I'm Celeb avoids an Ofcom investigation following "cruel" Bushtucker lawsuits involving stars eating live insects

I am a celebrity avoided the rap of Ofcom despite the fact that 80 people have complained about the use of live animals during the last season.

Animal rights activists have criticized the broadcasting watchdog's decision for not acting and have asked the famous ITV TV show to "end their lawsuits" with Bushtucker.

Ofcom said the complaints "did not raise any issues that required investigation," the Mirror reports.

I am a celebrity avoided the rap of Ofcom despite the complaints of people regarding the use of live animals in the series. In the photo, Emily Atack doing a test of Bushtucker in the most recent series

The winner of the season, Harry Redknapp, eats a creature during one of the challenges described as "cruel" and "beyond shameful" by PETA

Elisa Allen, director of PETA, said that it was "shameful" that the series still uses the same "challenges" tired, sticky, stupid and cruel – and worse – cruel, year after year. "

She added that viewers were not wondering who would win but if the show would broadcast the terrified and even killed animals for a cheap and immature laugh.

"PETA urges producers to remove these disgusting cascades and replace them with real challenges adapted to this century."

The last season of the series, which saw Harry Redknapp crowned king of the jungle, gave rise to many Bushtucker trials with live animals.

The runner-up, Emily Atack, was seen drinking mixed jungle junk drinks and coping with snakes and roaches.

In one episode, she had to take the Fill Your Face challenge to win her clbad for the camp's last supper.

The Vamps singer, James McVey, is surrounded by insects during an episode of the ITV hit series

Ofcom stated that the complaints did not "raise any issues that required investigation". In the picture, to the left, Emily Atack after the Fill Your Face Challenge and to the right, Nick Knowles, covered in bugs

Emily's head was locked in a bubble helmet, which was continually filled with various creatures from the jungle.

Football manager Harry Rednapp, 71, also completed a challenge where he shared a space with reptiles, including fluted dragons, bearded dragons and blue-eyed lizards.

In 2016, 51 people complained to Ofcom about animal welfare issues.

In a statement, Ofcom said: "We have badessed a number of complaints about the tasks badigned to candidates.

"However, these were consistent with the well-established format of this reality TV series and it was unlikely that they exceeded public expectations."

Controversy: Animal rights activists have criticized the fact that I am the celebrity leader after using a camel and pigeons in a Bushtucker trial

Animal welfare activists were disgusted after competitors held live insects in their mouth for thirty seconds.

In 2017, the RSPCA urged the public to complain after a camel disguised as Donald Trump was used in a Fright House skit, while pigeons were packed in the pest-proof wing.

The animals were used in an episode where Amir Khan and Vanessa White were fighting over the meal chips.