{"id":42843,"date":"2023-12-13T08:29:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pieroselvaggio.com\/?p=42843"},"modified":"2023-12-13T08:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:29:55","slug":"politicians-face-im-a-celeb-ban-after-nigel-farage-promises-war-with-itv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pieroselvaggio.com\/2023\/12\/13\/politicians-face-im-a-celeb-ban-after-nigel-farage-promises-war-with-itv\/","title":{"rendered":"Politicians face I’m a Celeb ban after Nigel Farage promises war with ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigel Farage<\/span>‘s threat of war against ITV bosses may prompt the makers of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here<\/span> to ban politicians from the show.<\/p>\n

The former MEP and Ukip leader lashed out on Monday, accusing the channel of “unpleasantries” and ITV boss Kevin Lygo<\/span> of making derogatory comments about him.<\/p>\n

Mr Farage came third on the ITV1 reality show with radio presenter Sam Thompson emerging as the winner in Sunday’s final. He went on to threaten war against the broadcaster<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Amid the furore over Mr Lygo’s alleged remarks, crew members have cast doubt as to whether the show will feature politicians in the future.<\/p>\n

A source said I\u2019m A Celeb has always cast “divisive” characters but show bosses may now think twice.<\/p>\n

They told The Sun: “Nigel\u2019s MO is all about making it seem like the establishment is against him but no one expected it to become that hand that fed him.<\/p>\n

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“This is the problem with having politicians on. They are usually in it to further their political standing.<\/p>\n

“Never say never, but it sounds like it has cast doubt high-up on having another politician on.”<\/p>\n

Former health secretary Matt Hancock, Edwina Currie, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and ex-culture secretary Nadine Dorries have all entered the jungle in past productions.<\/p>\n

The crew member’s comments echo those of show co-host Declan Donnelly who told Jungle Club that I’m a Celebrity needed a year without politicians. To which Ant McPartlin replied: “Agreed! Agreed!”<\/p>\n

Dec said in response: “Let’s put that motion through shall we?”<\/p>\n

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An ITV spokesman said: “I\u2019m A Celebrity has always featured a diverse cast from all areas of public life and has a history of featuring political figures throughout its 23 series on air.<\/p>\n

“There are no plans for this to change when the series returns to screens next year.”<\/p>\n

Mr Farage, 59, said on Monday that he was prepared to ignore Mr Lygo’s allegedly “one-handed gestures” and “the rude pathetic attempts” from his staff to “stitch” him “up”.<\/p>\n

He said: “If you really want to go to war with me, I don\u2019t think it would do ITV share prices a lot of good.”<\/p>\n

An average of 8.3 million people watched the show every night in the first two weeks of the series, ratings figures show.<\/p>\n

It is a drop of more than two million on the same period last year when the footballer Jill Scott won.<\/p>\n

The 2022 series attracted a higher audience than the previous year thanks to the intense media interest in Mr Hancock, who finished third.<\/p>\n