‘There’s been doubt over the validity’: Ant and Dec confront defiant I’m A Celeb evictee Beverley Callard over ‘FAKE’ veganism allegations
Beverley Callard has been hit by explosive allegations about her veganism during her stint in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here castle.
And during her exit interview with And and Dec on Monday night’s show, the Coronation Street legend, 63, stood by her dietary requirements despite having been accused of faking her plant-based choices.
Detailing the reasons behind going vegan, Beverley revealed that after her disastrous hip operation earlier this year, during which a routine operation led to a full hip replacement, she changed her diet to help her joints heal.
Shocker: Beverley Callard was confronted about explosive allegations the her veganism is fake during her I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here exit interview on Monday
Since entering the show, Beverley claimed she turned vegan in March, just a few months before the start of the ITV series, but has baffled viewers after appearing to tuck into non vegan meals and treats in camp.
Beverley’s dietary requirements caused ruffles on social media throughout her time on the show, starting with her involvement in an eating trial and later when the camp were rewarded with Scotch eggs, which she speedily quaffed.
Ant and Dec defended her over the Scotch eggs last week, yet probed her during her exit interview, as she chatted alongside fellow evictee Victoria Derbyshire.
Dec queried: ‘You did a trial early doors where you had to eat and there has now been some chat about your veganism and some doubt over the validity of it.’
Oops! When challenged by And and Dec the Coronation Street legend, 63, stood by her dietary requirements despite having been accused of faking her plant-based choices
Uh oh! Since entering the show, Beverley claimed she turned vegan in March, just a few months before the start of the ITV series, but has baffled viewers after appearing to tuck into non vegan meals and treats in camp
He then referenced her on-screen son Simon Gregson’s comments about her choices, which he made during an appearance on Loose Women last month.
The Coronation Street actor, 46, who has played Liz McDonald’s son Steve for 31 years, joked he ‘must be a mango’ if Beverley has really decided to become a vegan, hinting she could be trying to swerve some of the show’s more disgusting dishes.
Dec went on: ‘Your on-screen son has said that your daughter is a vegan and I’m sure Bev has done if for all the right reasons, health, the planet. And after a pause he added “If you believe that then I’m a mango”. Now, come clean!’
Beverley countered: ‘I started in March because I had an operation and I saw this documentary that said your joints heal quicker if you’re plant based so I’ve been doing that since then!’, to which Dec said: ‘There you go Simon you mango!’
Really? He then referenced her on-screen son Simon Gregson’s comments about her choices, which he made during an appearance on Loose Women last month
The actress then threatened: ‘He knows I’ll give him a slap when I see him!’
Earlier in the week, her daughter Danielle took to Instagram Stories to explain that soap icon is being provided with meat-free alternatives by producers.
In August, Beverley revealed a nightmare operation left her battling to walk again as she detailed the excruciating agony she has been enduring amid her sudden disappearance from the show at the time.
She revealed she has had the ‘worst six months of my life’ after a routine hip operation left her fearing that she’d need a wheelchair.
Speaking with The Mirror, the star revealed that she is suing the hospital which carried out the operation after a second opinion from a doctor led to her minor keyhole surgery being changed to a full hip replacement.
