Jungle icon Harry Redknapp was left with a difficult decision as he had to turn on his I’m A Celebrity… South Africa campmate during a brutal head-to-head trial
22:15, 15 Apr 2026Updated 22:16, 15 Apr 2026
Harry tasted defeat in trial and had to pay a heavy price(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Harry Redknapp has to turn on his own teammates and show one of them a red card after he lost a head-to-head trial. The first I’m A Celebrity eviction will be decided by the former football manager as hosts Ant and Dec revealed he would be responsible for sending home one of his Team Lion.
King Harry went up against King Jimmy Bullard from the rival Team Rhino in an eating trial called Beastly Braai, a South African barbecue. But there was nothing nice about this menu.
With the rest of the campmates watching, Jimmy went head-to-head with his old gaffer and the pair made their way through revolting courses including Mashed Po-tofu and Reek Salad, containing Lamb brain, stinky fermented tofu and Impala eyes. Other dishes contained intestine and wild boar penis.
Jimmy, who was managed by Harry during his football career, said: “It is so surreal up against me old gaffer. I’ve never won a penalty shoot out in my life.”
Jimmy was smiling at the end of the trial against Harry(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Harry said: “I have got one big advantage really, I can’t smell.” He lost his sense of smell in a car crash in Italy in 1990
With both men successfully downing five courses each, it was left to a tie break drink, with the one finishing fastest winning. Harry moaned: “I’m not very good at drinking things straight down.”
The marga-reeker was made of fermented fish and tofu and Jimmy finished first winning for Team Rhino who will get a slap up banquet and will go on safari.
As everyone left, hosts Ant and Dec asked Harry to stay behind. Dec then told him: “You’ve got a big decision to make. It is time for the first celebrity to leave camp for good and you will choose which member of your kingdom that will be.”
Evictions are expected to come thick and fast now with the finalists fighting it out in a live final on April 24 to be crowned a jungle ‘legend’.
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