![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-was-on-im-a-celebrity-but-tasks-are-torture-its-so-much-harder-now-says-linda-barker/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CELEB_OUT_SWNS13-jpg-JS3237825.jpg&description=FORMER I'm A Celebrity star Linda Barker believes that the tasks are much harder now, 19 years after her stint in the jungle. The 61-year-old took part in the ITV show back in 2003 alongside the likes of Phil Tufnell, Danniella Westbrook and Siân Lloyd. Linda placed third in the second series of I'm A Celeb in 2003Credit: SWNS:South West News Service Linda thinks that this year's challenges have been particularly scaryCredit: Rex The much-loved programme returned to our screens last weekend for its 22nd series. The likes of Matt Hancock, Babatunde Aleshe and Seann Walsh have already been put through some very tough Bushtucker trials. And Changing Rooms presenter Linda thinks that the challenges the celebrities have to do nowadays are much harder than what she had to do. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Linda said: "All the tasks have just gotten far, far worse. "You know that eating? We had one eating task and it was right at the end of the show and Phil Tufnell that had to I think it was Phil who had to eat a witchity grub. "That was right at the end of the show. Now there are fish eyes and kangaroo testicles - it's an everyday occurrence. "We had the cockroaches, the snake, the rat, the spiders, but it's definitely upped its game. I think the bar is pretty high now." The interior designer thought that the challenge Olivia Attwood, Scarlette Douglas, Boy George and Chris Moyles had to do was particularly scary. She continued: "I think it's probably harder for people now. "If I look back even at that task they did a couple of days ago where the girls were putting their arms and getting the stars, and there was all these disgusting things around the stars. "But the boys, Boy George and Chris, were like being flooded in a chamber, it was like waterboarding. "It was almost like torture." She also thinks that Instagram and Twitter makes the celeb's time in the jungle particularly difficult. Linda explained: "I think it's really difficult now. "There was no real social m){kind=link}
FORMER I’m A Celebrity star Linda Barker believes that the tasks are much harder now, 19 years after her stint in the jungle.
The 61-year-old took part in the ITV show back in 2003 alongside the likes of Phil Tufnell, Danniella Westbrook and Siân Lloyd.
The much-loved programme returned to our screens last weekend for its 22nd series.
The likes of Matt Hancock, Babatunde Aleshe and Seann Walsh have already been put through some very tough Bushtucker trials.
And Changing Rooms presenter Linda thinks that the challenges the celebrities have to do nowadays are much harder than what she had to do.