BBC Radio 1’s Dean McCullough is the second contestant to be voted off this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The Northern Irish presenter, 32, was greeted off the bridge by his mother, Ann, 51.
After establishing himself in the first episode as a campmate who screamed during Trials, Dean went on to be voted in for seven Bushtucker Trials.
‘The more you do it the more you get used it,’ he told hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. ‘I wanted to do my family proud and myself proud. I am a strong person, I’ve just never been in that situation before.’
On the experience as a whole, he added: ‘It’s absolutely nuts, I still can’t believe I’m here. I’m not disappointed to be going, I have early soaked up this whole experience, all the trials the things that I’ve faced, got stuck in at camp and I really enjoyed it. When I woke up this morning, I thought if I go today I’ll be over the moon, I’ve lived the whole experience, I got to see the Jungle Junkyard.
‘It was nothing like I expected it to be not at all. You don’t see the way the camp has to keep moving, we’re so close, we sleep next to it.’
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BBC Radio 1’s Dean McCullough is the second contestant to be voted off this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
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The Northern Irish presenter, 32, was greeted off the bridge by his mother, Ann, 51
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After establishing himself in the first episode as a campmate who screamed during Trials, Dean went on to be voted in for seven Bushtucker Trials
He added: ‘You won’t believe how bored we get in there. We played every game in there under the sun twice. You won’t believe how much I have learnt about myself in there.’
Dean also weighed in on claims that he had avoided his share of the chores in camp, notably water carrying – a role typically left to fellow DJ Melvin Odoom.
‘I pulled my weight,’ he insisted. ‘But the thing with me and Jane [Moore] was I was out doing the trials every day and we made a pact that I did what I could while I was there, so that was that.
‘Melvin didn’t speak to me about doing the water. I had done six trial back to back and he left me sleeping, I didn’t ask him to do that! He’s just a nice guy, but don’t come back and say I haven’t done anything.’
He added: ‘We’ve had a lol about it. We wind each other up in camp no edn. I don’t mind breaking the rules a bit and jumping in and mucking in to do other people’s chores because you want to leave people sleeping or whatever.’
Dean’s two weeks living in the Australian jungle divided ITV viewers, with some finding humour in his inability to complete the various trials while others, including Ant McPartlin, 49, growing ‘frustrated’ with him.
On Sunday, after it was revealed the public had chosen Dean to complete the trial yet again, the Geordie duo begged viewers to stop voting for him.
He made a desperate plea and urged viewers to start voting for other celebrities, fuming ‘we aren’t getting to know the others.’
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‘The more you do it the more you get used it, he told hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly . ‘I wanted to do my family proud and myself proud. I am a strong person, I’ve just never been in that situation before’
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Dean’s two weeks living in the Australian jungle divided ITV viewers, with some finding humour in his inability to complete the various trials while others, including McPartlin, growing ‘frustrated’ with him
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‘You won’t believe how bored we get in there. We played every game in there under the sun twice. You won’t believe how much I have learnt about myself in there,’ he said
He made a desperate plea and urged viewers to start voting for other celebrities, fuming ‘we aren’t getting to know the others.’
‘Some people, unfortunately, aren’t getting [airtime]. I’d like to see Barry [McGuigan] do a trial, I’d like to see Melvin [Odoom] down there, Oti [Mabuse]!
‘This happens every year when someone gets voted multiple times, you just get to a point where you go “Who’s still voting for Dean?” I don’t get it.’
It comes as the Mail on Sunday revealed the DJ faced allegations of ‘bullying’ from production staff on his afternoon Radio 1 show earlier this year – before being shifted to a graveyard 5am slot.
He has appeared on the BBC network since 2021 and was hosting daily from 1pm until 3.30pm until the middle of February this year – when production crew complained about working with him.
Shortly afterwards, a new schedule was announced just days later which saw Mr McCullough shifted from his high profile afternoon show which he presented alongside Vicky Hawkesworth – with the duo having replaced veteran Scott Mills who was recently announced as the new host of Radio 2’s Breakfast show.
Mr McCullough’s new gig, The Early Breakfast Show, where he remains from Monday to Thursday each week is broadcast from Manchester – where he has been based for several years rather than the station’s London headquarters – while his previous show was taken over by The Saturdays singer Mollie King and co-host Matt Edmondson.
A Radio 1 source said: ‘Quite a few people who worked with Dean were really unhappy – and some of them made it very clear with bosses. They accused him of being a bully to staff, and they just didn’t want to keep working with him any longer.
‘To be honest by the end it was just chaos – there were cover presenters drafted in and producers moved around to try to keep things on track but it became untenable.
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Dean (pictured with his mother) also weighed in on claims that he had avoided his share of the chores in camp, notably water carrying – a role typically left to fellow DJ Melvin Odoom
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It comes as the Mail on Sunday revealed the DJ faced allegations of ‘bullying’ from production staff on his afternoon Radio 1 show earlier this year – before being shifted to a graveyard 5am slot
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He has appeared on the BBC network since 2021 and was hosting daily from 1pm until 3.30pm until the middle of February this year – when production crew complained about working with him
BBC Radio 1’s Dean McCullough is the first contestant to be voted off this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
The Northern Irish presenter, 32, was greeted off the bridge by his mother, Ann, 51.
After establishing himself in the first episode as a campmate who screamed during Trials, Dean went on to be voted in for seven Bushtucker Trials.
Dean’s two weeks living in the Australian jungle divided ITV viewers, with some finding humour in his inability to complete the various trials while others, including Ant McPartlin, 49, growing ‘frustrated’ with him.
On Sunday, after it was revealed the public had chosen Dean to complete the trial yet again, the Geordie duo begged viewers to stop voting for him.
He made a desperate plea and urged viewers to start voting for other celebrities, fuming ‘we aren’t getting to know the others.’
‘Some people, unfortunately, aren’t getting [airtime]. I’d like to see Barry [McGuigan] do a trial, I’d like to see Melvin [Odoom] down there, Oti [Mabuse]!
‘This happens every year when someone gets voted multiple times, you just get to a point where you go “Who’s still voting for Dean?” I don’t get it.’
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Shortly afterwards, a new schedule was announced just days later which saw Dean shifted from his high profile afternoon show which he presented alongside Vicky Hawkesworth
It comes as the Mail on Sunday revealed the DJ faced allegations of ‘bullying’ from production staff on his afternoon Radio 1 show earlier this year – before being shifted to a graveyard 5am slot.
He has appeared on the BBC network since 2021 and was hosting daily from 1pm until 3.30pm until the middle of February this year – when production crew complained about working with him.
Shortly afterwards, a new schedule was announced just days later which saw Dean shifted from his high profile afternoon show which he presented alongside Vicky Hawkesworth – with the duo having replaced veteran Scott Mills who was recently announced as the new host of Radio 2’s Breakfast show.
Dean’s new gig, The Early Breakfast Show, where he remains from Monday to Thursday each week is broadcast from Manchester – where he has been based for several years rather than the station’s London headquarters – while his previous show was taken over by The Saturdays singer Mollie King and co-host Matt Edmondson.
A Radio 1 source said: ‘Quite a few people who worked with Dean were really unhappy – and some of them made it very clear with bosses.
‘They accused him of being a bully to staff, and they just didn’t want to keep working with him any longer.
‘To be honest by the end it was just chaos – there were cover presenters drafted in and producers moved around to try to keep things on track but it became untenable.’
