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Maura Higgins was booed for saying Ireland should vote in I'm A Celeb


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Maura's dead right, to be fair.

Last night was the final of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! for another year.

Danny Jones became the second member of McFly to be crowned King of the Jungle, after his bandmate Dougie Poynter won in 2011.

But after coming in fifth and sixth place, Maura Higgins and her fellow Irishman Barry McGuigan wanted to see one change to the voting process.

 

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Despite being aired in Ireland since 2004, us I'm A Celeb fans aren't able to vote in the show.

Voting is free through an app in the UK but still, Irish viewers are not allowed to take part. Maura shared her thoughts on the disadvantage during the spin-off, I'm A Celebrity: Unpacked. Ant revealed that he had expected Danny to win and for her to place second.

She replied: "But they can't vote in Ireland; that's the problem!"

Barry agreed, saying: "You've got to change that!"

The audience booed the suggestion, but fans online were in agreement.

 

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What did viewers think?

Over on X, one viewer wrote: "They shouldn't have Irish people on #ImACeleb unless we are able to vote for them too, they're at a complete disadvantage when they're own people can't vote for them!"

Another said: "The fact that Irish people can’t vote for who they want to stay in #ImACeleb IN 2024 is crazy. Like we can send people to the moon but Ireland can’t vote?!?!"

Fans suggested that Maura and Barry "wouldn't" have been voted off as early if Irish viewers could cast their view on the show.

Here's hoping Ant and Dec make the change happen for next year — especially as it's the 25th series!

 

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