Farage loses his shirt in the jungle

There are some iconic TV moments that are burned into the memory. Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon. Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics. Del Boy falling through the bar. And to that we must, alas, add Nigel Farage singing I’m Too Sexy without his shirt on.

Following a convoluted secret mission by TV presenter Josie Gibson, Made in Chelsea irritant Sam Thompson and boxer Tony Bellew, the campmates were allowed to visit the Jungle Arms, the show’s on-site pub. And after three weeks of enforced abstinence, a half-pint of Flamin’ Gallah appeared to go straight to the former Ukip leader’s head as he took to the karaoke machine and belted out the Right Said Fred hit. “You’ve got to get your shirt off!,” he yelled, whipping it off like he was on a stag do in Cardiff.

From his rendition it was not clear Farage had actually ever heard the song before, but he did boast he knew its writers, the Fairbrass brothers (the pair have gone from penning such tunes as Stick It Out to opposing sticking it in, being GB News regulars with curious views on the Covid vaccine).

Earlier in the show, viewers saw Farage’s cocksure attitude to the latest elimination, declaring he had “no apprehension” about the vote which saw YouTuber Nella Rose leave. “For now, I’m a remainer,” he declared (Rose was later joined by First Dates maître d and Farage sparring partner Fred Sirieix).

But it was right at the start of the show when Farage displayed the forensic grasp of facts and figures which made him the political force he is.

Whispering conspiratorially to Tony from Hollyoaks, he said: “So when Ant and Dec come, our numbers will be down by 50%. ‘Cause we’ve gone from 12 to eight.”

Tony from Hollyoaks furrowed his brow. “That’s six,” he said. “Isn’t six 50%?”. Farage looked at his feet.