I’m A Celeb’s AJ Pritchard wishes dad ‘happy birthday’ in trial after fans threatened to COMPLAIN about his air time
I'M A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!'s AJ Pritchard cheekily wished his dad a happy birthday during tonight's live trial - after fans threatened to COMPLAIN about his lack of air time.
The 26-year-old star has hardly featured in the ITV series since its launch on Sunday night, but he finally took part in a task this evening.
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The 12 celebrities were split into two teams, men and women, where they then competed to win the most coins and secure a luxury banquet.
AJ went up against EastEnders actress Jessica Plummer as they were told to stick their heads into a box full of rats while their arms were trapped in stocks.
They then had to undo as many coins as possible, with both stars winning all of their coins, although fans argued Jessica "cheated" as her stocks weren't secured - giving her arms more freedom.
Before he counted his coins, AJ cheekily took the opportunity to send a message to his loved ones back home, grinning as he wished his dad "happy birthday".
Fans were delighted to see so much more of the former Strictly pro in tonight's show, having previously taken to Twitter to say they were going to COMPLAIN to ITV about him not being shown.
Sharing an angry gif, one fan wrote: "Me writing my complaint to itv because we never see @Aj11Ace #ImACeleb".
Earlier this week, fans questioned if the star had left the camp after he failed to appear significantly in an episode.
Meanwhile, he wasn't the only celeb to send a message back home during tonight's live trial, with Vernon Kay also approaching the camera directly and waving as he mouthed hello to his mum and family.
Meanwhile, Giovanna Fletcher has a secret signal she does during every live link for her three children, wriggling her fingers as she raises her hand to her nose.
Despite the girls' alleged cheating in tonight's trial, the boys won overall as they secured 31 stars to their 24.
As a result, they secured a luxury banquet and the girls will take on the next Bushtucker Trial on tomorrow night's I'm A Celeb.