I’m A Celebrity for demonising them. He said: “Cockroaches aren’t bad. Rats aren’t bad. It’s always those animals which are perceived to be horrible – the rats and the cockroaches. “What we have to remember is every one of these animals has a valuable role to play in generating sustainable communities in their natural environment.“They can just be a nuisance if we allow them to get in the wrong place.”The Springwatch presenter has spent years urging TV bosses to stop portraying them as disgusting.He said: “The problem with programmes like I’m A Celebrity is stereotyping of those animals.“It’s one of those things where we need to update our ideas.
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