Former TV presenter and politician Robert Kilroy-Silk has become the focus of contention in the newly combined jungle camp on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me OUt Of Here.

The contestant faced the wrath of glamour model Nicola McLean after repeatedly calling her "Nicole" while Star Trek's George Takei said he seemed like "a real villain".

It came as producers of the ITV1 show decided to merge the two separate camps amid continuous rain and severe weather warnings. The Away Camp joined the Home Camp and were given hammocks to sleep on following days of bedding down on the jungle floor.

It came as good news for the Away celebrities who had just been hit by the news that Kilroy-Silk had failed to win the latest Bush Tucker Trial.

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During the Chamber of Horrors challenge, the former presenter and politician failed to unlock all of his padlocks before attempting to claim victory. After being informed that he had to go back and retrieve the final key, Kilroy-Silk complained of a "dodgy lock".

While he was doing so EastEnder Joe Swash overtook his rival and claimed the luxury meals for his fellow Home campers. A victorious Swash returned to his section of the jungle and explained the events: "I thought I'd lost. As I was getting out he started arguing saying 'my last lock wasn't working, this key doesn't work'.

"He continues 'the key weren't working they've given him a dodgy lock'. There was another key at the bottom, they put the other key in and that was the key that done it.

"You know he's a politician, he nearly talked himself into victory. Can't get beat by Silksey."

Later Swash's campmates continued to talk about Kilroy-Silk with Takei stating: "Robert seems like a real villain."

Kilroy-Silk then faced the tongue-lashing from MClean. The disgruntled WAG said: "I don't claim to be a big celebrity.

"I don't care if people didn't know my name when I first came into camp but I've now lived with you for four days.

"My name is Nicola. Not Nic, not Nicky, not Nicole. Nicola."

In the live section of last night's show, it was announced that Kilroy-Silk would again have to face a Bush Tucker Trial in an attempt to win luxury grub for the celebrities.

In a twist to be unveiled to campmates in the coming days, two new stars will enter the jungle.

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