An unlikely friendship is brewing in the latest series of and fans are even demanding a podcast from the pair. On Monday night’s show, Loose women star GK Barry and the Reverend Richard Coles enjoyed a heart-to-heart in the jungle.
GK, whose real name is Grace, spoke to Richard about juggling his sexuality and religion and asked him: “Did you find it quite difficult being gay and doing that job?”
Richard confessed: “No, not at all. I’ve never given it a moment’s twinge of anxiety over whether God thought it was alright or not. Whether other people thought it was alright or not, well I’m happy to have that argument…”
He added of his sexuality: “Also, I was not the first. Sometimes I look at documents from the early church, or the church of the middle ages and I just think – so gay.”
GK admitted in the Bush Telegraph: “I came into this jungle, maybe not knowing who I would gel with or who I would be close with in here and never in a million years if you told me that I would be getting on best with a reverend would I have believed you. But, he is honestly… I think he might be my favourite person in here.”
There’s a new unlikely friendship brewing in the jungle (Image: REX/Shutterstock)
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GK told Richard she used to be religious, and spoke about going to a religious camp when she was younger, where there were men telling her not to have sex before she was married.
She said that even at 13, she thought: “Well, that’s not gonna happen. I see my future and it involves scissoring now.”
After GK explained “scissoring” to the Rev, the topic of conversation moved along to GK asking Richard who the most interesting person that he thinks he’s met. Richard replied: “I think I’m looking at her.”
Viewers rushed to social media to comment on the blossoming friendship with one comparing them to previous campmates Georgia Toffolo and Stanley Johnson, saying: “GK and Richard’s friendship reminds me so much of Toff & Stanley.”
Another said: “GK Barry & Rev are fantastic Together.” While a third added: “Gk Barry and the rev is giving Toff and Stanley!”
There was also a demand for the pair to work together again with one viewer commenting: “We need to get GK Barry and Rev. Richard Coles a video podcast after this.”
GK Barry and Rev Richard Coles were getting on amazingly well (Image: REX/Shutterstock)
Elsewhere on the show, fans have spotted the latest jungle feud after Dean McCullough refused to heed a warning from fellow campmate Tulisa Constostavlos.
In Sunday’s edition of the Australia-based ITV reality show hosted by , there was a shake-up in camp when Tulisa and star Alan Halsall ended their time as leaders and were replaced by McFly’s Danny Jones and boxing legend Barry McGuigan. It meant the pair had to give up their beds in the Leaders’ Lodge for their successors and camp alongside the other contestants in the jungle.
Tulisa chose a spot by the campfire but warned Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Dean McCullogh not to perform any musical theatre songs first thing in the morning as she wouldn’t be happy.
In Monday’s episode, Tulisa decided to sleep in – that is, until the camp decided to wake her up with the sound of musical theatre.
Dean said: “Now that she’s out of the Leaders’ Lodge, Tulisa has warned me that there must be no musical theatre early in the morning, so I made it my mission to make sure the camp woke up this morning with the sound of lovely singing!”
Meanwhile, latecomer Maura Higgins celebrated her 34th birthday in camp and Dean faced his sixth Bushtucker Trial, Jack and the Scream Stalk – and broke his record, collecting 10 oiut of the 12 stars.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is on ITV1 and ITVX