ITV I'm a Celebrity fans fume at 'annoying' campmate's antics just minutes into show

Dean McCullough has ruffled feathers in the I'm A Celebrity camp and now viewers have taken to social media to complain about his "annoying" antics.

The BBC Radio 1 DJ, 32, has been the go-to pick for fans choosing who faces the gruesome trials, delivering a mixed bag of results.

At the end of Sunday night's episode (November 24), it was time for camp leaders Tulisa Contostavlos and Alan Halsall to vacate their throne and the Leaders' Lodge.

Heading down to the main camp to choose a bed, Tulisa warned her co-stars about refraining from waking her up by singing in the morning.

Despite her warning about early morning musical theatre antics, Dean proclaimed in the Bush Telegraph: "Now that she's out of the Leaders' Lodge, Tulisa has warned me that there must be no musical theatre early in the morning, so I made it my mission to make sure the camp woke up this morning with the sound of lovely singing."

Frustrated fans have aired their annoyance at Dean's behaviour, comparing it to how he reacted when Alan attempted to wake him up in a previous episode.

Taking to X, one wrote: "Dean’s stolen beds, left the camp starving all week, yelled at Alan for nothing, and ignored Tulisa’s wishes. At this point, does Dean bring anything to the table?"

Another posted: "Dean singing his heart out to wake up Tulisa, laughing it off like he didn’t snap at Alan for a gentle nudge just days ago. The double standards are hilarious!"

A third agreed: "Dean went mad in Alan's face the other day because he woke him up, yet Dean wakes Tulisa up and thinks it hilarious. Really don't know whether Dean is desperate for screen time or is just really desperate for screen time, it's like he's putting on a bad performance."

A fourth echoed: "Poor Alan couldn’t wake Dean up … But Dean goes and wakes Tulisa up .. One Big hypocrite Get him out."

Another said: "So Alan can thoughtfully step on eggshells attempting to wake up Dean & he reacts aggressively towards Alan BUT Dean can wake up Tulisa by acting annoying."

During tonight's episode, Dean took on his sixth trial of the series. However, it appears his constant appearances at the bush tucker trial area is getting tedious as Ant McPartlin begged viewers to vote for another celebrity.

In a direct plea for diversity in trial participation, host Ant declared on I'm A Celebrity Unpacked: "Well, right. Let's all have a serious talk. I'm going to look directly into the camera here. I think it's good to see other faces down there. This is not a personal thing. It's not about Dean. It's about us, just seeing different people down there."

He continued: "I think we want to see different people on the show doing [trials]. Some people, unfortunately, aren't getting... I'd like to see Barry do a trial. I'd like to see Melvin down there. Or Oti."