Ruth Langsford has revealed she is ‘gutted’ for her Loose Women co-star Jane Moore after she was eliminated from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday.
The TV presenter, 62, became the first person given the boot after it was revealed she and Dean McCullough had received the fewest votes to stay from the public.
Ruth, 64, flew down to Australia to take part in spin-off show I’m A Celebrity: Unpacked and by coincidence, her colleague was the first one sent packing.
Speaking to host Joel Dommett, she said: ‘I’m gutted for Jane, I’m so gutted because she’s always wanted to do the show. She loves challenges and this would have been the greatest challenge.
‘But people saw the caring side of her when she just draws people out.’
On Jane’s apparent dig at Dean McCullough who she seemingly called ‘flamboyant’ and got all the airtime, Ruth said: ‘I suppose everybody thinks they’re not getting enough screen time in a reality show.
Ruth Langsford has revealed she is ‘gutted’ for her Loose Women co-star Jane Moore after she was eliminated from I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday
The TV presenter, 62, became the first person given the boot after it was revealed she and Dean McCullough had received the fewest votes to stay from the public
Ruth, 64, flew down to Australia to take part in spin-off show I’m A Celebrity: Unpacked and by coincidence, her colleague was the first one sent packing
‘I’m sure she won’t have any hard feelings but she makes a great point that there are people quietly getting on with it and without them it would fall apart.’
Jane was embroiled in a row over ‘ageism’ and ‘sexism’ in the jungle after she was tasked with the chore of doing the camp’s washing up and accused former boxing champion, Barry McGuigan, and the McFly frontman, Danny Jones, of being ageist and sexist for giving her the role because she was an older woman.
Upon her exit she told hosts Ant and Dec: ‘I had three jobs before then, I worked like a dog and then they gave me the washing up so I wasn’t pleased about that. I did a lot down there but hard work doesn’t pay off as I’m the first one out, people don’t notice hard work’.
In a warning to the remaining campmates, she said: ‘The more people get voted off, it will get apparent who isn’t doing that much.
‘I would like to see the quiet hard workers win, there’s a lot of showmen in there. I want Coleen [Rooney] or Melvin [Odoom] to win, they’re not flamboyant.’
Speaking about her time in the jungle she said: ‘I have lived it and it’s just such a weird and magical experience. People always say it’s the best experience of your life, wouldn’t say that with the rain. Never been so soaked in my life, constantly’.
‘At least there’s no more washing up, I’m never washing up again. I enjoyed getting to know the other and ask them questions. We’ve all got each other’s back. Them getting to know me was great too, because I’m a journalist they were initially like, “hang on what’s this going to be like?”‘.
‘A lot of them said they talked about things with me they haven’t for years and they felt better for it’.
Ms Moore was greeted off the I’m A Celebrity bridge by her daughters Ellie, 32, and Grace, 22, whom she shares with her ex-husband of 22 years, Gary Farrow.
In the jungle McGuigan, 63, tried to justify the pair’s decision, explaining that since Jane was 62 and a year younger than him, she might want something less strenuous but before he could finish Jane retorted: ‘So ageist and sexist’.
She said: ‘I’m not upset, I’m just saying it’s women doing the washing up again.’
But Ms Moore continued to complain throughout the week about her role, which frustrated the public, despite her fellow Loose Women panellists speaking out in support on the ITV chat show.
Janet Street-Porter, 77, said: ‘I said to you earlier Coleen, I was a bit unhappy about how they edited about Jane and washing up. When you’re in I’m A Celebrity, everything you say is being recorded and you have no control of what people at home are seeing about you.
Jane was embroiled in a row over ‘ageism’ and ‘sexism’ in the jungle after she was tasked with the chore of doing the camp’s washing up
Upon her exit she told hosts Ant and Dec: ‘I had three jobs before then, I worked like a dog and then they gave me the washing up so I wasn’t pleased about that’
She accused former boxing champion, Barry McGuigan (L) and the McFly frontman, Danny Jones (R) of being ageist and sexist for giving her the role because she was an older woman
Speaking about her time in the jungle she said: ‘I have lived it and it’s just such a weird and magical experience’
The mother-of-two shared a huge hug with youngest daughter Grace as she returned to civilisation
Jane flashed a huge smile and gave a thumbs up after making her way across the show’s iconic bridge
Before appearing on the show, Ms Moore told the Mail she was ‘flying the flag for the over sixties’ and went on to start the series skydiving from a helicopter onto the Gold Coast’s Byron Bay.
But she went on to be voted for only one Bushtucker Trial on Tuesday night after her Loose Women co-stars such as Coleen Nolan and Ruth Langsford encouraged viewers to do so.
However some viewers were left shocked last week when Jane lashed out at Barry and Danny after they chose her to be the camp’s washer up.
They announced Jane and Tulisa would be overseeing the duties for the camp before Jane shouted: ‘Oh what? Is that because we’re women?’.
As Jane continued to complain, Dean started a ‘We stand with Jane’ chant as Barry tried to calm the mood in the camp, as Jane continued to complain.
She said: ‘I’m not upset, I’m just saying it’s women doing the washing up again.’
And although Dean jumped to the TV star’s defence, viewers on social media were less than supportive.
Fans of the show took to X to criticise the star’s behaviour and told her to ‘get a grip’.
They wrote: ‘What’s got Jane so triggered it’s not that serious #ImACeleb’
‘Drama in the kitchen with Jane washing up’
‘Shut up and do the dishes Jane!! As you say you’ve had a go at other chores so what’s your beef’
‘I hope Jane’s dishwasher at home never breaksdown’
‘Get a grip Jane’
However some viewers were left shocked last week when Jane lashed out Barry and Danny after they chose her to be the camp’s washer up
After they announced Jane and Tulisa would be overseeing dishes for the camp, Jane shouted: ‘Oh what? Is that because we’re women?’
And although Dean jumped to the TV star’s defence, starting a ‘We stand with Jane’ chant, viewers on social media were less than supportive
Other slammed the star for acting like a child, saying: ‘Jane saying “doesn’t matter, done now” after Danny asked her what she wanted to do instead?? Responded like an actual child’.
While anmother wrote: ‘ Jane get over yourself.. at least you’re not on dunny duty!’
Others added that they were so shocked they wished they had voted for Jane to do a trial as punishment: ‘Really wishing I voted Jane for a trial, going on like a child over a bit of washing up.’
And others said Jane was getting on their nerves.
But others were more sympathetic and criticised Danny for not anticipating Jane’s reaction, writing: ‘People on here having a go at Jane but to be fair Danny saw it coming and was going to reconsider the chores based on gender balance but didn’t see it through’.