I'm A Celeb season premiere divides audiences
The cast of the new season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here has been revealed as the 11 famous contestants entered the jungle on Sunday night.
An Olympian, a stand-up comedian, reality TV royalty and a 90s TV star are among this year’s celebs, as the first episode of the 11th season provided many awkward moments of the celebrities not recognising their fellow contestants.
Entering the jungle this year and vying for their chance to win money for charity are Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack, Love Island star Tina Provis, former AFL player Zack Tuohy, comedian Geraldine Hickey, Aussie TV presenter Nicky Buckley, former MAFS star Samantha Moitzi, UK social media personality Max Balegde, comedian and presenter Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes, two-time Big Brother winner Reggie Sorensen, NRL favourite Sam Thaida, and former Bachelor star Matty J.
As the highly-anticipated new season aired on Sunday, many viewers took to social media to express their disappointment over the cast, as the show was quickly panned by viewers as "unfunny" while the cast of celebrities were labelled as "nobodies".
While hosts Julia Morris and Robert Irwin quipped and laughed with the new batch of contestants, loyal fans turned on the show and took to X to share their thoughts on the premiere.
"The lowest common denominator with desperate has-beens. Can’t they invest in Aussie actors, directors and writers instead?" wrote one person.
"Biggest load of rubbish ever," said another, while one more posted, "Some of Julia’s jokes are older than me. And not as funny."
"Look at them looking at each other trying to figure out who each other is. Absolutely no idea," said another viewer.
"Yeah this show peaked last year and the fall from grace is extreme. No more #ImACelebrityAU for me," another wrote.
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