Amanda Holden screams in terror after placing her hand in a box of cockroaches while taking part in her very own ‘Bushtucker Trial’
She will be nowhere near the freezing Welsh countryside when I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! finally returns on Sunday evening.
And the ten campmates who will are no doubt thankful for it after her failed attempt at completing an insect themed trial on Wednesday morning.
The Heart Radio presenter, 49, struggled to compose herself after co-host Jamie Theakston challenged her to put a hand inside a box of cockroaches for a specified period of time while strapped to a heart monitor.
Terrified: Amanda Holden screamed in terror on Wednesday morning after being challenged to place her hand inside a box of insects while strapped to a heart monitor
Amanda – who admitted she had no idea what type of insect was inside before taking part – looked more than a little nervous while placing her hand through a hole in the top.
With her heart-rate soaring to 82 beats-per-minute and her view into the box completely obscured, the presenter gingerly felt across the bottom – which was littered with small cockroaches – as Jamie counted down the seconds.
But after failing to guess exactly what she had come into contact with, Amanda screamed in fright after one of the harmless insects squirmed beneath her fingers.
Anxious: Amanda – who admitted she had no idea what type of insect was inside before taking part – looked more than a little nervous while placing her hand through a hole in the top
Here we go: With her heart-rate soaring to 82 beats-per-minute and her view into the box completely obscured, the presenter gingerly felt across the bottom – which was littered with small cockroaches
Sharing a video of the moment with Twitter followers later that day, she admitted: ‘yes. I’m a screamer.’
The challenge, conducted to see if the presenter could stay calm under such circumstances, was not unlike the Bushtucker Trials meted out to hapless I’m A Celeb contestants.
The show will return with a 20th series on November 15th after relocating from the tropical Australian jungle to the rather less hospitable Welsh countryside – a consequence of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Horrifying: Amanda screamed as one of the harmless insects squirmed after she touched it
And presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have promised that the trials will be as ‘horrific’ as ever and teased that the set resembles Game Of Thrones due to its castle setting.
‘Don’t worry they’re not easing back on the trials – they’ll still be as horrific as they normally are!’ Ant promised in a chat ahead of Sunday’s launch show.
Dec added: ‘Some of the spiders here are bigger than ones in Australia – that’s all I’m saying!
Very familiar: The challenge, conducted to see if the presenter could stay calm under such circumstances, was not unlike the Bushtucker Trials meted out to hapless I’m A Celeb contestants
‘We’re feeling incredibly excited. We’re very curious to see how the celebs get on in a cold environment rather than a hot one. We talked about what we would do if we couldn’t make it to Australia, and discussed doing it in the UK in a castle.
‘Then we got really excited about the prospect of it, and now it’s here we can’t wait to get up there and get started.’
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! launches on Sunday November 15, ITV1 at 9:00pm.