Did you spot the sneaky Byker Grove reference in last night’s I’m a Celebrity?
"HE CANNAE SEE!"

Did you get a sense of deja vu watching I’m A Celebrity last night? Did you suddenly find yourself flashing back to a certain nineties paintball fight gone wrong?
That’d be because Ant and Dec snuck in a cheeky Byker Grove reference as they introduced the latest Bushtucker Trial.
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The challenge featured celebrities trying out different “foods” blindfolded, but when Ant McPartlin demonstrated the blindfold he did came out with an excellent throwback line.
“He cannae see, man!” he yelled as he groped around desperately.
Not sure anything else on this series of #ImACeleb will top Ant doing a piss take of when PJ got hit in the eyes with a paintball on Byker Grove. pic.twitter.com/vJr4z6Ofh4
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) November 22, 2017
Of course, that was the famous line yelled out after Ant’s character PJ got hit in the eyes as the kids of Byker Grove and Denton Burn went head-to-head in a paintball fight.
Poor PJ collapsed to the ground screaming in a nail-biting cliffhanger, as Duncan (Declan Donnelly) panicked about his buddy. “He can’t see, man!”
Fans loved the cheeky throwback line as Ant and Dec paid homage to the show that launched their careers.
Loved that Byker Grove reference in tonight's #imACeleb He cannae see man! pic.twitter.com/Wsa1kV3PEM
— Chap (@Chapper5) November 22, 2017
Seriously need to bring back Byker Grove!!! Especially for these younger viewers #bringbackbykergrove @antanddec #ImACeleb
— Lisa Catchpole (@LisaM_Catchpole) November 22, 2017
That byker grove skit will never get old ??#90skids know#ImACeleb
— The Real Dave Bailey (@LLCoolDave86) November 22, 2017
Love a good Byker Grove throwback joke on @imacelebrity #IAC #ImACeleb @antanddec ????
— Lee Copeland (@copey87) November 22, 2017
@imacelebrity @antanddec #ImACeleb Yessss Byker..Byker Grove!!! ???????? I remember being so upset when PJ got hit by the paintball, I was sobbing.
— OoohThings! (@CuriosityRocks) November 21, 2017
HE CANNE SEE MAN!! Byker Grove reference love it! @antanddec #ImACeleb
— Dan (@dan_hcr) November 22, 2017
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! airs at 9pm on ITV