Ant and Dec promised viewers there would be a punishment in store for Alex Scott and her I’m A Celebrity campmates after she was spotted breaking a major rule of the ITV show.

The former Arsenal and England defender, who has been spotted making a daily 'secret signal' in camp, became a huge talking point on Sunday's episode after a controversial moment.

As seen in the picture below, Scott was caught in the act of handling contraband in camp.

The contraband in question could be seen as Scott and fellow campmate Jack Osbourne prepared a 10-star dinner, earned thanks to the efforts of Manchester United fan Angry Ginge at the latest Bushtucker Trial.

Crocodile feet was their mystery meat of the night and, as Osbourne was boiling the delicacy, Scott said: “Jack, you have fun with the crocodile toes and just give me the mushrooms, the potatoes, the kale, the veg, the rice.”

Alex Scott signed up for the 2025 edition of I'm A Celeb alongside the likes of Angry Ginge and rapper Aitch. Image credit: ITV

Moments later, Scott added: “I can get a little stir-fry thing going on and add some flavours in. I know people are going to be happy with that.”

Scott could then be seen covering the food with a little sachet, believed to be salt. It's fair to say her actions were far from discreet, with viewers taking to social media to speak about the rule break.

One fan said: “Alex not even tryna hide she has contraband is sending me, could of at least tried to hide in a bush or smth girl," while another commented: "Contraband alert! Did Alex think no one would see that?”

A third added: "Nah surely not Alex sneaking in contraband, come on girl this shows been going 20 odd years. You must know by now you can’t bring seasoning packets in."

As the camp tucked into the crocodile, Scott dropped a not-so-subtle hint about the taste. “Like, salt all over that, you’d just think it was chicken," she said.

Ant and Dec, meanwhile, were watching intently. "Was that a little bit of seasoning, Alex?” said Ant in the following segment. Dec replied: “I think it was. I think it was contraband, what’s going to happen? Watch this space.”

Alex Scott was caught in the act. Image credit: ITV

Freddie Flintoff won I'm A Celeb after 'cheating system' with genius hack

Flintoff was crowned King of the Jungle back in 2015 when he signed up for the Australian version of the show.

The former England cricketer would later describe his time in the South African jungle as "the easiest month I've ever had in my life" after finding a way to get regular water and fruit.

"I lost 10kg while I was there. I managed to cheat the system a little bit... I broke into the medical hut where I could get fresh water and fruit," said Flintoff on The Jonathan Ross Show.

"I pretended I smoked. Every time I could leave the camp because you couldn't smoke on the TV, so they left me the cigarette on a chair. I discovered the medical hut was 200 yards away. So I took a window out twice a day to get my fruit and water."

On his old BBC Radio 5 Live podcast Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy, the former Top Gear host went into similar detail about his cunning plan.

He convinced the producers that he needed five cigarettes a day, which led to him getting to the water fountain and filling up his bottle instead of going through the "hassle" of boiling water in camp.

Flintoff claimed he was "more hydrated than I’d ever been in my life", with "crystal clear" urine.

Flintoff had the time of his life in the jungle. Image credit: Getty

He also lied on a form about his biggest fears ahead of the trials, adding: "It’s out there that I don’t like the dark, so I thought I’d be truthful about that. Another one I put was frogs because I don’t mind frogs. I did this challenge and they dumped a load of frogs on my head."

Flintoff's prize for winning the show was $100,000 for his chosen charity, the McGrath Foundation.