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I’m a Celebrity winner: Giovanna Fletcher wins 2020 series

Isobel Lewis
·1-min read
(ITV)
(ITV)

Giovanna Fletcher has been declared the winner of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2020.

The podcaster and author beat out fellow contestant Jordan North to be named the show’s first ever Queen of the Castle.

TV presenter Vernon Kay was the last contestant to be eliminated from the competition as he finished in third place.

Earlier in the evening, all three finalists took part in their final ever Bushtucker trials, with Fletcher taking on an eating challenge involving a sheep’s testicle and fish eye.

Read more: Does the I’m a Celebrity winner get any prize money?

North’s trial was the Iron Maiden and saw the presenter being surrounded by 50 snakes, returning to a fear he’d previously battled in the Viper Vault challenge.

<p>Fletcher was named Queen of the Castle</p>ITV

Fletcher was named Queen of the Castle

ITV

After each completing their trials, the trio were treated to their last supper together, consisting of a three-course meal.

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