Maura Higgins shouted 'a**hole!' at Jane Moore during a tense I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! trial.

The two ladies were paired together for a trial that saw Maura, 32, left to crawl through cages to find hidden four letter words written on signs covered by sand - while Jane, 62, had to swim through an underwater obstacle course to find correlating word padlocks that she could unlock with the words the Love Island star told her. But events got tense as Jane seemed to struggle with Maura's Irish accent when it came to spelling the word Boat.

She spelled out the word clearly and loudly, but Jane couldn't understand that she was saying the letter "A". As Jane repeatedly asked what the letter she couldn't understand was, Maura eventually lost her patience and shouted: "A! For a**hole!"

Viewers watched on in awe as Maura took on her side of the trial - which saw her locked in cages with toads, snakes and lizards. But she beat herself up when she struggled to force herself into a cage filled with giant huntsman spiders. The reality star told hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly that she was unsure if she could enter the space.

Jane Moore failed to understand Maura saying the word 'boat' (
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After many deep breaths, she forced herself into the cage, becoming immediately covered in cobwebs. She battled through the trial and together with Jane, managed to unlock six out of a possible 12 stars. As she headed back to camp, Maura expressed regret at hesitating for so long to enter the spider cage, but Jane assured her she had performed incredibly well and reiterated the courage it takes to face fears.

Looking for a positive, the talk show star added: "When you see a spider in the bath at home, it will be nothing." The duo returned to camp and were well received by the other celebrities who congratulated them on their hoard of stars. Viewers watching at home were also impressed by Maura and her bravery - and her choice of spelling skills.

One wrote on X: "Them spiders though. I can cope with spiders if I have to but there’s no way I could have done that #ImACeleb." And another wrote: "I’m not being funny but Maura is clearly f**king terrified of spiders and she got her a** in that cage with them to make sure everyone got fed - Queen of the Jungle material! #ImACeleb." While a further fan remarked: "Quote of the series 'A for A**hole' Maura has been the best addition #ImACeleb."

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