I’m A Celebrity 2016: Martin Roberts’ wife ‘worried’ over ‘bullying’ in the jungle

The Homes Under the Hammer presenter has had a tricky few days in camp
'Bullying': Martin Roberts has been a divisive figure in the I'm A Celebrity camp
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Ben Travis25 November 2016

Martin Roberts' wife Kirsty has revealed her worries over the way her husband is being treated on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

The Homes Under the Hammer presenter, a late arrival on the show, has proved a divisive figure in the show for campmates and viewers, attracting negative comments from the other celebrities.

In his first days on the show, Roberts was chastised by Danny Baker after he was reluctant to perform the duties asked of him by camp president Scarlett Moffatt.

“Martin, she’s the President mate, whatever she says to do, you do it,” Baker said. “Well you don’t, you always answer her back like she’s some silly kid and she isn’t.

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“If she tells you to run down there and bring it up on the top of your head, then you run down there and bring it up on the top of your head, alright?”

Kirsty Roberts has spoken about ‘bullying’ being a ‘very raw nerve’ for the TV presenter.

“I was a little bit worried on Sunday when I saw [Martin] upset but he’s a real people’s person, so he’ll fit in and he’ll get on. He won’t want conflict,” she told The Sun

“Bullying is like a red rag to a bull to Martin. It’s a very raw nerve.

“I think that’s probably why he reacted that way. He took it quite badly. He’s quite sensitive to it, he’s a sensitive soul.”

She added that seeing how he’s been treated in camp makes her want to comfort him.

“When I saw that happening and I saw him upset, I just wanted to crawl into the television,” she said.

The most recent episode saw Roberts chug a pint of blended cockroaches in a Bushtucker Trial – where he then lost his place among the ‘royal’ campmates, and was made to be their servant instead.

Roberts saw his opportunity to get revenge, splashing campmate Adam Thomas’ bed with water – but his actions meant he was later denied a piece of chocolate by the royal campmates when they gave one to every other celebrity.

“Told you payback was gonna be a b****, didn’t I,” laughed Adam – though Martin also laughed at the prank.

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