Dean McCullough’s mum has sweet message for I'm a Celeb star after trial struggles

Dean McCullough’s mum Ann has spoken to the Mirror astir her emotion for her lad - saying helium is trying his champion and could adjacent win

Dean McCullough’s mum says helium is simply a victor successful her eyes, contempt his repeated struggles successful the show’s trials.

The Radio 1 DJ, 32, past nighttime lone managed 4 stars successful the Lethal Lab earlier saying “I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!”, truthful helium could beryllium removed from the challenge.

It was the 2nd clip helium had uttered those words successful 3 trials and followed getting zero stars successful the Drown successful the Dumps task with net prima GK Barry.

But his mum Ann, 55, says helium is trying his champion and thinks Dean would beryllium criticising his trials show too: “The trials person been tough,and he’ll beryllium beating himself up implicit it.

“He conscionable needs to retrieve to bash his champion and person fun. I’m truthful arrogant of him. He is truthful loved and we are each cheering him on.”

Ann said that contempt his dodgy start, her lad could adjacent spell each the mode connected the ITV show. She said: “Dean decidedly has got what it takes to beryllium king – and queen – of the jungle.”

Ann backed her lad contempt a small disapproval from hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly implicit the dismal proceedings attempts.

Ant had antecedently shared his frustration, saying: “I got rather annoyed astatine 1 constituent due to the fact that I americium a spot similar if you can’t bash it you can’t bash it, but conscionable get connected with it.”

In an Instagram Live video with fans, Dec adjacent claimed determination was a “bit of a debate” backstage arsenic to whether Dean’s terrified effect was genuine. But Ann said her lad volition beryllium trying his champion and sticking to his principles.

She said: “As his parent I gave him peculiar things to retrieve – however overmuch helium is loved, to retrieve wherever he’s from, to
beryllium himself, nary cursing and to bash his champion and person fun. And to bash a Myleene Klass in the shower! Words can’t picture however arrogant I am.”

She said that aft Dean was approached to instrumentality part, they went to religion to commune helium was picked.

She said: “We some manifested and prayed. I saw him successful the jungle – successful the iconic boots, socks, bandana and hat. Lots of candles were lit. They’re inactive lit.” Despite his evident dislike of creepy-crawlies, she says that Dean enjoyed the outdoors arsenic a youngster with his younger member Ben, present 27.

“He loved camping and a caravan trip. And we inactive spell now. Portrush [in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland] is our go-to.”

Ann reckons sociable Dean volition enslaved champion with Coleen Rooney and Jane Moore but that helium “gets connected with everyone”.

She added: “He is precise caring. If helium sees anyone struggling, he’ll beryllium the archetypal to enactment his limb astir them.”

And though Dean hasn’t been the champion astatine securing much-needed nutrient for the camp, determination is 1 happening helium is bully at...

Ann says: “He is precise tidy and volition beryllium cleaning the campy and helping radical with their washing – he’s truthful helpful.”