Russell Watson set off on a secret activity on I’m A Superstar 2020 (Image: ITV)
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! viewers had been left baffled as Russell Watson managed to persuade his co-stars that William Shakespeare’s actual identify was ‘Walter’.
Sure, significantly.
The singer was participating in a secret problem with fellow newcomer Ruthie Henshall, and had to ensure the campmates gave the fallacious reply to the Fort Coin problem.
The query they had been requested was: ‘What was the primary identify of Shakespeare when he was baptised? A – William or B – Walter?’
Not skipping a beat, the 53-year-old set about insisting that William is the fallacious reply.
Utterly deadpan, he acknowledged: ‘I do know for a reality, it’s undoubtedly Walter.’
William Shakespeare? By no means heard of him…
The reply was clearly fallacious, which meant Shane Richie and Beverley Callard couldn’t convey house an providing of custard lotions, leaving the gang gutted.
Followers watching on from house couldn’t get sufficient of the scenes, questioning how Giovanna Fletcher, Vernon Kay and co didn’t even query Russell’s reply.
A Twitter person questioned: ‘Are all of them actually that gullible that they believed Ruthie and Russell that William Shakespeare’s identify when he received baptised was “Walter”?
‘Its like the obvious query ever. Haha #ImACeleb #imacelebrity.’
‘Walter Shakespeare. Amazed how not one camp mate questioned that #ImACeleb,’ one other agreed.
One commented: ‘How was that really easy to persuade all of them that Walter Shakespeare was his identify, idiots #ImACeleb.’
‘Omg funniest factor ever, didn’t take an excessive amount of convincing, methinks! #ImACeleb,’ a follower mentioned.
EastEnders’ Danny Hatchard additionally received in on the motion, including: ‘How did they fall for Walter! F**king WALTER!! #ImACeleb.’
I’m A Superstar… Get Me Out Of Right here! continues day by day, at 9pm, on ITV.