HIDDEN MOTIVE
I’m A Celeb fans work out sad ‘real reason’ Tony Bellew chose Sam Thompson to do trial – and it’s broken their heart
Sam's first words after impressing in the trial left fans with a lump in their throat
I'm A Celebrity fans have worked out the sad 'real reason' why Tony Bellew voted for Sam Thompson to do tonight's bushtucker trial.
Once again, it was down to the remaining campmates to decide who should take on the evening's task to secure meals for the group.
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Tony made his vote for Sam, who wound up taking on the spy theme challenge dubbed This is No Time To Cry part two, Cry Harder.
But fans of the ITV1 hit aren't convinced his motive was all that kind.
In fact, they're convinced Tony wanted to 'get rid' of Sam from camp for a bit so he could have a break from his number one fan.
Sam has made no secret of the fact he has a man-crush on the boxer, regularly sitting on his knee, jumping into his arms and even serenading his pal.
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But eagle-eyed viewers think it's wearing thin for Tony, who was desperate for a break by the time the opportunity arose to send someone off to do the trial.
As previous campmates have revealed, the trials often film for several hours, even though they only take up a few minutes on screen.
"Pretty sure Tony voted for Sam to do the trial just to get rid of him for a while," one viewer penned on X, formerly twitter.
"Not Tony pushing Sam out of camp so he can have five minutes alone!" added a second.
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A third said: "Am I the only one that doesn't see the Sam/ Tony bromance? I just think Tony is mega p***ed off but knows he daren't show it."
A fourth agreed, chipping in: "You can tell just how much Sam irritates Tony."
Whether fans are right or not, Sam appeared blissfully unaware and scored a full house in the trial, bagging six out of six stars.
And in a sweet moment, his first thought was his pal.
"Tony is going to be so proud," he beamed.
Needless to say, this endeared Sam to many viewers even more.
"The way he wanted to make Tony proud like he's a proud dad as well warmed my heart," wrote one.
"Bless his heart," added a second.
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