I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here campmates, including Josie Gibson and Nella Rose, aren’t wearing red socks to make a bold fashion statement, the reality of the choice is much grimmer.
Alongside the trademark red shorts or trousers, blue top and khaki shirt, they also wear uniform socks. The colour, which has been a staple since the show began, is picked to mask any accidental blood seeping through.
The show’s former on-site medic, Bob McCarron, previously shared that as campmates are likely to be bitten by many varieties of creepy crawlies, such as leeches, it saves viewers from having to cover their eyes if they have an aversion to blood.
We have to thank ITV for this decision, as while we’re happy to watch celebrities slum it in the jungle, we draw the line at seeing medical issues through their socks.
Rochelle Humes, whose husband Marvin Humes is currently competing on the series, has spilt some more secrets about the socks. Who knew that the socks held as many secrets as Gretchen Wieners’ hair?
She disclosed on This Morning that Marvin was only allowed to pack one pair of socks, so celebrities must continually wash them. They are also only allowed three pairs of underwear.
If their feet are bare while the socks are drying then no wonder they get bitten! It socks to be them. That’s one way to sock it to them. *Insert your own sock joke here.
Another major part of the I’m A Celebrity get-up is the headwear. The Akubra Snowy River Hat, to use its official term, is available to buy from Hats by the Hundred who claim to supply the show.
If you fancy pretending to compete in the reality show in your garden, then you can purchase the kit for £139.
Marvin, 38, and Fred Siriex decided to keep their socks on but remove their hats and tops for a jungle workout.
The pair turned the Australian outback into The Gym Group doing a series of squats and getting a pump on by lifting their makeshift dumbells – rocks. At least in the jungle, they don’t have to awkwardly loiter by the occupied leg press machine.
Viewers marvelled at their impressive abs and were astonished that Fred had maintained his physique aged 51. He’s still young in our books, so ce n’est pas une surprise for us.
I’m A Celebrity continues on ITV and ITVX tomorrow at 9pm.
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