Nigel Farage once again butted heads with YouTube star Nella Rose during a tense exchange over the issue of cultural appropriation in the I’m A Celeb jungle.
After a backlash at the lack of airtime for the GB News Presenter, ITV announced last minute that it extending Tuesday’s episode of the popular reality TV show by 15 minutes.
The extended episode featured Nigel heavily, with coverage of the 59-year-old largely focusing on clashes with campmates.
In one such moment, a conversation about the Jamaican pronunciation of “water” as “wata” sparked a heated discussion.
Nigel Farage clashed over cultural appropriation with Nella Rose
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Jamie Lynn began to ask questions before Farage got involved with the exchange.
He told Fred Sirieix: “If you said that, they’d call it cultural appropriation, Fred.”
The former Ukip leader continued suggesting that a white person could be “cancelled” if they “did a black accent”.
Farage added: “It’s when suits, they criticise when suits.
“If a white person does a black accent, that’s considered to be a crime. That they should be cancelled.”
Rose was quick to explain: “It depends on what context. If you’re taking the p*** then you’re taking the p***. But if you’re not, then you’re not.”
Farage then implied that if a person “dressed as Mexican” for a fancy dress party, the press would accuse him of “cultural appropriation.”
Rose responded: “You can’t use somebody’s culture as a fancy dress costume. The Mexican outfit is traditional to them. It’s been in their culture for decades.”
Farage said: “I do not know what the rules are Nella. I do not know.”
The argument ended with Rose branding Farage as “ignorant” and “deluded”.
Rose later admitted she was “saddened and disappointed” by his comments.
