{"id":6995,"date":"2025-11-15T19:15:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T20:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=6995"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:20:56","slug":"itv-has-a-plan-to-deal-with-ant-and-decs-kelly-brook-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/itv-has-a-plan-to-deal-with-ant-and-decs-kelly-brook-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV has a plan to deal with Ant and Dec\u2019s \u2018Kelly Brook problem\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\t\t\t\t\tsummary__ai-icon<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-metro-gutenberg-summary\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ant and Dec face a potentially awkward reunion with Kelly Brook on I’m A Celebrity after an alleged past feud<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Brook was a judge on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, but left after Ant and Dec reportedly didn’t want her there<\/li>\n<li>Tensions are high as Kelly and the hosts will work together again, years after their last short-lived collaboration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCreated with AI assistance. Quality assured by Metro editors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we get closer to watching famous campmates get to grips with jungle life in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/im-a-celebrity\/\">I\u2019m A Celebrity,<\/a> there\u2019s one star who might have a trickier time than others.<\/p>\n<p>But bosses are said to have a plan for tackling an anticipated frosty atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kelly-brook\/\">Kelly Brook<\/a> and hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ant-and-dec\/\">Ant and Dec<\/a> are potentially set for an awkward reunion due to their<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/16\/ant-dec-come-face-to-face-kelly-brook-following-16-year-feud-24722861\/\"> alleged feud dating back decades.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Kelly was a fourth judge on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/britains-got-talent\/\">Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/a>, but she left the show after just days behind the desk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on I'm A Celeb\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/simon-cowell\/\">Simon Cowell<\/a> put her exit down to the four-judge format not working at the time – but Kelly says she was told Ant and Dec had a hand in the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there is reportedly \u2018apprehension\u2019 on both sides about her appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/10\/im-a-celebrity-2025-cast-line-up-officially-confirmed-sunday-launch-24667767\/\">I’m a Celeb 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24675430 lazyload\" alt=\"Kelly Brook sat at desk with white top and red buzzer on Britain's Got Talent\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273927906-ee29.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Kelly Brook was a judge on Britain\u2019s Got Talent in 2009 (Picture: Ken McKay\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a result, <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/itv\/\">ITV<\/a> wants to face what’s been deemed the ‘Kelly problem’ head-on, with sources saying the Geordie duo are considering making a joke of it, rather than ignoring it completely.<\/p>\n<p>Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15292275\/Kelly-Brook-loathes-Ant-Dec-KATIE-HIND.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>’s insiders claim Kelly is ‘unlikely to see the funny side’.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after further sources said Kelly is gearing up to make ‘great television’ with her reunion with the hosts, as she ‘doesn’t forget’ those who have wronged her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Kelly might be all smiles, but underneath, she is a tough, tough woman who doesn\u2019t take well to being crossed,\u2019 a friend of the star said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She thinks Ant and Dec sneered at her for being a Page 3 girl; they didn\u2019t think she had any talent.’<\/p>\n<p>They added that Kelly is \u2018a down-to-earth working-class girl’ who ‘hates snobby behaviour’.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24675425 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay\/Shutterstock (837010a) Britain's Got Talent returns with new judge Kelly Brook. Kelly joins regular judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan and presenters Ant and Dec 'Britain's Got Talent' TV - 2009 -\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273928037-766f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The model and actress was only on the panel for a short while (Picture: Ken McKay\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018She\u2019s already been telling journalists she can\u2019t wait to see [Ant and Dec] again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/37271884\/kelly-brook-im-a-celeb-ant-dec-rivals\/\">The Sun<\/a>, after losing her job on the talent show, Kelly said: \u2018The people at ITV were telling me that I had upset Ant and Dec, and that was it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would love to have stayed on the show. I really felt it was working out. Ant and Dec had never been anything but pleasant to my face, but clearly, they didn’t want me on the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Their egos are such that they were saying to themselves, \u201cHow dare she think she can come on to our show?\u201d, and since then they’ve been very vocal about their displeasure at me being there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And now she\u2019s in the jungle, on a show hosted by the two men she reportedly has a difficult history with.<\/p>\n<p>In his memoir, Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story, Dec addressed the reality of working with Kelly on BGT.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"406\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24675394 lazyload\" alt=\"Kelly Brook on I'm A Celeb\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273928102-87fa.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The line-up this year includes the likes of Aitch and Jack Osbourne (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24675455 lazyload\" alt=\"This image and the information contained herein is strictly embargoed until 19.00 Monday 10 November 2025 From Lifted Entertainment I?m A Celebrity? Get me Out of Here!: SR25 on ITV1 and ITVX Pictured: Ant & Dec. This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Publicity. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Publicity. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com\/presscentre\/itvpictures\/terms\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273826543-5ef4.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>This is Ant and Dec’s 25th season of I’m A Celebrity (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said about her first day: \u2018Kelly looked nervous, so I told her it was going to be great fun and to just relax and enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She nodded, then looked at me and said, \u201cAnd what do you do on the show?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I looked at Simon, who was sitting next to me. He turned to Kelly and said, \u201cKelly, you have seen the show, haven\u2019t you?\u201d To which she replied, \u201cYeah\u2026 well, bits\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t want to sound like an egomaniac, but the last person who said, \u2018And what do you do?\u2019 was the Queen when I met her at the party for ITV\u2019s fiftieth anniversary.\u2019<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Do you think Ant and Dec will make a joke about the ‘Kelly problem?’<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In the book, the pair made it clear how they felt about Kelly being brought on board: \u2018Obviously, as hosts of the show, we have to justify that kind of thing to the audience, and no one could give us a good reason why Kelly was on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The simple answer was that Simon, without talking to anyone, had decided it was a good idea. We didn\u2019t agree.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ant and Dec said they \u2018felt sorry\u2019 for Kelly after the whole thing didn\u2019t work out. <\/p>\n<p>But they revealed in their memoir that they were told, ‘it wasn’t anything personal with Kelly; it was just the four judges didn’t work.’ <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWho is in the confirmed line-up for I'm A Celeb?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>The confirmed line-up for this year’s show is:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Martin Kemp<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Kadi<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Brook<\/li>\n<li>Alex Scott<\/li>\n<li>Jack Osbourne<\/li>\n<li>Ruby Wax<\/li>\n<li>Aitch<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Riley<\/li>\n<li>Shona McGarty<\/li>\n<li>Angry Ginge<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"474\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24670125 lazyload\" alt=\"Shona McGarty, Eddie Kadi, Aitch, Alex Scott MBE, Jack Osbourne, Lisa Riley, Kelly Brook, Angry Ginge, Ruby Wax OBE and Martin Kemp on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273851168-ae5e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>At least Kelly won’t have to face consecutive trials, thanks to a new rule change (Picture: ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A source has told The Sun that how things ended with Kelly on the show was \u2018very upsetting\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>They said about her appearance on I\u2019m A Celebrity: \u2018It\u2019s been a long time since they last worked together, so understandably there is apprehension on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>‘Kelly is determined for I’m A Celebrity to be a massive success \u2013 in stark contrast to her last experience working with Ant and Dec. It’s nerve-wracking that after such a bitter fallout, they’ll now be working together in such close proximity.’<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Their painful history won\u2019t be referenced on air \u2013 it would be weird and honestly just plain awkward to do so\u2019, the source added in contrast to the latest whispers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Metro has reached out to ITV, Fremantle, and representatives for Kelly Brook and Ant and Dec.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here! starts on Sunday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A version of this article was first published on November 11, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><title>Comment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ant and Dec said they weren’t consulted about Kelly being on the show (Picture: James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock) Key Points summary__ai-icon Ant and Dec face a potentially awkward reunion with Kelly Brook on I’m A Celebrity after an alleged past feud Kelly Brook was a judge on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, but left after Ant and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7002,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions\/7002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}