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I'm A Celeb hit with Ofcom complaints over Ant and Dec's joke about Rev Richard Coles

I'm A Celebrity has been hit with 70 Ofcom complaints after some viewers were left unimpressed by a series of jokes from hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly

The beloved ITV show, which made its comeback just over a week ago, saw the comedic duo reference Christianity and the Bible following the arrival of Reverend Richard Coles into the Aussie jungle, alongside reality TV star Maura Higgins. Richard Coles found fame with The Commodores before choosing a religious career path in 1999 (Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)In a recent episode, Ant even delivered a faux sermon live on air, with Dec setting the scene: "It's the start of a new day now and the first to wake up was Reverend Richard..." Cue the music and Ant's parodying tone: "And though the night before there had been darkness and a plague of insects had been visited upon him. Prior to his jungle entrance, Ant made a cheeky five-word comment about Richard while appearing on spin-off show, I'm A Celebrity...Unpacked.

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