WASN'T HE SACKED?
I’m A Celebrity viewers baffled as Jack Maynard returns in opening credits after being sacked
I'M A Celebrity viewers were left baffled last night as Jack Maynard was still in the opening credits despite being sacked from the show.
Jack was booted off the show after he begged a 14-year-old fan to send him nude pictures online and called her an "ugly freak" when she refused to send them.
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The YouTube sensation, 22, was hauled out of the Australian jungle after just 72 hours when ITV bosses learnt of his actions.
While producers edited out his final scenes, fans were shocked to see him still appear in the opening credits last night.
However, I'm a Celeb retains the same opening credits throughout the series and doesn't edit out celebs when they leave.
Taking to Twitter one fan wrote: "lmao why is jack still in the opening credits?"
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Another seemed hopeful that it meant Jack might return writing: "JACK MAYNARD IS STILL IN THE OPENING CREDITS??????"
Jack - who turns 23 today - flew home from Australia within 24 hours of leaving the jungle but has yet to publicly comment on the scandals.
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ITV took the drastic decision to remove Jack from the jungle after learning he bombarded the young girl, who is now a 20-year-old student, with Facebook Messages requesting the snaps.
In the messages Jack, who says he was just 16 at the time and unaware of the girl’s age, asked to “see her boobs” and told her she would look good in “a bra shot”.
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An ITV spokeswoman added: “Due to circumstances outside the camp Jack has had to withdraw from the show.”
It comes a day after The Sun revealed he had made racist and homophobic slurs online.
Jack, who has millions of young fans, casually used the N-word and called other people “f****ts” in tweets when he was a teenager.
In tweets, some dating back to June 2011, Jack mocked gay men and people with facial disfigurements. He replied to people using the phrase “retarded f****t” and referred to pals by the N-word.
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As the ITV show launched on Sunday night, Jack admitted his words were inflammatory and insulting.
His spokeswoman said: “Jack is ashamed of these tweets, many were deleted a long time ago. He would never use that language now.”
Producers removed any trace of Jack from Tuesday night's show, including scenes where he says goodbye to his fellow campmates.
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It is unlikely that a new campmate will replace Jack at this stage as the show focuses on two late-arrivals tonight Scottish Labour MP Kezia Dugdale, 36, and Talk Radio host Iain Lee, 44.
- I'm A Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm on ITV.
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