If there’s one thing I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! is brilliant at, it’s throwing together two big characters who’d likely never mix away from the jungle, and letting us watch on as they navigate difficult or ridiculous situations.
And within minutes of the new series launching on Sunday night, a new unlikely partnership had been created in the form of Caitlyn Jenner and Nadine Coyle. The two became a duo viewers never knew they needed as they coached each other through a sky dive as part of their first challenge.
Well... when we say they coached each other, it was very much Caitlyn pulling Nadine through the trauma of it all.The former Girls Aloud singer started to get emotional as she prepared to plunge 10,000ft out of a plane, but was supported by Caitlyn, who told her: “It’ll be the greatest experience of your life, when it’s over you’ll say it was great.” View this post on InstagramA post shared by I'm A Celebrity... (@imacelebrity) on Nov 17, 2019 at 2:24pm PSTThe US star said she was keen to try to jump herself because many members of her famous family had done it.
“Kendall [Jenner] has skydived, Kim [Kardashian] has and I think Kourtney (Kardashian) has. I’m gonna do this, everyone in my family has done it,” she said.
Caitlyn went first and was all smiles as she landed, but her partner remained firmly on her mind.
“That was so much fun, I want to do it all again, I just want Nadine to get down and be OK,” she said.
After a nervous Nadine landed, she told Caitlyn she’d found the experience “amazing”, before the pair shared a hug.
“I’m so proud of you,” Caitlyn told Nadine. Iconic. Duo. 💛 @NadineCoyleNow@Caitlyn_Jenner#ImACelebpic.twitter.com/xikfWRfQGE— I'm A Celebrity... (@imacelebrity) November 17, 2019Their blossoming friendship was one of the highlights of the launch episode over on Twitter...Caitlyn Jenner and Nadine Coyle on the same reality show. Whoever managed to pull that off deserves a payrise #ImACeleb— SHANE (@shane_reaction_) November 17, 2019If you told me 2 years ago that Caitlyn Jenner and Nadine Coyle were gonna be on prime time tv having a pep talk about sky diving fears and tears I’d have laughed you out of the room #ImACeleb— Pete Burns’ Confiscated Coat (@harrisonjbrock) November 17, 2019Naw watching Nadine Coyle and Caitlyn Jenner interact wey eachother is the most wholesome yet mind blowing thing I’ve ever witnessed— zoë ♀ (@fzoley) November 17, 2019Caitlyn & Nadine together on TV is one of my personal highlights of 2019 #ImACeleb— Cheryl Hole (@CherylHoleQueen) November 17, 2019Nadine and Caitlyn sisterhood evolving I’m so happy to see it #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/VqES3Xja1I— адам (@zamanaIy) November 17, 2019When Nadine Coyle and Caitlyn Jenner become best friends and Caitlyn invites her over to her home in Calabasis and introduces her to the entire Kardashian/Jenner family and have all of them championing a United
Ireland omg the serve that will be..... #ImACeleb— ✨Pauric✨ (@PauricOh) November 17, 2019Caitlyn Jenner and Nadine from Girls Aloud doing a skydive together. Am I drunk?!?! #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/RQiu5S7aUM— Jack Newman 🏳️🌈 (@Janksy_) November 17, 2019The ITV producer who chose to make Caitlyn Jenner and Nadine Coyle skydive into the jungle #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/jMoTYIK4L8— David🌹 (@d_cshn) November 17, 2019Nadine Coyle and Caitlyn Jenner going a skydive together. We’ve reached peak television. Nay, peak humanity #ImACeleb— Emma Kelly (@TooManyEmmas) November 17, 2019A later part of the challenge set Nadine and Caitlyn pitted against each other, as they competed to be a “power pair” who would be sent to a camp with better food and sleeping arrangements.
Ultimately, it was Nadine, Adele Roberts, Roman Kemp and Myles Stephenson who won, with the remaining campmates sent to Snake Rock, where they will live off rice and beans and sleep on the floor.
The public later selected Caitlyn and Good Morning
Britain presenter Kate Garraway to face the first Bushtucker Trial of the series.
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