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AS we approach another round of jungle antics, one of the show's former stars has once again slammed TV bosses. Kim Woodburn is well known for her forthright opinions on various stints on many reality TV shows across ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5. Advertisement 8 Kim Woodburn has slammed TV bosses for being 'too woke' Credit: Rex Features 8 The TV star rose to fame on How Clean is Your House? in 2003 Credit: Supplied 8 I'm A Celebrity is set to return to ITV this week Credit: ITV The TV personality first rose to fame as one of the faces of 'How Clean Is Your House ' alongside Aggie MacKenzie , 69, in 2003.
Kim , 82, earned millions of fans after she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2017 where she famously clashed with Loose Women's Coleen Nolan. Not afraid of telling her co-stars how it is, she became runner-up on I'm A Celebrity after she entered the jungle in 2009. Ahead of the new series of the Ant and Dec hosted endurance show, Kim has hit out as industry execs.
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uk , she hit out at current content on TV. Kim told The Sun Online: "How these people would have survived when I was a child with this woke rubbish. I don't know this woke utter childish rubbish.
"We can't have jokes anymore. We can't say anything anymore. You you know what annoys me, when they become woke and people encourage it, encourage them to do that.
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So we must suffer, it's such a shame. " Various high profile shows such as Love Island , Football Focus , and even the BBC's New Years coverage have faced accusations of becoming 'woke'. Kim Woodburn slams ITV bosses for recruiting reality stars as presenters raging ‘They’re all wannabes and work cheap’ Former Loose Women star Carol McGiffin previously slammed ITV bosses as she claimed they were 'forcing their woke agenda' on viewers.
BBC comedy bosses issued an urgent plea the TV world, asking it to 'save our sitcoms'. Advertisement Kim thinks that shows are not funny anymore because they are not reflective on real life and bosses are scared to include "naughty things" on the airwaves. "I used to watch shows when I was younger, like Love Thy Neighbour," she told us.
I'm A Celebrity 2024 As the hit ITV show enters into its 24th series, a brand new batch of famous faces look set to enter the Aussie jungle once again to face terrifying Bushtucker Trials and living amongst the critters in camp in order to come out on top and be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars heading Down Under this year..
. Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name heading into the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney, will be making a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.
5million to head into the camp this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever. Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge looks set to be making a triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.
Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he will be hoping to become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities when he gets into camp. Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music.
He has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle. GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women.
She has even gone on to endorse popular brand such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers. Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs, Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since.
He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live. Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She origianlly found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice.
Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle , after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom.
A jungle insider said: "As well as bringing some of the star appeal of the group with him, he'll be supplying some serious guy candy for the campmates and viewers at home." Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up.
Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year. Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist will be braving the creepy crawlies this year.
The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband. It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past. Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry will become the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan.
It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to breast cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021 : "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache." Rev.
Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is set for I’m A Celebrity — and is ready to let rip at his old employer. The former Communards and Strictly star , 62, said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year.An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth.
" "I mean, you know the language on there, which it was just a joke program. "You knew it was a joke program, but you knew that those sort of people would say naughty things." Advertisement Kim added: "So you thought just being normal, now they've got to pretend and be abnormal.
"We are stupid to have allowed this. It was fun when you could say whatever you wanted within reason. I don't know this woke utter childish rubbish.
We can't have jokes anymore. Kim Woodburn The Sun "When somebody says b****** or ‘f***’ on television, it's not used every two minutes. It's life.
Read more on the Scottish Sun WANDER-FUL Idyllic 4.5-mile walk between two of Scotland's most beautiful seaside villages UGLY SCENES Shock moment ultras clash on Glasgow street as fans chased into pub doorway "These people that are woke, I’d like to shoot the flaming lot of them." Advertisement 8 Kim Woodburn famously rowed with Coleen Nolan on Loose Women after their stint in Celebrity Big Brother Credit: Rex Features 8 Carol McGiffin slammed ITV bosses for 'forcing their woke agenda' onto audiences Credit: Rex 8 The likes of Piers Morgan previously railed against 'woke wastrels' Credit: Rex 8 Shows such as Love Island have been accused of being 'too woke' Credit: Rex Advertisement 8 Alex Scott's Football Focus has previously come under criticism Credit: BBC via Twitter I'm A Celebrity returns on Sunday November 17th to ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm.
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