Before the latest series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! came to a close at the weekend, furious viewers contacted Ofcom with complaints after TV chef Fred Sirieix took a swipe at Sam Thompson.
As the campmates decided who was going to take on one of the trials in the last week of the show, Fred put himself forward for the trial and suggested that Made In Chelsea star Sam was a "child" who should stay in the camp and "play with his toys". Fred also made the comment that Sam should stay in camp while the "men" do the challenge, after he expressed interest in putting himself forward.
Without allowing much deliberation from the other campmates, Fred said: "I'll go with Marvin", before the camp had a chance to vote on who they would like to do the trail - Fly On The Wall. He then said to Sam: "You stay here and play with your toys", leaving Sam looking deflated.
After the episode aired, Ofcom received 60 complaints from viewers who stated the comments were "rude" and "disrespectful", according to The Sun newspaper. One viewer reportedly said: "Sam looks so upset, he was only saving an argument saying that he doesn’t care who does the trial, the fact that Fred said that Sam wants to play with his little toys is horrible", while another added: "As much as Sam annoys me with his sometimes childish behaviour, I really think that was way out of order.
Fred actually hurt his feelings." OK! approached ITV for comment. Another was quoted as saying: "Fred patronising Sam telling him to “play with his toys” what a p****", while a fourth said: "What Fred said to Sam about playing with his toys whilst they do the men's stuff was uncalled for, Sam didn't deserve that, the bloke has managed to turn the whole country around on their opinion of him in a few short days, used to love him, now can't stand him." Now that the dramatic series has come to an end, Sam looked the complete opposite of deflated when he was reunited with his girlfriend Zara McDermott on Wednesday, after
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