Carol Vorderman supported as she admits sad 'first' over I'm A Celebrity trial as fans scream 'unfair'

Carol Vorderman has thanked viewers of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa for their support after she was tearfully forced to quit her latest trial. The former Countdown star is currently competing in the new spin-off of the hit ITV reality show to be given 'all star' status.

The new pre-recorded edition of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, which was filmed in the new setting of South Africa's Kruger National Park, instead of the Australian jungle, has seen a number of memorable campmates from the show's 20-year history sign up again to battle it out to become the first-ever I'm A Celebrity 'Legend'.

During Tuesday night's episode (May 2), Carol was left in tears after calling time on the watery task. The 62-year-old jokingly reckoned her ‘buoyant' bum could ruin her chances of success in the Tanks of Torment after she was chosen to take it on and picked Fatima Whitbread to join her.

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Describing the trial, Ant McPartlin told the pair: "This is Tanks of Torment. Carol, it’s your job to swim through the four sections of the tank, collecting stars as you go." Dec Donnelly added: "You will only be able to move through the sections once Fatima has raised the doors that separate them."

As Fatima cranked the doors open, Carol was given 10 minutes to collect 10 stars amongst frogs, crocodiles, snakes and other critters. She powered through the trial but was disappointed to run into trouble when she spotted a snake in a breathing hole and revealed that she had a fear of drowning.

As she emerged from the tank, she was close to tears, telling Ant and Dec "I might cry" as she explained her ultimate phobia. She was then in tears as she confided in Fatima on