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I’m A Celebrity host Ant McPartlin under fire over ‘degrading’ comments on air as rep issues statement

I'm A Celebrity host Ant McPartlin has come under fire for "degrading" comments made during episodes of spinoff show Jungle Club.

According to reports from MailOnline and the Independent, Ant has made several comments over the course of a handful of Jungle Club episodes that have been described by gender equality campaigner Patsy Stevenson as “degrading”. Gender equality campaigner Patsy Stevenson, who became famous in 2021 when she was arrested at the vigil for Sarah Everard, argues that Ant’s comments reflect a “culture of casual sexism that undermines women in the workplace”. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Ant himself suggested the comments were harmless, and unproblematic given the nature of the show, its comedic sensibility, and the working relationships shared by members of its crew.

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