Did you find a loose end this weekend? Don’t worry, we have just something to keep you and your brain busy.

An annoying new brainteaser challenges the web to discover the ant hidden in this sea of ​​butterflies.

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While the challenge may sound simple, the ant looks very similar to the butterfly’s bodies, making it almost impossible to spot.

The puzzle was invented by the Hungarian cartoonist Gergely Dudás, better known as Dudolfwhich is famous for its mind-boggling hidden object puzzles.

He shared it on Facebook, where he has more than 168,000 followers, many of whom were positively baffled by the riddle.

Commenting on the post, someone wrote: “I found it..this one was a challenge..The constant black and white threw me off!”

“No, that can’t be! It’s all ants and all butterflies,” another joked.

A third added: “Toughie. I found the little bastard.”

Are you still struggling yourself? Scroll down for the solution.

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Eagle-eyed players should be able to see the little devil in the top right corner.

The beloved artist previously stunned even puzzlers with extensive experience in solving brainteasers.

Dudolf instructed the challengers to spot a mouse hiding among a field full of mushrooms.

Do you have what it takes to spot the mouse in 12 seconds or less?

Superior observation skills and 20/20 vision are needed to beat the clock.

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At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be a pattern to follow for clues that make it impossible to determine a strategy.

The best place to look for the mischievous mouse hidden in the optical illusion is the bottom right.

Here’s a hint: the mouse is the same color as the mushroom stems.

If you still can’t find the mouse in the busy scene, scroll down for the solution below.

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Dudolf was inspired by beach lovers looking for winter sun to create a third brainteaser.

Can you spot seven differences between these nearly identical illustrations?

Many people have been left baffled after initially thinking they were doing the right thing when they discovered the first few differences.

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The watermelon probably stands out because it is unusual to see the fruit without black seeds.

But the other unexpected differences are irritating to discover.

You might be a genius if you can solve the challenge in 35 seconds or less.

Do you think you’ve finally found all seven differences?

Scroll down to the solution below to compare your guesses with the correct answers.

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Roman Kemp begged TV duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for help as he admitted he was terrified of hosting Saturday’s BRIT Awards.

The radio presenter, 31, revealed that growing up in a music-centric home, the BRIT Awards are akin to the Oscars and nerves are starting to set in.

Despite being nervous about the evening, Roman admitted he will cause chaos at the event as he spoke on his Capital Radio Breakfast show alongside co-stars Chris Stark and Sian Welby.

While catching up on all things Saturday Night Takeaway, Roman explained his new role to the duo.

Ant and Dec, 49, wished him well and said: ‘Good luck!’ before the host confessed: ‘Yes, I know I’m terrified…’

Dec seemed shocked by his statement and said: ‘You too? I was wondering how you felt about it…’

The former I’m A Celebrity campmate responded: ‘Of course! Look… especially in my house, right.”

‘I grew up in a music house and as if it’s the biggest night, I always say it’s our Oscars. “I know we have the BAFTAs but it almost seems a bit too elitist in a way, like you know, it’s a bit in a different world,” he added.

He asked the presenters of Britain’s Got Talent if they could give any advice.

Roman begged, “But I guess it’s like the Oscars we have, so I guess… I don’t really know what to do… how to feel… If you have any advice?”

Ant shared some pearls of wisdom before saying the star should just ‘just enjoy it’.

‘Yes, it’s a big animal! So just enjoy it. You know, enjoy it, make the TV show for everyone at home, not for the people in the audience because they won’t listen to a word you say. That’s some advice,” Ant said.

Roman then joked: ‘Nobody’s listening’

Ant confided his assumption, saying: “Everyone eats their dinner or gets drunk” before laughing.

“Okay… So don’t look… Be horrible to them,” Roman said.

It comes after Roman fHe fought back tears as he announced he was quitting his Capital Breakfast show in January.

After ten years of presenting for the channel, the radio host announced that his last show will be on March 28, as he gave an emotional speech.

When talking about how much Capital has meant to him, Roman seemed overcome with emotion as he admitted that this wasn’t a decision he ever expected.

He explained, “I have a little announcement, and it’s really weird to say it out loud. Really strange. If I’m being completely honest, I have no idea how to start this.

“I’m just going to come out and say it. This will be my last kind of six weeks with capital, which is weird to say.

Shaking away his emotions, he continued, “The last eight and a half years of my life have been so incredible to be a part of this machine, right, it’s been the funniest, the saddest, and the most downright wild time to to be part of Capital and the Global family. .

‘When you take on a job of this magnitude, you never think that one day there will come a time when you have to say goodbye. You never think that day will come.

“What I can tell you is that I’m not saying goodbye right now, I’m not leaving the show today and that’s it, but it’s not far away.

‘It will happen and that farewell will come in five to six weeks. It’s not a decision made overnight either, it’s huge, I haven’t found it easy at all.’

Roman lost his best friend and global radio producer Joe Lyons to suicide in August 2020, and the star alluded to the tragedy while referring to both his “best times” and “absolute lowest times.”

“Capital is my family, you as the amazing listeners you have been, you have been with me through my best times and my absolute lowest… Capital and Global have helped change me.

“I was 22 years old when I first joined Capital and it shaped me into the man I am today, that’s all I know. But I know this is the right time to leave and this is the right time to move on.”

By Owen Tonks for Mailonline

Published: 2:46 PM EST, February 24, 2024 | Updated: 2:46 PM EST, February 24, 2024

The news came just a few days after Christmas. At first, Lisa Armstrong could half-convince herself that it was just another gossip: after all, that had been enough in the five years since she split from her former husband, the TV presenter Ant McPartlin.

Like millions of others, Lisa, a make-up artist who was with the troubled TV golden boy for 23 years, read the story on Mail Online.

But it couldn't be true, could it? Surely Ant, her former soulmate whom she had fallen in love with when they were both teenagers, wouldn't be so cruel?

But looking at the photos of Ant, 48, and his new wife, former assistant Anne-Marie Corbett, 46, happily strolling around with the paparazzi and fellow holidaymakers at Heathrow Airport, on their way back from Dubai after a spot of winter sun, Lisa gradually came to realize that he probably could.

Rumors had been circulating for weeks that Ant and Anne-Marie were expecting their first child together, and judging by Anne-Marie's curvier figure and tellingly loose-fitting sweater, it looked like this chatter might be true.

This week, those rumors were confirmed when friends of the couple announced they were “extremely happy” they were expecting a baby in June.

But for Lisa, who had desperately wanted a baby with Ant for years and had supported him through his struggles with alcohol, depression and an addiction to prescription drugs, this was almost certainly the most devastating part of her divorce. .

“It's extremely heartbreaking and hurtful to Lisa that, after everything Ant has done to her, he didn't let her know he was expecting a baby,” a close friend told me.

'Ant didn't even have the decency to inform Lisa about this. Like the rest of the world, she had to read about it in the news and you can only imagine what a shock that must have been for her.

“For someone you've shared so much with, it's hard to tell you something they knew full well was going to be a huge story in the press.

'It's a terrible shame that Lisa had to find out like this. You can imagine how hard that would hit her. It's heartbreaking.'

Lisa is known for being discreet – despite refusing to sign the non-disclosure agreement Ant wanted her to sign – so we can only guess how much shock and betrayal she must have felt. Especially since she and Ant had so desperately hoped to become parents themselves for so many years.

In 2013, shortly before his showbiz partner Declan Donnelly met wife Ali Astall, Ant revealed how he and Lisa had fertility problems, saying: 'There's a rumor going around that I'm waiting to have children until Dec finds himself Mrs Right. I like that idea, but I'm afraid it's not true.

'Lisa and I really want children. Tried. When you get older, it's harder than you think.'

Sadly, this was never to be and once they turned forty, they accepted that they were not meant to have a family and instead had their beloved chocolate Labrador, Hurley – who Lisa calls her 'baby boy'.

The friend told the Mail: 'Lisa had spent her entire adult life with Ant. It was all she knew and they had really hoped to have children. Lisa didn't expect Ant to go ahead and have a baby, so it really hit her hard.

'She has been through so much with him and given him so much, but it is she who will be childless for the rest of her life, not Ant.

“It's something you never get over.”

As if the situation couldn't get any more difficult for Lisa, she and Anne-Marie were once friends. Anne-Marie was Ant's personal assistant and spent a lot of time at the McPartlins' home in West London.

Friends of Lisa – the hugely successful head of make-up on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing – say she was 'very nice' to Anne-Marie. She worked at Ant's talent agency YMU, and Lisa and Ant wanted to make her feel 'at home' at her job.

Anne-Marie divorced her husband Scott, with whom she has two daughters, in October 2017, shortly before Ant and Lisa's marriage fell apart.

The divorce was difficult for Lisa, friends say, not least because she suddenly found herself in the awkward position of the world scrutinizing her marriage and private life, despite never asking for fame.

When their divorce was finalized in 2018 – which reportedly led to a multi-million payout for Lisa – a friend tells me there was a time when she was the second most Googled woman in Britain, behind only Meghan Markle.

The investigation became even more stringent when Anne-Marie was spotted walking with Hurley in April 2018 – a cruel blow for Lisa.

Soon after, Anne-Marie and Ant were photographed together, and their status as a couple was confirmed in 2019 when she joined him in Australia – along with her children – where he was hosting I'm A Celeb.

They tied the knot in August 2021 in a star-studded wedding at the five-star Heckfield Place in Hampshire.

That Ant still longed for children was even evident from his groom's speech when he said that Anne-Marie's now teenage daughters call him 'Daddy'.

“The relationship between Ant and Anne-Marie came out of nowhere for her,” says an employee of Lisa. 'In retrospect, things started to change. There were times when Anne-Marie even seemed to dress like Lisa, but she didn't expect them to get together.

'The thought of her now having Ant's baby is a lot to think about. Lisa tries her hardest to keep herself to herself, but she's been through so much in their 23 years together.”

Ant and Lisa met almost 30 years ago, when they were 18 and 19, and on the music circuit.

Lisa was in a band called Deuce at the time, while Ant and Dec were making careers as pop duo PJ and Duncan – their characters from Byker Grove, the children's TV drama.

They hit it off immediately and soon their romance became public. And despite not exactly making a big hit, Lisa's band became one of the most written about women in Britain.

She then moved in with Ant at his home next door to Dec in Chiswick, west London, and was by the star's side as he went on to become one of half of the country's best-loved entertainment acts.

The couple married in the summer of 2006 at Cliveden House, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, with Dec acting as best man.

However, somewhere along the line, things started to unravel for the couple as Ant battled various addictions and demons.

He had initially started taking legally prescribed painkillers after a serious knee injury in 2014 and a botched operation the following year. However, over time, his dependency on the drugs, along with alcohol, began to spiral out of control.

It was a torrid time for Lisa. At the time, she confided to friends that she had fought for 'two hellish years' to keep her husband Ant on track. A friend tells me: 'Lisa went through hell the last two years she and Ant were together.

She wasn't sure if her marriage would survive, but she supported him in an attempt to save him. It's been so hard for her.

'Ant had been in such bad shape that she often feared the situation was untenable.'

Friends said Lisa had begged her husband to seek professional help and begged him not to leave their home if he wanted to start drinking.

'It was a very difficult time for Lisa, it took a very long time. She loved him very much and wanted to make him better, but she was open with her friends and didn't see how the marriage could survive.

But she made her vows and she won't give them up. Lisa has done a lot for Ant. She did pretty much everything she could to help, but it went on and on.

“It was the hardest thing for her to give in and admit that the marriage was over. She is an amazing woman who was determined to save her husband. She's so brave.'

In 2017, Ant finally sought help and went to a rehabilitation center. But it was too late for their marriage. Six months later, in March 2018, Ant's life hit a new low when he was arrested and charged with drink-driving after his Mini collided with two other cars in west London.

Ant, who was reportedly earning £130,000 a week at the time, was fined £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after pleading guilty to drink driving.

He said he was 'really sorry' for driving more than twice the legal limit.

Witnesses described how his black Mini collided with another Mini Cooper before driving straight into an oncoming BMW, with a doctor and her nine-year-old son on board.

Although no one was seriously injured, the driver of the other Mini was said to be in 'deep shock' and believed he could have been killed in the accident.

Ant later withdrew from hosting ITV reality series I'm A Celebrity alongside Dec in Australia, making way for Holly Willoughby to take over temporarily.

Although Lisa, despite being given numerous opportunities to tell her side of the story, remains silent on the matter, their split remains acrimonious – and lingering. He may have two new dogs, Maltipoos (maltese-poodle crossbreeds), named Milo and Bumble, but Ant still doesn't want to give Lisa Hurley full-time.

The couple agreed to share the dog after their marriage collapsed, but Lisa wants Hurley to live alone with her. However, it is clear that Ant is refusing to give up shared custody.

Currently, the dog spends half its time at Ant's £6million mansion in Wimbledon, South West London, and the other half at Lisa's West London home, with the TV presenter's driver reportedly doing the handover, so the exes don't have to see each other. other.

A make-up artist friend added: 'Lisa is one of the strongest women you can imagine, but a few years ago there were cracks showing and she wasn't quite herself.

'It was clear at the time that there were issues that were getting her into trouble, but she didn't want to give up on Ant.

“She's been to hell and back the last few years. We all just wanted to pick her up and give her a big hug.”

If there was ever a time when Lisa needed one, it's now.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly left Limitless Win viewers furious when the game show returned to ITV on Saturday evening.

During the episode, the presenters, both 48, revealed that someone would win the £1 million jackpot during the upcoming series.

However, viewers were not very impressed with the reveal as they complained that it ruined the show if they knew someone would win.

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‘Welcome to the brand new series Midsomer Murders! Where Barnaby is going to arrest the builder because he is the murderer!

“Hmm – I wonder what’s going to happen next week – how little faith do they have in this show?!”

Others also shared their outrage, saying: ‘Well, that was a huge spoiler for the next bit. Knowing ITV they drag it to the final episode of [the] series to see how those win a million.”

“I think it’s really weird when game shows release information about the ‘biggest winner!’ advance. Um, you just ruined the excitement of it being the biggest winner by telling me?”

‘Very sad that Limitless Win had to spoil the next episode, although it’s not the first time a show desperate for ratings has done this. [Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?] Annoyingly, it’s still a week until the next episode. How am I going to contain my excitement?’

‘Thanks for next week’s spoiler there ITV.’

“So you keep repeating the spoiler just to make sure it’s ruined for everyone, okay?”

‘Massive spoilers just kill Limitless Win. It’s crazy, no one wants it. Stop it ITV and keep the mystery.’

“Well, that was a huge unnecessary spoiler at the beginning of Limitless Win, when they announced that someone was going to cash out a million.”

The largest amount of money the series has ever awarded was £500,000, so viewers can look forward to one lucky contestant whose life will be changed forever.

However, despite complaints from viewers, the show has proven popular and will return for a fourth series.

According to TV zoneITV bosses confirmed last year that the fourth series will air in 2025.

The entertainment quiz, which launched in January 2022, saw more than 6 million viewers tune in while playing along at home, becoming ITV’s biggest entertainment series launch since The Masked Singer.

The groundbreaking show, featuring an endless cash ladder, gives participants the chance to win the world’s first unlimited jackpot.

Speaking about the upcoming series, Ant said: ‘We’re so pleased that Limitless Win has been such a hit with viewers, we’re thrilled to be making it.’

He continued, “It’s such an exciting and emotional rollercoaster of a show that we can’t wait to make more.”

Meanwhile, Dec commented: ‘We’re bracing ourselves for another two series of exciting and nail-biting drama as more contestants enter the Boundless ladder.’

He continued, “We’re excited to see how high they can climb now that they’re so much more familiar with the show. Bring it on!’

Victoria Ashbourne, CEO of Hello Dolly, added: ‘We’re delighted that ITV has confirmed two more series of Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win and that the show continues to captivate audiences since its launch last year.’

She continues: ‘We look forward to keeping viewers at home on the edge of their seats again.’

Limitless Win contestants Tina and Tracy felt ‘overwhelmed’ after cashing out a life-changing sum of money during Saturday night’s show.

Sisters Tina and Tracy kicked off the first episode of series three of ITV Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win.

The game show returned on Saturday evening, with medical secretary Tina and housewife Tracy paying out a huge £100,000.

During the show, Tina had told Ant and Dec that winning more than £100,000 would ‘seriously’ change her life as she couldn’t afford to buy a house on her own.

Meanwhile, Tracy admitted she plans to take her husband on a cruise around the world and help with her son’s wedding next year.

And after a shaky start, the sisters, who also claim to be best friends, managed to get three answers correct, raising exactly £100,000.

Ant McPartlin’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong shared a post about karma just hours after his wife Anne-Marie Corbett stepped out ‘looking pregnant’.

On Wednesday, the couple’s former assistant, 45, was spotted in a loose dress as they prepared to fly from Heathrow to Dubai to ring in the new year.

It followed months of rumors they might have expected – especially after she decided not to fly to Australia to be by the 48-year-old TV legend’s side as he presented ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Here away .

Lisa, who was married to Ant for 11 years before splitting in 2017, shared a post on Instagram that read: ‘2023 = 8. Eight in numerology represents Karma. This will be the year in which people get back what they have radiated.’

There was no clear indication of who the post was aimed at, but the message also comes in conjunction with her split from her boyfriend of three years, Sky electrician James Green, 40, earlier this year.

Ant and Lisa had a rocky road to their bitter split, which took place amid his well-documented battle with substance abuse.

His struggles came to a head in 2017, when he checked into rehab after becoming addicted to prescription drugs following a devastating knee injury at the time.

He gave a candid interview at the time and admitted he had ‘let people down’, before thanking Lisa and co-star Declan Donnelly for their support.

His statement to the release read: “The first step is to admit to yourself that you need help. I’ve let people down. I am really sorry…

“I feel like I’ve let a lot of people down and I’m really sorry for that. I would like to thank my wife, family and best friends during this difficult time.

‘I spoke out because I believe it is important that people ask for help when they are going through a difficult time and receive the right treatment to aid their recovery.’

He subsequently split from Lisa, who he married in 2006, in December 2017, before it was revealed he was dating their former employee Anne-Marie.

The bitter divorce was officially finalized at London’s Central Family Court in October 2018, where Ant admitted adultery. In January 2020, it was reported that she received £31 million as part of a divorce settlement with her famous ex.

He married Anne-Marie, who has two children, in Hampshire in 2021.

In August, Lisa separated from her boyfriend, after which he left her house. A source close to the couple said the surprise split “came out of the blue.”

But a friend said the end of their three-year relationship had been amicable and the former couple would remain friends.

Lisa regularly posted selfies on Instagram of herself looking loved up with James, along with pictures of them enjoying a series of luxury holidays.

But following their split, she made no mention of James and instead posted photos of her 10-year-old Labrador, Hurley, with whom she spent the holidays – after sharing a Christmas card of her and the pup.

By Katie Hind Consultant Editor Showbusiness

Published: 5:15 PM EST, December 27, 2023 | Updated: 5:15 PM EST, December 27, 2023

Ant McPartlin’s wife Anne-Marie looked stunning in a loose-fitting dress on Wednesday.

The beaming couple were pictured at Heathrow Airport wearing matching cardigans, with their luggage in hand. It is not clear where they flew to.

Ant wore a dark ensemble with a gray cardigan over it.

The mother of two teenage daughters wore a cream cardigan over the black number and cut her blonde locks into a shorter bob.

It’s the first time they’ve been seen together in public for a while as Ant, 47, has been busy filming I’m A Celebrity in Australia while Anne-Marie, 45, stayed at home.

Declan Donnelly took his wife Ali Astall to Australia, but Ant was seen eating solo meals and exercising during the trip.

The couple was last pictured together on a dog walk in November.

Ant and Anne married in 2021 and became stepfathers to her two daughters Daisy and Poppy, 13.

He divorced his ex-wife Lisa Armstrong in 2018 after 12 years of marriage, and she recently split from her partner James Green.

Lisa and Ant finalized their £62 million divorce in April.

The make-up artist, 46, split from her most recent partner, James, 40, in August after she surprisingly ended their romance and moved out of her £4.5million London home while working in Manchester.

And insiders close to the former couple have told MailOnline that their relationship has become toxic over money, as Lisa claims she lent him money during their time together, but he is resisting all approaches.

Lisa and James dated for three years and the electrician was her most serious relationship since her high-profile divorce from husband Ant McPartlin, in which she reportedly received a £31million payout.

James was working for a company installing electric doors when they met, having recently moved from the £450,000 family home he shared with ex-wife Kirsty in Winchester, Hampshire.

But James, who was married to his former partner for five years, shocked Lisa by breaking up with her completely unannounced and moved his belongings out of her home while she was away.

A source told MailOnline at the time: ‘I don’t really know what went wrong. They were together on a fancy holiday in the Caribbean just eight weeks ago.

“One day he was with her, and the next day he just wasn’t with her. There was no suspicion that anything was wrong.”

Despite the surprise split, friends said the pair were initially on amicable terms, but that is no longer the case, mainly due to Lisa’s demands for her money back.

A friend of James said: ‘When Lisa gave him that money he thought it was good; he did not see it as a loan with strict conditions to pay it back within a certain time.

‘It’s all gotten quite messy and Lisa threatening him with legal action is obviously worrying given her financial power.’

James has been contacted for comment.

It is a regular part of the annual jungle calendar that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.

And I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here fans will be treated to the iconic Celebrity Cyclone trial again on Saturday’s show, and it will leave hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in hysterics.

The final four celebrities – Josie Gibson, Tony Bellew, Nigel Farage and Sam Thompson – are ready to take on the grueling challenge, but an awkward blunder leaves the presenting duo struggling to hide their smiles.

In a first clip of the challenge, Josie struggles to reach campmate Nigel Farage and collect three stars, despite encouragement from presenters Ant and Dec.

As she struggles to reach Nigel, Ant shouts: ‘Right in the face! Come on Josie! You must go to Nigel Jose. Grab the stars!’

Dec added: ‘It’s almost time! Come on Josie!’

As Josie slowly collects three of the stars, she stumbles to the next marker as Tony Bellew shouts, “Go on Jose!”

But after being hit by a hose of water, Josie loses her grip on one of the stars, causing it to fly back down the slide.

Host Dec bursts out laughing: ‘She’s going to lose one! No, it’s gone!’

Viewers will have to wait and see if Josie, Tony, Sam and Nigel manage to earn four stars for the camp, before one of them narrowly misses out on a place in the final.

It comes after Josie reached the end of her tether with Nigel after he stopped her from doing a Bushtucker Trial during Friday’s episode.

Josie became camp leader by default after Danielle Harold’s departure and the This Morning presenter, 38, took her throne as JLS singer Marvin Humes, 38, broke news that the latest Bushtucker trial had a Christmas theme.

Former Big Brother winner Josie took the opportunity to do the trial but was slammed by former politician Nigel, 59, who insisted he had the experience needed to succeed after facing a number of challenges earlier in the series had entered into.

But Nigel’s argument did not go down well with Josie, who insisted he simply wanted to do another trial because he wanted more airtime and needed to ‘prove himself to the nation’.

After Marvin informed the group of the process, Josie said, “I’m going to do it. If you want me to do it, I will do it.”

Former boxer Tony Bellew (41) asked: ‘Are you going to be afraid of something coming your way? Because we need stars now?’

Josie said, “I’m afraid of it all… but you feel like you have to win stars and maybe I don’t have the minerals.”

Explaining the reasons why he wanted to go, Nigel said: ‘I did a lot of Bushtucker Trials in the early stages, you guys have now caught up. So it’s my turn. My turn, it’s that simple.’

Marvin said, “I like doing it.” Tony said, “I’m the same.”

Josie said: ‘I feel like I have to prove myself a little bit now.’

Nigel said, ‘Josie, that’s not necessary. You have to respond to this by saying that I’m not afraid of what they’re going to throw at me. If you can’t say… then you shouldn’t do it, I think.’

Josie replied: ‘I said I wanted to prove myself and you said, “You shouldn’t do it, you shouldn’t do it”.’

Nigel said: ‘You’re proving yourself by being here.’

Former Made In Chelsea cast member Sam Thompson, 31, said separately: “Josie, if you want to do it, do it.”

Josie said, “No, it’s okay. Let Nige do it, he wants the airtime.”

Writing in the Bush Telegraph, Josie said: ‘I should have fought for my corner a bit more but he wants the airtime because he wants to prove himself to the nation.’

It comes after Nigel previously admitted he wanted to take part in trials to receive 25 per cent of the show’s airtime.

Last month, before her departure, he told food critic Grace Dent, 50, of his plan to reach a “new audience.”

He explained: “If you do the challenges, it’s 25 percent of the airtime. I want to reach a whole new audience.’

Nigel looked disappointed as he waved off former campmate YouTuber Nella Rose, 26, to take part in the No Time To Cry trial after the public voted her in.

Then Ant and Dec joked about Nigel’s comment, saying: ‘We’ll be going into camp soon to reveal who gets 25 per cent of airtime tomorrow.’

I’m a celebrity…Get me out of here! continues Saturday December 9 at 9.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

Chris Packham has said that Ant and Dec should ‘stand up and be counted’ after he sent the I’m A Celebrity hosts an impassioned open letter urging them to stop the use of animals on the show. 

The Springwatch presenter, 62, spoke on the Jeremy Vine show about his public letter criticising the series’ ‘exploitation of animals’, which was posted on X and gained 25,000 likes. 

He said on Wednesday morning’s show: ‘It’s time for them [Ant & Dec] to stand up and be counted at a time when we all have to do so if we want a healthy, sustainable future for our children and grandchildren.’

In the interview Chris said he believes the hosts have an ethical responsibility to educate audiences about nature.

He added: ‘I’m asking Ant and Dec because they are a powerful voice and they are highly-respected TV presenters with a huge following.

‘They could do something great with that power and ask ITV to stop with these animal-based trials!’

Jeremy Vine then read out a viewer’s comment on Facebook that said: ‘The animals are not harmed and are well looked after by trained people. This is nothing to worry about.’

Packham responded to the comment: ‘I just saw that clip – were those cockroaches being well looked after? Were the green ants being well looked after? 

‘When you see the toads in the enclosures, don’t tell me these animals aren’t stressed and don’t tell me they’re not being harmed. 

‘We can’t make those artificial judgments. You know, people wouldn’t be doing it with kittens and puppies, would they?’

When Jeremy asked him if he’d been asked to go on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, Packham replied: ‘I think after the raft of letters that I’ve written off over the years, I would probably be the last on the list to be invited to the jungle. 

‘But here’s one thing. If they dropped those trials and if they put in a role for someone who would communicate with the participants the importance of these animals and frankly, how extraordinarily lucky they are to be spending time in a rainforest, a place where many people never have the, you know, the fortune to visit, which is full of life, then, you know, they need someone like me to be there as an educator to engage people with these animals and talk about how important they are. 

‘And wouldn’t that be a fantastic change for ITV on a flagship program like this with an audience of millions?’

Chris also appeared on Sky News on Wednesday after his public letter.

Chris told Kay Burley: ‘In a programme that has been broadcast to a very large audience in the UK – a nation of animal lovers – animals are being exploited and abused, just for entertainment, just for laughs.  

‘That’s something which is undeniably outdated. We’ve got rid of circuses, got rid of bear-baiting. Dog fighting, unfortunately, might persist in some circles.

‘We don’t use animals for entertainment anymore. Even when I was growing up in the sixties, we had chimpanzees dressed up for tea parties. It’s all gone.’

Chris asked: ‘Why is this persisting on this one programme?

‘There are plenty of other ways that they could test their participants in difficult trials which could be equally amusing. The animals could easily be replaced.’

While Chris acknowledged eating live insects during the eating challenges has now been fazed out, many more were being killed needlessly from being trampled on or crushed in Bushtucker Trials. 

He said: ‘Certainly when it comes to live animals, ITV are very keen to say that they have inspectors and handlers on site who make sure the laws are being applied when it comes to the treatment of those animals. 

‘I suppose there are plenty of us that say the laws aren’t strict enough and the animals shouldn’t be treated in this way.   

‘These laws generally only apply to the like mammals and some of the reptiles. The invertebrates don’t  seem to be protected by any of that. Many of these are being killed for the show.’ 

Chris added: ‘It’s not helpful when we are in the middle of a biodiversity crisis. Many of us are trying to protect life, not ridicule it, exploit it.’

ITV previously responded to Chris’ outcry over the use of thousands of live insects and animals in the Bushtucker Trials. 

A spokesman said that ‘welfare and safety is always the primary priority’ when it comes to animals used by the show and they are ‘in compliance with all regional and national laws in Australia’. 

ITV added in a statement to The Sun: ‘We have a very strict environmental plan in place on the show.

‘Welfare and safety is always the primary priority on any of our programmes. 

‘At any Bushtucker trial that features animals, we have qualified and experienced animal handlers on site at all times.’ 

MailOnline has contacted ITV for comment. 

So far this series, viewers have watched the celebrities be deluged in a whole host of creepy crawlies, fight off mud crabs and yabbies underwater and lie in boxes filled with dozens of snakes. 

Chris, who has long criticised the show, called out hosts Ant and Dec for not replying to his previous correspondence in his open letter. 

He began his note: ‘Dear Ant and Dec, I hope you are both in good health. I have written to you before but you have never replied so I thought I’d write again.

‘My letters were polite, reasonable and constructive. This time I’II be a little more frank and forthright.

‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ remains a grotesque blot on the reputations of both yourselves and ITV. 

‘Its continued exploitation of animals for entertainment is an anachronistic embarrassment and betrays a dangerous disconnect between a world increasingly concerned with an environmental crisis, and a reckless and marginalised part of the media which doesn’t appear to give a s**t.’

Last year, the show received a record number of complaints over the use of live animals in its Bushtucker Trials.

The RSPCA received 17,000 complaints from viewers over animals being used in the challenges.

Chris spoke of this as he continued: ‘I write in my own capacity, not as the President of the RSPCA, but I can tell you that last year the charity received 17,000 complaints about your willful abuse of animals and the reinforcement of negative stereotypes. 

‘I and all those people, many of whom I have no doubt will be fans of yours and of the work you have done and do, are sick of your perceived disregard for animal welfare and the way that we feel about it.

‘You may see little or no connection between the global extermination event that humans are precipitating and IACGMOOH [I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!] but its all about attitudes and education. 

‘Without a fundamental respect for life, all life, it is difficult for those of us who care to bring enough people on board to initiate essential action to protect and actively restore the worlds wildlife.

‘I spend my life trying to engender that respect, your programme recklessly countermands that, and what’s absolutely pitiful, is that it does it for laughs. Just for amusement.

‘Twenty eight percent of the worlds monitored species are threatened with extinction. Is that funny? Is that a laugh?

‘Well maybe you just don’t care? But Declan, in 2019 I asked you to please think about how your daughter will perceive your actions as she grows into a world increasingly devoid of wildlife… What did she say?

‘That was four years ago, what is she saying now, aware I’m sure that her future is seriously imperiled by climate breakdown and biodiversity loss?’

Chris continued on a second page: ‘But it’s also about money isn’t it. In March the TV channel and on-demand service reported studio revenue of more than £2b and I’m told that IACGMOOH is the biggest single banker for ITV. A Google search also suggests that your highest paid participant this year will receive £1.5 million. Speculative figures for your own earnings are also widely published.

‘But in November 2022 a peak of 10 million, and average of 9.1 million, watched the launch episode. This year that dipped to a peak of 7.8 million, and an average of just seven million umm, maybe your viewers need a change of format… so… 

‘Look at the world, listen to the voices of concern, read the writing on the wall. Circuses have gone, dancing bears have gone, cock and dog fighting are the sad preserve of psychopathic criminals… we have no performing dolphins in the UK and no chimpanzees dressed up for tea time. 

‘The cruel exploitation of wildlife for gratuitous entertainment on your programme continues to damage the great reputation of the UK as a ‘nation of animal lovers’.

‘To conclude, how about you announce now that from 2024 there will be no more abuse of animals for entertainment; that instead there will be an educational component which will celebrate wildlife and its conservation; that a percentage of the programmes profits will go to proactive practical conservation, and that you will present a programme to highlight that work (I’ll loan you my binoculars) and that you will both agree to be ambassadors and influencers for prominent wildlife charities? Yours Chris Packham.’