The latest season of is officially back on , with the full roster of 10 celebrities settling into the Australian wilderness and braving a series of gruelling bush tucker trials.
You might have noticed that all the contestants are kitted out in identical attire, sporting khaki-green trousers, red polo shirts, and those unmistakable red socks. Ever pondered the reason behind this uniform?
Hold your breath no longer, dear reader, for the mystery has been unravelled. A former medic from the ITV show spilled the beans, and truth be told, it’s quite revolting.
In a chat with Women’s Own, Bob McCarron, the show’s ex-medic, divulged that the red socks serve a specific purpose: to conceal any blood stains from injuries sustained by the celebrities, reports .
Bob, who has since hung up his medic’s hat, used to respond to any medical emergencies or incidents on set. He noted that the jungle participants are often “bitten by all kinds of critters during their time in the jungle, including leeches.”
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Tulisa is one of the names who is heading into the jungle (Image: ITV)
To spare ITV viewers the sight of blood, the red socks are donned to hide any insect bites the campmates may suffer. It’s certainly not an image we’d like to dwell on.
The programme has already caused quite a commotion, particularly with the addition of who is reportedly being paid a £1.5 million fee to go on the show.
The 38-year-old star – who is married to footballer Wayne Rooney – was unsuccessfully sued for libel by Jamie Vardy’s wife Rebekah, 41, after she accused her fellow WAG of leaking details of her private life to the press via .
She recently admitted that she felt “ashamed” going to court with Vardy.
Coleen said: “I didn’t think it would get the impact that it did. I just done it because I was that sick and tired of it. It was draining. It was the fact that it carried on and carried on, that was my worst nightmare for it to go to court. She took me to court. I felt ashamed going to court because I’m not the type to play things out in public.
She said added: “I just felt like it was putting on a show for the whole world. I didn’t want that, I wanted to settle it before and get it done with. What got me about the whole thing was it became a bit of a joke. It wasn’t a joke for me.”
I’m A Celebrity broadcasts daily at 9pm on ITV and ITV Hub.