Ant McPartlin wasn't prepared to go easy on Dean McCullough as he got ready to take on yet another I'm A Celebrity Bushtucker Trial.
Radio host Dean hadn't fared well in his previous two attempts, dramatically quitting with just two stars on Tuesday's show, while Wednesday night saw him go back to camp without a single star.
Presenter Ant gave him a stern talking to ahead of his third try, while Dean seemed more upbeat. The Geordie presenter said: "Dean I want to have a word with you. What happened yesterday? No stars. What happened the day before? You shouted I'm a celebrity, get my out of here. You can only change the narrative by sticking with it and getting on with it."
Taken aback, Dean looked at Dec who joked he was good cop, while Ant was bad cop. They joked Dec was the "carrot" and Ant was the "stick". Dean went on to mock his efforts and said he was aiming to take one star back to camp, saying he was aiming low.
Dean started off well, but after keep telling Ant and Dec not to tell him what it was, he panicked and shouted to get out when fish guts hit him. Ant was less than impressed with the reaction and snapped he wouldn't have quit if he just let them tell him what it was.
And after showing the clip of the trial, Ant was perplexed at the camp's reaction to only getting four stars, saying they gave him a "hero's welcome".
The comments came after Ant had looked visibly frustrated by Dean and GK Barry's attempts at Wednesday's trial. Dean and GK Barry, real name Grace, were placed in water tanks. They were joined by snakes and eels and the tanks slowly filled with water. Dean was tasked with having to secure some keys and get them down to Grace. GK then had to unlock the padlocks at the bottom, but as time went on the pair failed to get any stars.
Ant and Dec were seen to be urging the pair to hurry up and get at least one star. However, each time a key was dropped or a lock failed the duo shouted out. Ant looked unimpressed, and fans quickly noticed him pulling faces at the stars.
On the sister show, Unpacked, Ant explained to host Joel Dommett, after Dec joked about his angry reaction to the pair: "If you can't do it then you can't do it, but just get on with it! Try it, just try it. There was a lot of not trying for several minutes."
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