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I’m A Celebrity legend slams ‘woke’ TV bosses and rages ‘we can’t say anything any more’

She thinks the industry has 'changed beyond recognition.'

AS we approach another round of jungle antics, one of the show's former stars has once again slammed TV bosses.

Kim Woodburn is well known for her forthright opinions on various stints on many reality TV shows across ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5.

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Kim Woodburn has slammed TV bosses for being 'too woke'Credit: Rex Features
The TV star rose to fame on How Clean is Your House? in 2003Credit: Supplied
I'm A Celebrity is set to return to ITV this weekCredit: ITV

The TV personality first rose to fame as one of the faces of 'How Clean Is Your House' alongside Aggie MacKenzie, 69, in 2003.

Kim, 82, earned millions of fans after she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2017 where she famously clashed with Loose Women's Coleen Nolan.

Not afraid of telling her co-stars how it is, she became runner-up on I'm A Celebrity after she entered the jungle in 2009.

Ahead of the new series of the Ant and Dec hosted endurance show, Kim has hit out as industry execs.

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The reality TV legend thinks that contestants are too afraid to say what they really think in case of backlash.

In an exclusive interview, hosted by , she hit out at current content on TV.

Kim told The Sun Online: "How these people would have survived when I was a child with this woke rubbish. I don't know this woke utter childish rubbish.

"We can't have jokes anymore. We can't say anything anymore. You you know what annoys me, when they become woke and people encourage it, encourage them to do that.

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"You should say, 'p*** off. I'll say what I want. We've given into these idiots, haven't we? We've given into these idiots. So we must suffer, it's such a shame. "

Various high profile shows such as Love Island, Football Focus, and even the BBC's New Years coverage have faced accusations of becoming 'woke'.

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Former Loose Women star Carol McGiffin previously slammed ITV bosses as she claimed they were 'forcing their woke agenda' on viewers.

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Kim thinks that shows are not funny anymore because they are not reflective on real life and bosses are scared to include "naughty things" on the airwaves.

"I used to watch shows when I was younger, like Love Thy Neighbour," she told us.

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  • "I mean, you know the language on there, which it was just a joke program.

    "You knew it was a joke program, but you knew that those sort of people would say naughty things."

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    Kim added: "So you thought just being normal, now they've got to pretend and be abnormal.

    "We are stupid to have allowed this. It was fun when you could say whatever you wanted within reason.

    I don't know this woke utter childish rubbish. We can't have jokes anymore.

    Kim WoodburnThe Sun

    "When somebody says b****** or ‘f***’ on television, it's not used every two minutes. It's life.

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    "These people that are woke, I’d like to shoot the flaming lot of them."

    Kim Woodburn famously rowed with Coleen Nolan on Loose Women after their stint in Celebrity Big BrotherCredit: Rex Features
    Carol McGiffin slammed ITV bosses for 'forcing their woke agenda' onto audiencesCredit: Rex
    The likes of Piers Morgan previously railed against 'woke wastrels'Credit: Rex
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    Shows such as Love Island have been accused of being 'too woke'Credit: Rex
    Alex Scott's Football Focus has previously come under criticismCredit: BBC via Twitter

    I'm A Celebrity returns on Sunday November 17th to ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm.

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