{"id":401,"date":"2024-12-17T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=401"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:31:32","slug":"im-a-celebrity-viewers-gobsmacked-by-real-meaning-behind-ant-and-decs-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/im-a-celebrity-viewers-gobsmacked-by-real-meaning-behind-ant-and-decs-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m A Celebrity viewers gobsmacked by real meaning behind Ant and Dec\u2019s joke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fans have only just realised what Ant and Dec meant (Picture: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m A Celebrity<\/a> fans have finally connected the dots between Ant and Dec’s running joke about Barry McGuigan<\/a> on I’m A Celebrity and an iconic 90s show.<\/p>\n

The Irish boxer, 63, appeared in the ITV<\/a> reality series earlier this month. He came 8th place, with McFly’s Danny Jones<\/a> ultimately rising victorious and being crowned King of the Jungle. <\/p>\n

The media personality had plenty of memorable moments in the Australian jungle including his complete failure during his first challenge where he declared he couldn’t see anything while trapped in a dark bunker with snakes. <\/p>\n

After the incident, Ant<\/a> and Dec<\/a> quickly started making the joke ‘he can’t see man’ during their live commentary – much to the confusion of viewers. <\/p>\n

But those in the know quickly picked up on the hilarious reference to one of their funniest onscreen moments in the 90s British drama series Byker Grove. <\/p>\n

During one particularly dramatic episode<\/a>, PJ (Ant) was shot in the face with paintballs and went blind leading his best friend Duncan (Dec) to exclaim ‘he can’t see man’.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, it has since become an instantly meme-worthy moment. <\/p>\n

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The joke was about contestant Barry McGuigan (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The joke harks back to an iconic scene in Ant and Dec’s 90s show, Byker Grove (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fans, however, recently had the Eureka moment.<\/p>\n

‘I only just realised “he cannae see man” is a Biker Grove reference,’ matts_nothere wrote on Reddit. <\/p>\n

‘Oh ffs I can\u2019t believe I didn\u2019t catch on to that either,’ user kimbokimmy replied. <\/p>\n

‘My mum didn\u2019t realise either. I was trying to explain that was the whole joke,’ lucy200072 shared.<\/p>\n

‘I didn’t realise that either,’ octopusjesus123 admitted. <\/p>\n

After Barry was voted out by the public, the ITV presenting duo gave an emotional farewell to the running joke. <\/p>\n

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Ant and Dec kept on making the same quip – ‘he cannae see’ (Picture: James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘We got emotional too,’ Ant told viewers on Barry’s exit.<\/p>\n

‘We did,’ Dec agreed. <\/p>\n

Ant then said: ‘We did because that marks the end of the jokes about Barry’s eyesight.<\/p>\n

Dec added: ‘Yeah That’s it, that’s it and I can’t see us doing anymore. Well Barry can’t see..’<\/p>\n

Before Ant interrupted: ‘You’ve got to stop. It was fun while it lasted and it turns out he actually can see.’<\/p>\n

Dec rounded off the joke, saying: ‘He can see man’ as Ant exclaimed: ‘He can see. He had eye surgery.’<\/p>\n

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Barry came in eighth place during this year’s competition (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barry had an emotional time in the jungle and left viewers heartbroken when broke down in tears discussing his daughter’s death aged 33 after she was diagnosed with leukaemia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was supported by his campmates including Tulisa who told him: ‘You\u2019re a man going through pain, and you\u2019re vulnerable about it, and that takes strength. There\u2019s no rules to grieving, Barry.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s an extension of your love that you\u2019re holding on to these memories, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re weak, it means, “This is how much I love my daughter, and I\u2019m grieving.”‘<\/p>\n

Elsewhere – after leaving the jungle – Barry shared just how much weight he had lost<\/a>, a common occurrence for contestants gone by given the strict diet on the show. <\/p>\n

He joked that he had lost 15 and a half pounds which means he was back down to ‘championship weight’ as he tucked into a full English breakfast. <\/p>\n

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