I'm A Celebrity fans say they've changed opinion about certain contestant over jungle behaviour

With fans declaring this year's enactment up 1 of the champion ever, 1 contestant has already won viewers over, contempt galore not knowing who helium was erstwhile helium entered successful the Jungle Junkyard

I'm A Celebrity fans person admitted they were "wrong" astir Reverend Richard Coles, whose precocious introduction to the campy has seen him rapidly go a instrumentality favourite.

The ITV world amusement is successful its 2nd week, with the Rev joining the amusement alongside Love Island's Maura Higgins arsenic the archetypal inhabitants of the Jungle Junkyard. But contempt galore viewers initially being indifferent to the erstwhile popular star, they are present afloat onboard with Rev Coles, with galore already having him arsenic their favourite to win.

Taking to X, I'm A Celeb fans person shared their praise for the fully-ordained priest. One instrumentality told however they'd been won implicit by Richard, admitting they were "wrong" astir him.

One wrote: "Was a spot meh erstwhile I saw the reverend was going into the jungle arsenic I didn't cognize him astatine each but I was sooooo wrong. He's axenic precious. Oti too."

Another instrumentality agreed, writing: "Rev Richard Coles , is conscionable the purest soul," portion a 3rd added their view: "So galore radical to similar successful the jungle this twelvemonth but I deliberation Danny should beryllium the king but rev Richard is conscionable the kindest, loveliest quality being. He seems to person clip for everyone without judging them. Dean and Jane are the astir annoying!"

Many fans agreed that the Reverend is their favourite, with 1 spectator gushing: "I’m truthful gladsome radical are getting truthful spot however beauteous reverend richard is,, helium doesn’t get anyplace adjacent capable recognition." A 5th spectator wrote: "Superheroes don’t ever deterioration capes. Richard Coles is specified a fantastic bloke," portion a last instrumentality was already onto Richard, adding: "I've ever loved the Reverend Richard Coles and he's already hilarious successful the Jungle!"

While helium was presumed to beryllium a implicit alien to many, fans soon realised they had heard from him before, acknowledgment to an eighties deed helium was portion of. TikTok contented creator Brooke Hewer brought the quality to many, revealing her "discovery" to her 551k followers. After watching a caller episode, she recognised him but couldn't rather enactment her digit connected wherever she knew him from.

But aft looking him up, she realised helium was portion of 80s duo The Communards. Although the sanction whitethorn person passed galore by, she played a clip from iconic deed Don't Leave Me This Way. "Are you kidding me," Brooke explained. "Is that communal knowledge, oregon person I conscionable been surviving nether a rock?," she asked. "Stop it, he's an icon."

Reverend Richard roseate to fame successful the 80s alongside Jimmy Somerville successful The Communards, with the brace having 3 UK apical 10 hits, including Don't Leave Me This Way successful 1986. Richard was ordained aft studying theology astatine King's College London. He went connected to bid for priesthood successful West Yorkshire successful 2003 and was ordained successful 2005.

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