I’m A Celebrity contestant Ellie Cole suffered a horrific hand injury after taking part in Tuesday’s jungle trial.
Hosts Robert Irwin and Julia Morris watched in horror as the 32-year-old Paralympic swimmer was lowered into a pit by fellow athlete Peter Daicos.
She stuck her hand through holes filled with creepy crawlies like snakes and rodents to obtain yellow stars.
Ellie’s toughest test came when she stuck her hand into a box full of rats, one of which bit and scratched her hand, refusing to let go as she tried to unscrew a star inside.
‘Oh my god, it hurts so much! Ouch!’ she shouted as Robert cowered from above.
I’m A Celebrity contestant Ellie Cole suffered a horrific hand injury after taking part in Tuesday’s jungle trial
‘Oh my god, he’s stuck! It’ll eat you!’ he screamed.
The I’m A Celebrity co-hosts were forced to step in and instruct Ellie to move on to the next box.
Julia called out to Ellie, “Hold out your hand!” Reach out, Ellie. Extend your hand! Let’s get on with that box, honey. Don’t put your hand in again.’
Hosts Robert Irwin and Julia Morris watched in horror as the 32-year-old Paralympic swimmer was lowered into a pit
She stuck her hand through holes filled with creepy crawlies like snakes and rodents to obtain yellow stars
Ellie faced a difficult obstacle when she reached into a box full of rats
“But I want the star!” Ellie replied.
The athlete was later confronted with a box of small snakes, one of which bit her to ‘pull back’.
“You have nerves of steel!” Robert said. “The snake isn’t trying to get you, it’s just defending its territory.”
After being lowered into the water with a crocodile and collecting two more stars, Ellie was determined to be lifted back up to retrieve the stars from the box of rats.
One rat repeated its bite and scratched her hand, refusing to let go as she tried to unscrew a star inside it
The I’m A Celebrity co-hosts were forced to step in and instruct Ellie to move on to the next box. She worked with Peter Daicos who lowered her into the well
“Ellie, we can’t guarantee those rats won’t bite you again,” Julia advised.
This time no rats seemed to defeat the Paralympian and she successfully grabbed both stars, collecting a total of 12 stars for the challenge.
“You’re a machine!” Julia exclaimed.
“I can’t believe what I just saw,” Robert agreed.
I’m a celebrity… Get me out of here! continues Wednesday at 7:30 PM on Channel 10.