Key Highlights
- Kelly Brook’s return to “I’m a Celebrity” reignites her feud with hosts Ant and Dec.
- Brook was briefly hired as a judge on “Britain’s Got Talent,” but was dismissed after just two days of filming.
- Brook claims that Ant and Dec’s egos caused them to be unhappy about her hiring, leading to her departure from the show.
- Piers Morgan shared his perspective on the incident through social media shortly after “I’m a Celebrity” began airing.
Rekindling the Flames: Kelly Brook Returns to I’m a Celebrity
The long-simmering tension between reality TV stars Ant and Dec and Kelly Brook has resurfaced as the former returned to “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” This new series marks a significant moment for both parties, as it brings back memories of their controversial past.
A Troubled History
Brook’s stint on “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2009 was marked by disagreement with Ant and Dec. According to Donnelly, their discomfort stemmed from the fact that they were not consulted about her hiring, leading to a situation where he had to explain the show’s dynamics to an inexperienced Brook during one of her first days.
Donnelly recalls: “Kelly looked nervous, so I told her it was going to be great fun and to just relax. She nodded, then looked at me and said, ‘And what do you do on the show?’ I looked at Simon, who was sat next to me.
He turned to Kelly and said, ‘Kelly, you have seen the show, haven’t you?’ To which she replied, ‘Yeah… well, bits.'”
Donnelly elaborates: “I don’t want to sound like an egomaniac, but the last person who said, ‘And what do you do?’ was the Queen when I met her at the party for ITV’s 50th anniversary. Their egos are such that they were saying to themselves: ‘How dare she think she can come on to our show?’ and since then they’ve been very vocal about their displeasure at me being there.”
Brook’s Perspective
Kelly Brook has long maintained that her career was affected by this incident. She claims that after leaving the show, “there was nothing I could do in this country” as “the people at ITV were telling me that I had upset Ant and Dec and that was it.” Her frustration is evident when she says, “Their egos are such that they were saying to themselves: ‘How dare she think she can come on to our show?’ and since then they’ve been very vocal about their displeasure at me being there.”
The Social Media Reaction
Ant and Dec’s dissatisfaction with Brook was not just limited to the show’s producers. Piers Morgan, who was a judge alongside them in 2009, shared his thoughts on social media shortly after “I’m a Celebrity” began airing. He wrote: “As Kelly Brook goes into the I’m a Celebrity jungle, a throwback to when she very briefly appeared as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent… for just two disastrous days!
Be interesting to see how she interacts with Ant and Dec given she still blames them for being fired so fast and ruthlessly… which isn’t far from the truth.”
Morgan’s tweet reflects the ongoing animosity between the parties, highlighting the impact of their past conflict on current interactions. The incident serves as a reminder of the lasting effects that can be created in the cutthroat world of reality television and how such feuds can resurface years later.
