00:00 "He's like my mate. Some people like him, some people hate him. So, you know, the ones who hate him will watch to see him get his comeuppance,
00:10 and the ones who like him will watch to see that he can make a good job of it. And I think he might just make a good job of it. I think he may surprise us all yet."
00:20 Nigel Farage has made his reality TV debut on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, which started last night on Sunday the 19th of November.
00:29 The former UKIP party leader is one of the 10 initial campmates on the ITV show, and his appearance has stirred up some controversy.
00:37 For his first challenge before entering the jungle, Farage was confronted by a camper van filled with snakes.
00:43 And he has been selected by the public, along with YouTuber Nella Rose, to take on the season's first bush tucker trial.
00:50 We asked people in Manchester for their thoughts on politicians taking part in reality TV, and whether they think more people would be tuning in to watch this year.
00:59 "I think it might prompt more people to watch, but he's not a serving MP, so I don't think that's a big thing really. And, you know, he's got a good celebrity profile.
01:11 I don't think politicians serving politicians should be allowed to go onto something that takes them away from the work that they do.
01:22 If it's a TV show that doesn't take them away from the job, then that's acceptable. They're elected to serve the people of the constituency, and that's what they should be doing.
01:33 And nothing should get in the way of that."
01:36 "I think if they're a serving politician and MP, no, because they should be doing the job. They should be working for the constituents.
01:43 But he's not, is he? He's just a bit of a pundit now, so if he wants to go on it and ITV want to pay him, then why not?"
01:51 "We did watch it a bit last night, didn't we? And, yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing a bit more."
01:57 "See how the public punish him."
01:58 "Yes, and his Simon Cowell pants."
02:02 "I'm not bothered one way or the other. I avoid reality shows of all shade and hue. They've never appealed to me.
02:12 I just hope Nigel Farage stays in Australia and doesn't come back.
02:16 Hancock, I'm not bothered. Other celebrities, I've really no interest in reality shows.
02:22 Serving politicians, I don't think, should go on. It should be a full-time job looking after the constituents.
02:28 So I don't know anybody's got time for a second job or disappearing to be on the telly. But Nigel can stay."
02:35 "They do it for the controversy and try and get people arguing in the camp, I would say, conversations and stuff.
02:41 I suppose if they're not serving politicians, you know, people who've retired or left, then they can do what they like.
02:48 But I don't think that people who are actually serving MPs should, because they should be doing the job, not in the jungle."
02:54 "They should show us that they're being serious about what they're doing.
02:58 And to me, that's just not taking things seriously. It's all about being a celeb. And they're not really."
03:05 "I think they're probably there just for their own good."
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