess by the end. If he has a clean dry jacket tomorrow we can suspect they’re having help with the laundry.

If I was a betting person I'd put all my mo eye on Jordan winning ?

crazyH I agree. Being voted as camp leader has given his confidence another boost.

I agree Jordan is very popular. He seems very genuine too (or not savvy enough to pretend otherwise).

Yes, I like Jordan too - but too early for me to say who might win as anything can happen to change things.

Does everyone watching this think it’s all real ? ?

It’s the only thing DH and I watch together, and enjoy the laughs it brings. BUT not this year! It’s not only because it’s set in a castle and not the beautiful Australian outback, but th contestants have no appeal. I had high hopes of Mo but he’s boring and i usually love Shane but his stories make people’s eyes glaze over. They are like an over excited bunch of school kids. Don’t think I’ll persevere with it.