Dean McCullough and Coleen Rooney got off to a rough start as their boat capsized in a tense first challenge on Sunday night’s I’m A Celebrity.
The 10 celebrities were tasked to race down the riverbank on a rowing boat to the next challenge.
Arriving at the bank of the river, they reached a signpost which read: ‘Release a boat to continue the race. Each burrow on the riverbank contains one correct key which will unlock any boat. Choose your boat wisely.’
In order to release a boat, the celebrities had to find a key, hidden inside a Hell Hole on the river bank.
Each Hell Hole had multiple keys inside, as well as some critters along the way. One of the keys unlocked one of the packlocks holding a boat, with the others being decoys which didn’t unlock anything.
Once a pair unlocked a boat, they could immediately begin rowing to their next challenge.
Dean McCullough, 32, and Coleen Rooney, 38, got off to a rough start as their boat capsized in a tense first challenge on Sunday night’s I’m A Celebrity
The BBC Radio 1 host and WAG, who were Team Yellow, had trouble as their boat began to fill with water and capsize
But the BBC Radio 1 host, 32, and WAG, 38, who were Team Yellow, had trouble as their boat began to fill with water and capsize.
Dean said: ‘On the sign it said choose your boat wisely, and now we know why!’
Dean had a bright idea for him and Coleen to block the hole in their boat with his jacket and her scarf, but they quickly started to sink again.
Recalling the race, Dean joked: ‘There is nothing more petrifying than a Barry McGuigan on a mission. We were the Titanic, they were the iceberg and we all know how that story ends!’
Neck and neck, Alan Halsall and Tulisa reached the river bank first, unlocking the final stage, and pulled a tag to let off a flare and win the race, along with the coveted title of first camp leaders.
As the ITV show kicked off this series, Danny Jones, Tulisa, Jane Moore, Dean, and Oti Mabuse had to do the iconic skydive into the jungle.
Meanwhile, Barry McGuigan, GK Barry, Alan Halsall, Coleen, and Melvin Odoom waited at the beach for the other five campmates to join them.
The celebrities doing the sky dive then had to take their turns to pick which celebrity they wanted to compete in a race to the finish line.
The 10 celebrities were tasked to race down the riverbank on a rowing boat to the next challenge
Arriving at the bank of the river, they reached a signpost which read: ‘Release a boat to continue the race. Each burrow on the riverbank contains one correct key which will unlock any boat. Choose your boat wisely’
Dean said: ‘On the sign it said choose your boat wisely, and now we know why!’
Dean had a bright idea for him and Coleen to block the hole in their boat with his jacket and her scarf, but they quickly started to sink again
Recalling the race, Dean joked: ‘There is nothing more petrifying than a Barry McGuigan on a mission. We were the Titanic, they were the iceberg and we all know how that story ends!’
Once it was Dean’s choice to pick between Coleen or his Radio 1 colleague Melvin, he said: ‘Melvin, I’m so so sorry! Wagatha Christie you’re coming with me!’
Once it was Dean’s choice to pick between Coleen or his Radio 1 colleague Melvin, he said: ‘Melvin, I’m so so sorry! Wagatha Christie you’re coming with me!’
Danny and Barry were team orange, Tulisa and Alan were team red, Jane and GK team green, Dean and Coleen were team yellow and Oti and Melvin were team pink.
Wagatha Christie is the popular name given to Coleen and Rebekah Vardy‘s £1.8 million court case, which culminated in a 2022.
It began when Coleen put a widely-shared post on Instagram which accused Rebekah of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the press.
Rebekah denied the allegations and sued Coleen for libel, but the case – dubbed the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial – found in Coleen’s favour, and left Rebekah liable to pay £1.5 million towards Coleen’s legal fees.
Just last month, Rebekah was ordered to pay £100,000 of the money she owes.
While Coleen has already told her side of the story for £1 million in a Disney+ documentary last year, ITV bosses will no doubt be hoping for some extra titbits during her jungle stay.
But they may be left disappointed – Coleen says she’s ‘drawn a line under’ the saga.
To find out more tune into I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Monday at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX