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Ant and Dec end I'm a Celebrity with 'bad news' but cast have no idea

Ant and Dec concluded Thursday's instalment of I'm a Celebrity with some bad news for campmates, though the famous faces in the jungle were completely oblivious - with only viewers in the loop.

While it seems like the show has only just started, this series' final is now reported to be just over a week away. That means that it will be soon time for viewers at home to crown their new King or Queen of the Jungle; but, before then, there is the small matter of voting out the rest of this year's cast.

Various relatives have been pictured landing in Australia over the past week, including Matt Hancock's other half, Gina Coladangelo, giving viewers an inkling that vote-offs were not far away.

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Sure enough, as they brought Thursday's episode of I'm A Celebrity to a close, Ant and Dec revealed that the first star will get the boot on Friday night, as reported by Chronicle Live.

Right before credits rolled and with the celebrities out of ear shot, Dec said: "Right, the big news is that tomorrow night, one of them will be heading for home. So, for the first time this series, you're voting to keep your favourites in the camp."

He added: "The person with the fewest votes will leave tomorrow and that vote is now open!"

In the hours running up to Thursday's episode, many bookies had Jill Scott as the overwhelming favourite to take home the jungle crown this year, some way ahead of nearest rivals Owen Warner and Mike Tindall.

The big change in odds concerns Matt Hancock, who, according to William Hill , is no longer the favourite to get the boot first. He is now on 4-1 to be first out, behind Loose Women host Charlene White, although her chances of survival could be boosted by the fact she is taking part in Friday's trial so will get more airtime while the vote is still open.

I'm a Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm on ITV and the ITV Hub

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