I’m A Celeb’s Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles FINALLY arrive in predominant camp however trigger disagreements over sleeping preparations

Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles finally arrived in the main camp on Saturday, but were quick to cause disagreements over sleeping arrangements. 

The television personality, 33, and priest, 62, made their entrance as late arrivals during Thursday night’s episode.

But rather than joining the other campmates in the main camp, they had a surprise in store, as they were dumped in the Jungle Junkyard – a basic camp that contains overgrown greenery, rusty corrugated metal and zero luxury.

However, it was not all as it seemed as the Jungle Junkyard car came down to reveal a luxurious double bed, a container revealed a hidden large sofa, and a cargo box opened with a large bathtub with bubbles, bath salts and hot water.

But as they had now finished the final stage of the mission to win portions for the junk food buffet, it was finally time for Maura and Richard to enter the main camp, making it a full house.

Finding there was a new bed and hammock in camp as a result of the new additions, Danny seized his opportunity to take a camp bed, having slept the previous nights in the jungle on a hammock.

Discussing his choice to move, Jane agreed saying: ‘It’s Lord of The Flies, if you’re newcomers you get the worst beds.’

When Richard found out he had been left with a hammock, Barry was keen to know how he’d fare. Richard answered: ‘I don’t know, getting in and out of it might be comedy.’

Later, Maura said of Richard: ‘I just feel bad for him, he’s not got a good back.’

Alan agreed, saying: ‘I don’t think he should be in a hammock to be honest, I said before, he’s 62 and he might want to but I don’t think he should be in a hammock.’

However, as camp leader, Alan is not permitted to give up his bed. Oti later told Jane she would be willing to swap with Richard, and give up her camp bed.

Jane replied and pointed at Dean: ‘He should go in it.’

It comes after I’m A Celeb viewers branded Maura and Reverend Richard an ‘iconic duo’ as they gush that they’re already ‘obsessed’ with the ‘genius’ pairing.

Ant and Dec explained that over the next few days they will have to complete a series of missions in order to win food at the Jungle Junkyard buffet for all of camp, by convincing their fellow campmates that they are living in squalor.

After watching Maura and Richard meet for the first time and immediately begin bouncing off each other, the public already can’t get enough of the pairing.

Taking to X, fans quipped: ‘Maura and Richard being an iconic duo I didn’t know I needed until they arrived on my tv 2 minutes ago #ImACeleb.’

‘Jesus Christ. Sorry Father’ ‘I say Jesus Christ a lot too, it’s kinda my job’ This duo are iconic already #ImACeleb.’

‘#ImACeleb Maura and Reverend Richard Coles livened this show up ”Jesus Christ” I had to laugh when she said that in front of him, the unexpected duo.’

‘We’ve literally had five minutes of Maura and Reverend Richard Coles and already they’re iconic #ImACeleb.’

‘I remove all criticisms I had. The pairing of Reverend and Maura is genius #ImACeleb.’

During the episode, Maura and Richard’s first task read: ‘Your first real test will come tonight, if you can convince them to sacrifice one of their beds for you, then you will win the first three portions of food at the jungle buffet.

‘Beware when the intruder alarm sounds, you will not have long to hide the secrets of the junkyard, to do this just press the red button.’

Hatching a plan, Richard said: ‘You’ve got to be in a state ok, and I’ve got to be really worried about you.’

Main camp also received a letter, revealing that two celebrities have moved into the Jungle Junkyard and they need to earn their place in main camp by completing chores for their fellow campmates, starting with their washing up.

As Coleen Rooney and GK Barry were on washing up duty, the pair headed down to the Jungle Junkyard to meet the Maura and Richard and hand over their dirty dishes.

As the alarm sounded in the Jungle junkyard, marking the arrival of Coleen and GK, Richard and Maura rush to hide away all their luxury items before they arrived.

Putting on their best acting performances, they showed Coleen and GK around their very basic camp and go on about have a terrible time.

The pair asked Coleen and GK if the main camp might be able to spare a bed for Maura for that night to save her sleeping on the floor.

Maura and Richard’s acting soon paid off as Coleen admitted on the way back to main camp, ‘I feel bad leaving them there’.

And as they rejoined the main camp, GK added: ‘It’s like a jail, I don’t know if Maura is going to last.’

Later in the show, Maura and Richard were tasked with writing a letter to main camp to try and convince them to give up a bed.

Oti shared the letter with her fellow campmates which does do the trick, as Radio 1 DJ Dean agreed to surrender his bed, and the celebrities carry it down to the Jungle Junkyard for a victorious Maura and Richard.

To find out more tune into I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX