ITV I'm A Celebrity's Ant McPartlin says 'never going to happen' in fresh Dean McCullough swipe

Ant McPartlin has jokingly - or maybe not so jokingly - said what is 'never going to happen' after Dean McCullough's comments following his latest trial on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

Early into the latest jungle action on Monday night (Novemebr 25), viewers saw the BBC Radio 1 star preparing to take on his sixth trial of the ITV reality show's 2024 series so far, Jack and the Scream Stalk.

It saw Dean earn ten out of 12 stars for camp and a round of applause from I'm a Celeb hosts Ant and Dec. The duo have previously been critical of Dean during his time in the jungle. But he impressed everyone with his latest effort and Dean admitted to being motivated by their past criticism.

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He told Ant and Dec: "You two shouting ... I wanted to make youse proud for a wee second. I did try." And after the hosts gave him a round of applause, Dean cheekily replied: "Next you'll be following me on Instagram," to which Ant was quick to disagree.

The presenter then appeared on ITV2's spin-off show I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked - which is hosted by presenter Joel Dommett, Capital Radio DJ Kemi Rodgers and reigning King of the Jungle Sam Thompson - when Kemi asked Ant: "Is there anyone else you would kind of like to see that you think isn’t getting enough time?"

Ant quickly replied: "Like we said, Oti [Mabuse]. I’d like to see more of Oti. I think she’d be great in a trial. And Barry [McGuigan] I’d like to see in a trial." Kemi then commented: "I guess you don’t get the face time with them. We see them on our screens, but you don’t get the face time. You know Dean really well at the moment."

Ant then brutally responded: