I'm A Celebrity star accused of 'faking fears and playing up to the cameras' during trial to get airtime - as viewers rage 'it's overbearing and annoying!'

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An I'm A Celebrity campmate has been accused by furious viewers of 'faking fears and playing up to the cameras'.

Earlier this month, the ITV show launched the second series of its South Africa spin-off, which sees past favourites return to compete.

Viewers hit out at comedian Seann Walsh, 40, as he took on the latest trial, Cut Throat Cliff, in Tuesday night's episode.

He was playing for Harry Redknapp's Lion team alongside Sir Mo Farah, against Beverley Callard and Sinitta for Jimmy Bullard's Rhino team.

It saw the four celebrities suspended 140ft above the ground off a cliff edge and having to answer general knowledge questions.

Whenever they answered incorrectly, or if the other team got an answer right, they had to cut one of their ropes.

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Seann - who originally entered the jungle in 2022 - made his fear of heights very clear.

Although taking to social media, not all viewers were left convinced he was being genuine.

One started a Reddit thread titled 'I just cannot take to Seann', as they penned: 'I always see that he is popular online but i just feel like i am going mad because I don't get it.

'Maybe it's just him but I get this feeling he is being fake and playing up to the cameras. 

'Especially the way he acted in the trial where Gemma eventually told him to shut up.

'I would take to him a lot more if he was not desperately trying to be funny all the time. It reminds me of Michael Barrymore on big brother and it makes me feel uncomfortable.

'Also I think he has latched onto Gemma because he knows she will get a lot of air time. Even saying about how everything she says is a meme.'

Another remarked: 'He laughs so hard at absolutely everything and anything, I find it quite overbearing tbh.'

A third said: 'I felt like this the last time he was on. There's something very false about him. It feels like playing up to the camera.'

A fourth shared: 'After last night's episode where in the trial he was suspended, I'm now mixed on this as he was very annoying unfortunately!

'Not sure if it was his tactic to purposely be dramatic and put off the other players or if he was genuinely s******g himself and found the best outlet in that situation was to shout out loud his thoughts but he did grate me a bit.'

It comes as Seann was roasted by viewers for a mortifying blunder during the perilous trial. 

In a sneak peek beforehand, the comedian could be seen cutting one of his own ropes and said: 'Oh no, mummy no.'

Ant told him: 'Seann, you've got to be quick on that buzzer.'

'I know, I know,' he replied.

Dec continued: 'Question 15: finish the lyrics to the 1982 song by Toto, "I bless the rain down in..."

Seann quickly pressed his buzzer and shouted: 'Spain!'

The Geordie presenters couldn't contain their laughter and try to hide their reaction behind their cards.

'I don't know! It rhymes!' Seann tells them.

Ant shouted back: 'What?!' Dec told him: 'Africa!'

'Where are we Seann?' Ant asked him. 'What's that got to do with anything!' he replies.

'I just thought it rhymed with rain!'

Dec continued: 'I bless the rain down in Africa was the 1982 song by Toto. You have to cut your own rope.'

As he cuts his rope, Seann said: 'I don't believe this.'

Arriving back at camp, Beverley told the rest of her team what happened, and they were left in hysterics.

She said: 'Well, we got there, and we had to stand on this slope, and lean back, and then they gave us general knowledge questions.

'You know, the Toto song The Rain in Africa?

'They sang the first bit, Ant and Dec, they said the lyrics, and they said the rain in, you know, they did the lyrics, Seann went: Spain.'

I'm A Celebrity... South Africa continues Wednesday on ITV1 and ITVX.