When Aitch left the I’m A Celeb jungle last night it was huge surprise for fans since he had been widely tipped to win the entire show this year. Many were shocked and furious with one furious viewer echoing the thoughts of many when they posted in the seconds after Ant and Dec delivered the verdict: “I AM SHOOK.”
Another said: “The gasp I let out, like there’s just no way.” But several fans had a theory that stacks up as to why the rapper, 25, has ended up being the fourth-placed star on the show this year, behind Angry Ginge, Shona McGarty and Tom Read Wilson. They wrote: “I think people thought Aitch would be safe so didn’t vote for him.”
Others agreed: “Everyone must have just thought he was safe without voting” and: “Surely the only reason Aitch is out is because everyone used their vote for someone else expecting him to be safe.”
Even the bookies had stacked their chips on the Manchester star, with Ladbrokes confidently declaring on Friday that suggestions pointed to “an all-male jungle final this year, with Aitch very much the clear favourite to take home the crown”.
ITV viewers had five votes each to save their favourites on the app, with thousands having their say since the voting window opened during Friday night’s show. One viewer explained they thought the disappearance of Aitch was likely to usher in a win for his pal Ginge, 24.
They said: “Wow wasn’t expecting that! I guess Ginge will win now as all the Aitch fans will vote for him as well. I think if Aitch had stayed, they would have split the vote.”
Many have vowed not to let complacency keep them from getting Ginge – one of the lesser-known stars but an early favourite for King of the Jungle – to the winner’s throne. One wrote: “Vote for Ginge give it to the lad who literally has came from nothing..”
However, one Aitch fan was looking on the bright side, saying that it means he can fulfil the promise he made to his sister Gracie on the previous night’s show. They wrote: “His sisters gonna be so happy that she gets to go to Greggs.”
Aitch’s departure is the second time this series that the star widely expected to go hasn’t. There was similar shock when Ruby Wax left the jungle at what some felt was a surprisingly early stage. Indeed, she is still loudly protesting now that viewers removed her from the ITV show prematurely.
