- Giulia Siegel finds herself under scrutiny and harsh judgement.
Hey there, welcome to the Land of Sobs! On the eighty-first day of "I'm a Celeb - Jungle Legends Battle Royale" (latest episode first via RTL+, next day on linear TV on RTL), tears threatened to drown the campsite at the South African Drakensberg Canyon. The campers were drowning in their feelings, almost hourly. Scribbled in the sand was "harassment" backwards and forwards. Even between jungle friends and pals, there was a ferocious face-off. One legend decided it was time to vacate the premises, breathing a sigh of relief.
"They'll butcher me at night"
Halfway through the jungle camp of the legends, the feathers started flying again. The campers split into two factions: Giulia Siegel (49) and Georgina Fleur (34) were now at war with a "four-person posse." This included Elena Miras (32), Danni Büchner (46), Kader Loth (51), "leader" Thorsten Legat (55) - at least. Eric Stehfest (35), who sympathized with both, imagined his fate if Giulia and Georgina were "ousted": "They'll butcher me at night."
But they didn't yet. Instead, triggered by Eric, a waterfall of tears swept over the camp, and the episode. Eric cried because he feared being sucked into the alleged harassment vortex. This, in turn, triggered Mola Adebisi's (51) tear duct. His heavily pregnant wife Adelina - the series was filmed in June - suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure. Also, "we've never been apart this long, max five days," sighed a weeping Mola.
"You think and think and think... that's eccentric."
Elena Miras also cried for her daughter. Soon, Danni Büchner was also crying: "There were times when I wasn't a good mother. I want to make it up to my kids." This didn't leave Sarah Knappik (37) unmoved. "I miss my little one. I'd love to hug her," she sobbed. Even Gigi Birofio (25) started contemplating his reality TV gig with watery eyes: "The hard thing about this job is that I always have to smile. But here in the camp, you think a lot, you introspect. You think. Why am I here? You think and think and think... that's weird."
Then the weeping stopped, and the bickering started again. For example, about Gigi's plan to send senior Winfried Glatzeder (79) to night watch and avoiding the duty himself. Eric Stehfest, Gigi's jungle buddy, didn't appreciate this disrespectful behavior one bit. He denied Gigi the status of a jungle legend. Gigi, in turn, believed he now understood "why everyone hates Eric." He suggested a different strategy to Eric with the words: "Let the game begin." A faithful echo of Joey Heindle's (31) legendary cry: "Let's do Rambo!"
Siegel labels Knappik as the camp's "Ministry of State Security"
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Most criticism was aimed at Giulia Siegel again. Not only did her know-it-all attitude irritate the legends, but she also attacked Sarah Knappik, one of her few allies, during a night watch, calling Sarah's leadership style as camp leader akin to the "Ministry of State Security." Tears flowed again in the morning, particularly upsetting Elena. Her retort to Giulia: "Now she has a problem with me." Even Giulia's noble gesture of surrendering her smuggled cigarettes to return everyone's luxury items wasn't well-received. It was seen as a tactic. It seems Giulia Siegel has a stormy time ahead with the rest of the camp.
Eric Stehfest and Gigi Birofio had a solid footing in the jungle trial. Balancing on skimpy planks high above the Drakensberg Canyon, they had to throw stars at each other. Gigi's aim left much to desire, only catch six out of eleven stars. Nevertheless, it was a successful "couple therapy" for the two. Giulia Siegel expected eight to ten stars.
During the final announcement, hosts Sonja Zietlow (56) and Jan Köppen (41) didn't create much drama. Winfried Glatzeder had declared himself "mentally done" during the nomination and asked to leave the camp. As the oldest camp resident ever, he left the squabbling behind. His parting words: "It was an adventure. You've got to be crazy."
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Despite his struggles with aim in the jungle trial, Gigi Birofio and Eric Stehfest found solidarity in their teamwork, proving that their bond was strong even in challenging situations. (containing the word 'Gigi')
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