I’m A Celebrity viewers have praised Ashley Roberts for admitting having children ‘isn’t top of the list’. 

On Tuesday’s episode, the Pussycat Doll, 44, was quizzed by Sinitta, 62. The eighties singer asked Ashley if being a mum was on the cards for the future. 

The refreshing conversation then sparked Scarlett Moffatt, 35, to talk about the fertility struggles she suffered while trying to conceive her son Jude, two. 

Ashley explained to camp as to why having a child wasn’t a priority for her right now. 

She said: ‘It’s not the top of the list. I don’t know, I think I’ve just been so driven and I like travelling and I don’t feel a strong passion to be a mum.’ 

Sinitta, who has two children, whom she adopted, said: ‘I always say to people unless you really, really want to because it takes everything, doesn’t it.’ 

Scarlett said: ‘It is your life and too many people become parents who actually shouldn’t be parents because they actually they don’t really want it.’

The former Gogglebox star later said the Bush Telegraph: ‘For me, being a mum has changed my whole life and it’s something that I’ve wanted for so, so long.

‘For other women it isn’t and I think, good for Ashley, same as good for me who wanted a child. We all just have to live our best lives however that looks.’

Scarlett, who is engaged to former police officer Scott Dobinson, went on to tell camp about her fertility struggles before falling pregnant with Jude. 

She said: ‘Me and Scott, we tried for four years to have Jude, it took so long.

‘And then the day we found out I was pregnant, the day after we were going to a fertility clinic. 

‘That happens to loads of people. I think it’s because you feel like not stressed but because you think it’s going to get sorted. 

‘I feel like then when you have one kid, everyone goes to you: “Are you having another?”

‘And I always feel like going: “I would love to but it just sometimes doesn’t work out that way”. Happy that I just have this one.’

Viewers took to X to say they enjoyed the open and honest chat in camp. 

They wrote: ‘Absolutely, some people make a choice not to have children. That’s fine too. 

‘Let’s not shame Ashley for not having kids on top of her list. I say fair play to her.’

‘People can’t afford to have kids these days.’

‘I feel like as a society we put too much pressure on women to have kids’.  

Scarlett previously spoke about her difficulties with falling pregnant on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast. 

She said: ‘We were trying for a long time. I think a lot of women do this.

‘I self-diagnosed myself, like, “Maybe I can’t have children, because it isn’t happening…”

‘We booked to see a fertility doctor to check to see that everything was OK.

‘That was for November, and on my birthday in October I remember blowing my birthday candles out and wishing that it would happen, like, “I really wish that I could have a baby”. 

‘Then two weeks later I found out that I was pregnant. It was a nice feeling emailing the fertility doctor, cancelling the appointment.’

Elsewhere in the show, Gemma Collins tackled a gruelling eating trial alongside Craig Charles. 

The star also overcame her fears to ride into camp on a helicopter, having broken down in tears during her last attempt in 2014.

Gemma’s return was quickly praised by fans, and they declared she was well into her ‘redemption era’.

For the trial, Craig and Gemma privately decided how many servings of dishes such as Fish Eye Pie, Terror-rine, Brain Freeze, and Bloody Moory Shots they are willing to eat or drink. 

The player who committed to the highest number of servings had to consume the entire pledged amount to win a point for their team.

Shocked by the sight of the spread, Craig asked: ‘Have you ramped this up because it doesn’t look that bad on the telly?’

It was a closely-fought race, with Gemma struggling to stomach some of the dishes, but as they headed to the final round, it was a head-to-head race to see whether she or Craig could finish a whole tray of Bloody Moory shots.

The episode ended on a cliffhanger with Craig and Gemma about to begin, but fans were full of praise for the TOWIE star following her return.

They wrote on X: ‘Obsessed with Gemma wanting to prove herself after last time;

‘I’m so happy Gemma is proving everyone wrong on this eating trial;

‘Gemma actually doing great at this trial!! GAGGED! Her redemption era begins;’

‘Gemma doing better than I thought she would already!’

‘Gemma’s redemption era looks so good on her’ 

While appearing in the main show back in 2014 the TOWIE star famously quit in tears on day three after believing she had caught malaria and struggling with the lack of food, a moment which she said has ‘hung over her head’ ever since. 

Meanwhile, viewers have already decided which campmate is the villain of the series, just two episodes in.

 As Gemma and Craig Charles took part in their first eating trial, David Haye couldn’t help but make comments towards the GC, including pointing out the rules.

While Scarlett told David to ‘shut up, viewers said on social media with their own comments: ‘Come on the GC lets prove David Haye wrong’; ‘Bore off David’; 

 Voicing their opinions on the professional boxer, they said: ‘Haye is VERY unlikeable’; ‘Is it just me, or is David Haye coming across REALLY badly so far?!?!?’;

‘Haye I can see causing rows’; ‘I can tell Haye is very jealous of Mighty Mo. Surely he has to be the Alpha Male?’

Viewers were also shocked by the harsh conditions in the camp as it was hit by a storm.

The celebrities were split between the main camp and the Savannah Slum during the show and their sleep was ruined when heavy wind and rain battered the camp.

Coronation Street star Beverley Callard looked exhausted the next morning after struggling to sleep through the night.