Ant McPartlin faced backlash for his joke. (Image: ITV)
returned to with its eagerly awaited episode, which saw the four remaining stars take on the highly anticipated celebrity cyclone.
Reverand Richard Coles, ‘s and singer Danny Jones changed into superhero outfits before meeting Ant and Dec for the fun trial.
As the presenters introduced the action-packed challenge, they shared jokes and banter with the celebrities, including a “python” joke about Danny’s tight shorts.
However, Ant sparked backlash from viewers when he told Richard: “There are definitely balls in this trial, but just not the ones you’re used to.”
Taking to social media with shock, @DoucheAmuse questioned: “Not the balls you’re used to”? WtF was that from Ant to Rev. Richard?”
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The stars took on the celebrity cyclone (Image: YouTube)
A stunned @jacceberx echoed: “AS IF ANT JUST SAID THAT ABOUT BALLS TO REV RICHARD #ImACeleb #imacelebrity.”
@rubyisragin slammed: “I CANT WITH ALL THE DIRTY JOKES MY MUM IS RIGHT NEXT TO ME.”
As @SDMorpeth remarked: “That’s a bit harsh by Ant to the Rev, ‘There’s definitely balls in this trial, but just not the ones you’re used to.'”
Richard chuckled at Ant’s joke and together the foursome won four stars in the celebrity cyclone and were awarded to a dinner of Wallaby wings.
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