ITV has issued a statement after TV presenter Chris Packham criticised I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! for the "anachronistic embarrassment" of its use of animals.
The Springwatch host shared a letter he wrote to hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in which he called for “no more abuse of animals for entertainment” on the ITV reality show.
In the letter posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday (November 27), Chris claimed he had previously written to the presenting duo but they had not replied.
He wrote: “My letters were polite, reasonable and constructive. This time I’ll be a little more frank and forthright. "I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here remains a grotesque blot on the reputations of both yourselves and ITV.
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