Kelly Brook’s family has rejected Kelly Osbourne’s accusation that the actress was a “bully” after she clashed with Osbourne’s brother Jack on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Osbourne criticised Brook after she complained about Jack in the Bush Telegraph, following his attempt to help her cut an eel that had earlier made her gag with disgust.
Speaking at the family home in Rochester, Kent, Brook’s stepfather defended her. Asked about Osbourne’s bullying claim, he dismissed it as “a load of rubbish”.
Viewers saw the uncomfortable exchange between Jack and Brook during Wednesday’s episode, marking the second heated disagreement between the pair.
Jack, 40, stepped in when Brook was struggling to prepare dinner and politely asked: “Would you like me to cut up the fish?”
Brook, 45, accepted his help but later told the camera that Jack had “elbowed” her out of the way. She said: “I saw Jack’s eyes light up, it was like Christmas to Jack, and he came running over and elbowed me out of the way to get to this fish like a caveman, and I was like, no, I’m going to do it.”
Kelly Brook’s family has defended her after Kelly Osbourne accused her of being a “bully” following her clash with Jack on I’m A Celebrity
Osbourne criticised Brook for complaining about Jack after he tried to help her prepare an eel that had left her gagging
Jack has clashed with Kelly Brook over cooking and food preparation in the camp
Brook chose to chop the fish herself, but repeatedly gagged and retched at its smell. Her reaction prompted Jack’s older sister to accuse her of being “performative”.
In an Instagram video, Osbourne said: “Kelly Brook… I don’t think I like you.
“Elbowing out of the way to get to the fish… you’re so performative, with all the gagging and the over-dramatics.
“You bring out my big-sister vibes where I want to attack you because I feel like you’re a bit of a bully.”
Brook and Jack had already fallen out once, after he criticised the way she was slicing potatoes while preparing an earlier camp meal.
Their feud took another turn with the arrival of late entrants Vogue Williams and Tom Read Wilson.
The pair made their jungle debut during Thursday’s episode as the show’s annual late arrivals. They are staying in a luxury “Leader’s Lodge”, complete with comfortable beds and the power to oversee events in camp.
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As the new leaders, Williams and Read Wilson were tasked with allocating jobs and chores to the other campmates.
I’m A Celebrity’s late arrivals Tom Read Wilson and Vogue Williams made their jungle debut
The newcomers’ arrival has brought a major shake-up to the existing camp
Jack Osbourne had informally become the camp chef, but the new leaders assigned him a very different role
They appointed Kelly as one of the camp chefs, saying she had the look of Nigella Lawson, with Martin Kemp as her partner.
Jack was paired with former EastEnders actress Shona McGarty for the less glamorous task of dunny duty.
The remaining pairings saw Ruby Wax and Lisa Riley assigned to washing up, Eddie Kadi and AngryGinge given water duty, and Alex Scott and Aitch put in charge of collecting wood.
Sensing that camp life was about to change, Jack told his fellow contestants: “I feel resistance to Vogue and Tom. I’m just kinda like, ‘Hey, you don’t get to walk in halfway through the movie and decide to turn it off or change it.’”
Kelly had previously said she felt pushed aside by Jack in the kitchen. She admitted: “I’m not gonna lie, last night I just felt a bit lost.
“I just want to be so useful. I’m still trying to find my place in the camp in terms of what to do.”
In Wednesday’s episode, viewers branded Kelly “insufferable” after she argued with Jack over how to cook the eel before gagging at its smell
Explaining why she had tried to direct Jack in the kitchen, she added: “I’m so sorry, Jack, if I’m coming at you and if I’m cutting potatoes wrong, but honestly it’s only coming from a place where I just want to help.”
Jack replied: “That’s just because in my world at home I’ve got four kids and I’m always just doing, doing, doing.”
However, Kelly argued that Jack had no authority to delegate the cooking duties. Speaking to Alex and Shona, she said: “So he’s not in charge but then he’s in charge of everything, choosing who’s gonna be in charge.”
The tension between the pair led some viewers to fear that Jack could leave the jungle, amid concerns about his rising stress levels and emotional start to the series.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
