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I’m a celebrity… Get me out of here! faces accusations of racism for the second year in a row after the show’s remaining non-white contestants landed in the bottom two of the public vote — 48 hours after Charlene White was booted.
Scarlette Douglas, 36, a former presenter of the Channel 4 show A Place In The Sun, became the second star to be eliminated from the series on Sunday night, while comedian Babatúndé Aléshé also threatened to leave.
This is the second consecutive year the show has faced such allegations after Naughty Boy, Kadeena Cox and DJ Snoochie Shy became the first to leave the 2021 series, leaving behind an all-white camp lineup.
Outrage: I’m a celebrity… Get me out of here! faces accusations of racism for the second year in a row after the show’s remaining non-white contestants landed in the bottom two of the public vote – 48 hours after Charlene White (pictured) was booted
Fans of the ITV show accused viewers of racism on Twitter following Scarlette’s shocked departure, with one saying ‘note how no black has ever won, I’m a celeb’.
Another tweeted, “Stop bringing race into it” two out, both black women while still having horribly problematic white men in it. and let’s not forget that a black person has never won this show. race is relevant if there is a clear pattern’.
A third viewer said, “If you still need proof that racism is alive and well in this country, two black women have now been voted out consecutively and the only black man in the jungle threatened to leave.” Do you still think we’re drawing the race card, boomers?’
Exit: Scarlette Douglas, 36, former presenter of the Channel 4 show A Place In The Sun, became the second star to be eliminated from the series on Sunday night, while comedian Babatúndé Aléshé was also at risk of leaving
Another said: ‘Charlene, now Scarlette. Love Island, Strictly. Black women don’t stand a chance on reality TV. It just shows how racist and sexist this country is.‘
And a fifth reiterated: ‘Anyone who does not question the possibility that the Charlene/Scarlette result could be racist, knowingly or unknowingly, is ignorant. Either way, it can’t be proven, but that uncertainty should make us all feel uncomfortable — not blindly claim it’s not racism.”
The winners of the ITV show have always been white throughout its 20-year history.
Angry: Fans of the ITV show accused viewers of racism on Twitter following Scarlette’s shocked departure, with one saying: ‘note how no black person has ever won, I’m a celebrity’
A source close to Scarlette told MailOnline: ‘All Scarlette could do was be herself on the show and she made everyone proud.
“There’s nothing she could have done differently, if she’s not the crowd favorite then that’s that, but she did everything she could to show viewers who she really is.”
Scarlette’s fans also tweeted in the hundreds about Matt Hancock and Boy George surviving the second public vote, despite the real estate expert being a fun and positive energy at camp.
Fix: Scarlette fans also tweeted by the hundreds about Matt Hancock and Boy George surviving the second public vote, despite the property expert being a fun and positive energy at camp
One tweet read, “two black women be the first before Matt Hancock lol tries to tell me this country isn’t racist,” while another said, “Why was Scarlette voted down over Boy George when she was so calming and motivating to everyone?” her camp mates?’
On Sunday night’s episode of the show, comedian Babatúndé, who supports Scarlette to win, described what it felt like to be “the only black person” in his drama class, speaking to politicians Matt and Seann Walsh.
Matt spoke about being diagnosed with dyslexia, which led Baba to talk about his own challenges in life.
Having his say: On Sunday night’s episode of the show, comedian Babatúndé, who supports Scarlette to win, described what it felt like to be “the only black person” in his drama class, speaking to politician Matt and Seann Walsh
He said, “I remember when I went to drama school, I didn’t feel seen. I was the only black in my class, and everything was so British and I felt so out of place.
“Everyone was always like, ‘Why don’t you know this? Why don’t you know that?’ about where you were born.
‘My world is completely different from yours and that’s why I loved your story because you felt seen and when I have the freedom to just be who I am – Tottenham born, raised in Nigeria, in the UK, living in Stevenage, middle class life now, that’s just me. The middle-class Baba began to emerge.’
Second shake-up: This is the second consecutive year the show has faced such allegations after Naughty Boy, Kadeena Cox and DJ Snoochie Shy became the first to leave the 2021 series – leaving an all-white camp lineup