ITV I'm A Celebrity caught in major fix row as fans issue blistering complaints

Fans of ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! were furious on Sunday night as they were unable to vote via the app while nominations were open for the first trial

ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! fans slammed the show during the opening episode of the 2024 season as a technical issue left many unable to vote.

Sunday night saw a string of stars including WAG Coleen Rooney, McFly star Danny Jones, Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse and N-Dubz icon Tulisa Contostavlos enter the jungle for the first time. As an initial trial, the original ten participants were divided into pairs and tasked with racing to the camp.

Tulisa and Coronation Street star Alan Halsall were the first to reach camp making them winners of the first trial and exempt from the first public vote which would determine which celebrities would take part in the Vile Volcano challenge. But when voting opened, many viewers found they were unable to vote as an apparent technical issues spoiled the fun.

Fans took to social media to complain about the error, with one writing on X: "It wont let me votee #ImACeleb" along with a crying face emoji. Another complained: "Omg is anyone else's voting crashing because we're all rushing to vote for GK Barry...#ImACeleb." And a further fan wailed: "Is the voting app thing not working for anyone else? #imaceleb."

Others were fuming about the amount of personal information they had to share to use the app, with one lashing out at ITV to type: "F**KING HELL IVE DOWNLOADED THE APP WHY DO I NEED TO PUT IN MY PHONE NUMBER TO VOTE #ImACeleb."

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