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Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly face huge backlash as I'm a Celebrity is slapped with Ofcom complaints

I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! has sparked controversy just a week into its latest season, with 70 complaints lodged with Ofcom following a joke by the hosts referencing the Bible and Christianity.

The backlash began after Reverend Richard Coles, former Strictly Come Dancing contestant and prominent Church of England figure, entered the jungle alongside Love Island star Maura Higgins. As Dec narrated, 'It's the start of a new day now, and the first to wake up was Reverend Richard,' Ant interrupted, saying: 'Though the night before there had been darkness and a plague of insects... he did rise again.' has sparked controversy just a week into its latest season, with 70 complaints filed with Ofcom after hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly made jokes referencing the Bible and Christianity

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