I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here contestant Grace Dent has broken her silence after she slammed the hit ITV show.
The former guest judge of MasterChef landed in Brisbane Airport after ITV revealed the full line-up for this year’s series on Monday evening.
The 50-year-old food critic spoke to The Sun after landing Down Under, when reports surfaced that she previously criticised the show.
Grace branded the ITV series as “a puerile venture into starvation, televised constipation and animal cruelty, abbreviated by ads for Iceland £1 curries.”
The food critic told the publication that despite her criticism of the show, she has always been a fan of the jungle show.
“I mean I’ve made jokes about everything because that’s what I do,” said Grace.
“Like Big Brother, and soap, I always did that from the place of someone that really loved them, and really watched them,” she added.
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Grace continued: “I think the quote you’re talking about from 2011, was about a piece about how much I love the show, [IAC] right? Because my parents loved the show.”
“Yeah. And they watched it, it was their favourite show ever.”
Ahead of her entry into the Australian jungle, Grace said: “I’ve been stocking up on a delicious tastes because I’m wondering when I’m gonna taste them again.”
“I think it’s going to be a real challenge. For the last week I’ve been eating in the most wonderful restaurants in London, you know, five course dinners, all the wonderful foods that London offers,” she said.
“So, I think it’s maybe gonna be a bit of a shock to my system, but it’s gonna be okay. It’s okay, I eat well all the time – I could do with a change of diet,” the food critic added.
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The restaurant critic is set to join a host of celebrities down under, including Marvin Humes, Sam Thompson and Jamie Lynn Spears.
Check out the full confirmed line-up here.
