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Ant and Dec start I'm A Celebrity with savage dig against Chris Moyles

Ant and Dec couldn’t resist a dig at recently evicted star Chris Moyles as they kicked off Friday’s I’m A Celebrity,

When his name was first linked with the ITV show, former Radio 1 Breakfast host Chris was fancied to do rather well in the jungle, but as the time has gone on, he’s failed to grab much of the limelight, with viewers left wanting more.

Chris ultimately became the sixth person to be voted out of I’m A Celebrity this year, as fans demanded to know how Matt Hancock was still in.

As he conducted his exit interview with hosts Ant and Dec, Chris openly admitted he was gutted to go before Matt, as the disgraced former Health Secretary continues to defy expectations by staying in.

However, it was Chris that I’m A Celeb hosts Ant and Dec took as their inspiration as they kicked off Friday’s show.

Dec kicked things off by saying: “Chris went to the perfect hotel,” before Ant elaborated: “Yeah, one star and he wanted to get out as soon as possible!”

At the time of writing, Matt Hancock was being tipped to survive Friday's elimination, as he closes in on Mike Tindall in third place, with Jill Scott and Owen Warner pretty much neck and neck in the latest odds for who will win the jungle crown this year.

Oddschecker have both Matt and Mike on 10/1 to win, while BetVictor now have Matt ahead of Mike on 7/1 to the rugby star's 8.1.

Those odds won't be welcomed by many I'm A Celebrity viewers who are angry that he's still in. After Chris Moyles was giving his marching orders on Thursday night, one livid viewer reacted: "veryone deserves a second chance. But not Matt Hancock," with another tweeting: "Chris Moyles is right, why the fk is Matt Hancock still in, who's voting for that weasel?

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