šŸ”„šŸ˜³ CAMP EXPLOSION: SINITTA BLASTS GEMMA COLLINS AS ā€˜JOKE’ IN FIERY I’M A CELEB ROW THAT DIVIDES FANS šŸ˜³šŸ”„

The unexpected pair came to blows just moments after the two camps merged for the first time.

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Sinitta launched into an explosive row with Gemma Collins minutes after the two camps mergedĀ (Image: ITV)

Sparks were flying in theĀ I’m A CelebrityĀ camp this evening whenĀ SinittaĀ brandedĀ Gemma CollinsĀ a ā€œjokeā€ in a bizarre clash about musical theatre. On Thursday night (April 9), Ant and Dec returned to the helm, where they the music mogul faced off against Sean Walsh in a nail-biting head-to-head challenge. But minutes into the show, tensions were on set when the two rival camps merged after spending four days apart.

It was at this point that the 62-year-old musician sparked fury with the TOWIE legend over the popular musical, Chicago. Sinitta starred in the West End musical as Matron ā€˜Mama’ Morton, a role Gemma herself was due to reprise in 2022.

 

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She branded the queen of TOWIE a ā€œjokeā€ on the showĀ (Image: ITV/Shutterstock)

It was only a matter of time before the topic came up, as Sinitta asked: ā€œWhat happened with Chicago? Because you were supposed to follow me as Mama Morton in Chicago, it was like announced and everything.ā€

Gemma bluntly replied: ā€œI had a terrible injury… it was something to do with the insuranceā€. Despite the believable response, Sinitta was quick to question her response. She snapped back with: ā€œI’m sorry, but I’m going to admit it, when I heard you were going to do it, I thought it was a joke announcement.

ā€œI think you’d just presented something at an awards show and fell off the stage. It was like you were more of a comedian.ā€ Clearly offended, Gemma asked: ā€œBut why, Sinitta? It’s not a joke, I auditioned for it and got it fair and square. I did all the training and the voice coach.ā€

Sinitta then compared Gemma to Zsa Zsa Gabor, adding: ā€œI thought you were that girl, like you don’t really do anything, but you make a great entrance and you make everybody laugh. But I didn’t know you could actually sing, dance and all that jazz.ā€

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Even their fellow campmates were surprised by Sinitta’s outburstĀ (Image: ITV)

The comments from Sinitta certainly stung, and she wasn’t the only person taken aback by her comments. Watching on, Scarlett Moffat mouthed ā€œWhat’s happeningā€ to Seann Walsh as the pair came to blows.

Gemma added: ā€œI don’t think you get cast as Mama Morton in Chicago if you could not get past the audition. I am not a joke, darling. I have done everything in my life on my own.ā€ It didn’t take long before viewers flocked to social media to react to the explosive scenes online.

One user penned: ā€œSinitta did really call Gemma ā€˜joke castingā€™ā€ as another agreed: ā€œSinitta and Gemma providing more drama in this episode alone than the main series has provided in the last 5 years.ā€ A third echoed: ā€œSinitta usually comes across as lovely, the hunger must be setting inā€ as a fourth argued: ā€œDavid and Sinitta, I wouldn’t mind if you went home today.ā€