I'm a Celeb: Barry McGuigan goes 'missing'
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! fans have been left reeling as one campmate was quietly swapped out of a Bushtucker Trial – with no word on the main ITV show.
Barry McGuigan put himself forward for Friday night’s trial (November 29) alongside Strictly star Oti Mabuse. But in a twist of fate, Joel Dommett announced on the extra show that Barry will no longer be taking part.
Joel had breaking news to share with viewers, telling them: “News just in, people - I can now tell you the camp have managed their minds and now Oti and Melvin will be doing the next trial.
"They changed from Barry to Melvin. That’s great, we’ll get to see Melvin do a trial!”
Fans have been speculating as to the reason for the swap, with some suggesting Barry’s deteriorating eyesight as the cause. The star failed to collect a single star in a previous trial as he was struggling to see.
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Barry’s eyesight began to deteriorate at the age of 39, and he underwent laser eye surgery in 2013. He admitted: “I was struggling to read, present and coach properly. I started wearing glasses and from then my sight continued to deteriorate quickly."
Fans took to Reddit to speculate on the news, with one writing: “I’m happy with that. They were the last two not to have a trial. Barry can do the next one.”
And someone else agreed: “I reckon producers told Barry he’d have trouble seeing things in the trial so he decided not to do it.”
But after watching episode 12 on Thursday, some fans think they already know who will be first evicted, after Ant and Dec announced the public vote to ditch campmates will start this week.
Ant explained: “At the end of tonight we’ll open the vote for you to choose the celebrities you’d like to keep in camp.” One X user wrote in response: “I’m A Celeb thoughts. Someone is leaving tomorrow (Dean because he hates it there).
“Alan absolutely smashed the trial. Last supper as a whole group for the campmates, very sad. Barry decided to volunteer as tribute for the trial.”
