Boxer loses rumble in jungle – to a snake

Amir Khan failed his first I’m A Celebrity bushtucker trial after having to face his phobia – snakes.

The boxer screamed as he got a bit too close to one of the creatures in the “critter-cal rescue” task.

Khan, 30, and Georgia Toffolo were selected for the first trial in a public vote.

As they discussed what it might entail, Khan admitted: “It’s snakes and spiders I can’t deal with.”

Presenters Ant and Dec explained that the challenge would take place in a giant termite nest, with one of the contestants locked in a chamber and the other celebrity rummaging in holes for keys to undo the door.

Success would mean a meal ticket for the camp.

Made In Chelsea star Toffolo, 22, headed to the chamber and, as the klaxon sounded, hundreds of crickets and cockroaches started to land on her.

Khan braved maggots and cockroaches as he searched for keys, but a nip from a mud crab was almost his undoing.

“I’ve not screamed this much in my life,” he confessed. When Khan shoved his hand into the next hole, he was horrified to encounter a snake.

He tried to grab the key but, to his horror, ended up pulling out the snake. Panicking, he crawled back down the tunnel shouting: “I’m a celebrity . . . get me out of here!”

He said afterwards: “This was my first trial, I thought you’d take it easy on me.”

“You really haven’t seen the show before have you?” joked Dec.

Khan said: “I feel bad for the team because I really wanted to get some meal tickets but I just had to give up, it got so hard.”

Amir Khan failed his trial