ITV I'm A Celebrity fans 'done' as they praise Alan Halsall for 'keeping his cool' following 'uncomfortable' scenes

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here viewers were quick to turn on one campmate as they praised Alan Halsall for how he handled the first tense moment in camp.

The ITV reality show returned to screens for its 2024 series last weekend. So far, it's been a harmonious affair. The ten original campmates who headed into the Australian jungle have now been joined by two latecomers, Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles.

But during Saturday night's (November 23) visit to the jungle, tensions started to flare between two unexpected campmates - Coronation Street star Alan and BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough.

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Following a huge helping of junk food after Maura and Richard's sneaky secret mission and stomach-churning eating trial, a sleepy Dean decided to take a nap. But with chores still to do, Jane Moore had to go and collect firewood, . She confessed in keeping with camp rules: "I can’t do it on my own".

Watching Jane head off on her own, Alan Halsall decided to take the reins and wake Dean up so he could help out. But a sleepy and disorientated Dean was left less than impressed at being woken and hardly stirred as Alan asked him: "You don’t fancy it? No?".

When he got little response from BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean, Coronation Street actor Alan decided to go down with Jane to help her so she wasn’t alone. As Dean headed to join Alan and Jane, he said to Alan: "You can go back now."

Alan then explained: "I was trying to wake you up as soft as I could.” Dean responded: "Listen to me. If you’re gonna wake me up, you need to give me a minute, alright? It takes a couple of minutes for my contact lenses